Samuel Nunoo (BSc., MPhil (Ghana), PhD(South Africa))

Education and Qualifications

PhD. Geology -  UNIVERSITY OF JONNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (2017 – 2022) 

MPhil. Geology -  UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, GHANA (2012 – 2014) 

BSc. Geology - UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, GHANA (2007 - 2011)

Research Interest and Areas

Principal areas of specialization are structural and economic geology, which adopt an integrated approach of geological field mapping, geochronology (zircon U-Pb) and isotope geochemistry (e.g. carbon, sulphur and nitrogen isotopes). Other interested areas are in the scope of science that engage geoscience knowledge to make reliable scientific conclusions, especially in the field of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry. My PhD research gave me the opportunity in the usage of scientific analytical facilities such as scanning electron microscopy- energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), SEM-cathodluminescence (CL), electron probe micro-analyser (EPMA), Nu Plasma II multicollector ICP-MS and the Confocal Raman spectroscopy.

Ongoing Research

Potential auriferous sources within the Paleoproterozoic Birimian rocks and immature clastic sequence in NW Ghana. A study that uses integrated approaches in the area of ore geology, geochronology and isotope geochemistry.

Selected Publications

Nunoo, S., Manu, J., Olarewaju, V.0., Asiedu, D. K., Nude, P.M., 2016. Deciphering Structures and Deformation of the Obuom Gold Prospect, Central Ashanti Belt of Ghana: A litho-structural approach. Journal of African Earth Science 124, 159 - 170

Manu, J., Tawiah, C., Nunoo, S., Hayford, E., 2018. A comparative study of bulk leach extractable gold (BLEG) and fire assay methods on the Wassa deposit at golden star Wassa mine limited. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 7 (1), 15 - 19.

Nunoo, S., Hofmann, A., Kramers, J., 2019. Birimian Gold Mineralization and the Occurrence of Tarkwaian Rocks from the Julie belt, NW Ghana. Poster presented at SEG, 2019 Santiago- Chile. www.segabstracts2019.org/schedule_puplic.php

Nunoo, S. and Hofmann, A., 2018. Gold Mineralization with the Collette and Kjersti deposits of the Julie belt, NW Ghana. Oral presentation at GEOCONGRESS (18-20 July), Johannesburg, South Africa.

Nunoo, S., Manu, J., Olarewaju, V.0., 2014. Structure, Deformation and Mineralization of the Obuom Gold Prospect, in the Ashanti Belt of Ghana. 3rd Young Earth Scientist (YES) Congress, (11-14 August), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.