Sheini is a village in Zabzugu-Tatale District in the Northern Region of

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. Sheini is located in eastern Ghana on the border with

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Economy

Minerals

Sheini has unexploited deposits of

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...

. Exploration processes supervised by the Minerals Commission of

are still ongoing. When completed iron ore is expected to surpass Gold as a primary source of revenue generated from the

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. Other minerals aside iron are being discovered also in huge quantities as contained in the first phase of the exploration report submitted to the

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. A railway to the coast would be required to export these minerals overseas.

Transport

Railway station

In July 2007 contracts were made for the construction of a railway extension to this village.

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