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Porgera gold mine
The Porgera Gold Mine is a large gold and silver mining operation in Enga province, Papua New Guinea (PNG), located at the head of the Porgera Valley. The mine is situated in the rain forest covered highlands at an altitude of 2,200 to 2,700 m, in a region of high rainfall, landslides, and frequent earthquakes.Porgera Gold Mine is the second largest mine in Papua New Guinea and is regarded as one of the world's top ten producing gold mines. Mining Method: Open Pit & Underground Commodity: Gold, Silver Reserves/Resources: Gold - 7.4m oz Total
(2010 proven and probable reserves) Products: Gold - 519k oz in 2010 Owner: Barrick (95%) country/region: PAPUA NEW GUINEA Continent: Oceania
| lagunas norte gold mine
Lagunas Norte is located on the Alto Chicama property in north-central Peru, 140 kilometres east of the coastal city of Trujillo, and 175 kilometres north of Barricka€?s Pierina mine. The property lies on the western flank of the Peruvian Andes and is at an elevation of 4,000 to 4,260 metres above sea level.Lagunas Norte is Barricka€?s lowest cost operation and in 2010, the mine produced 808,000 ounces of gold at total cash costs of $182 per ounce. Mining Method: open pit Commodity: Gold Reserves/Resources: Gold - 6.6m oz gold (Dec 31, 2010, proven and probable reserves) Products: Gold - 808k oz in 2010 Owner: Barrick Gold Corp. country/region: PERU Continent: South America
| pierina mine
The Pierina mine is located in the Andean Cordillera in the Department of Ancash in north-central Peru, approximately 10 kilometres northwest of the city of Huaraz, at an altitude of approximately 4,100 metres.Pierina is an open-pit, truck-and-loader operation.As a result of rising gold prices, and based on mineral reserves Pierina¡¯s mine life has been extended to the end of 2016. Mining Method: open pit Commodity: Gold Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2014 (possible 2018) Reserves/Resources: 771 koz gold & 23.2 Moz silver (proven + probable, Dec.2011) Products: Gold - 152 koz gold (2011) Owner: Barrick Gold Corp. country/region: PERU Continent: South America
| Bulyanhulu Gold Mine
Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is an underground gold mine in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania, located 55 kilometres south of Lake Victoria.The mine is an underground trackless mining operation using long hole and drift-and-fill as its principal stopping methods. Mining Method: underground Commodity: Gold Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 25 Products: 260 Koz Au (2010) Owner: Barrick Gold Corp. country/region: TANZANIA,UNITED REPUBLIC OF Continent: Africa
| buzwagi gold mine
Buzwagi Gold Mine is an open pit gold mine in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania, located 6 kilometres southeast from the town of Kahama, Tanzania. Buzwagi began production in May 2009. The mine is Tanzania's second largest mining operation and the largest single open pit mine in the country. Mining Method: open pit Commodity: Gold, Copper Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2022 Reserves/Resources: Gold - 2.15 Moz gold (Dec 31, 2011, proven and probable reserves) Products: Gold - 196,541 oz (2011)
Copper - 1,272 klbs (2011) Owner: Barrick Gold Corp. - 73.9% country/region: TANZANIA,UNITED REPUBLIC OF Continent: Africa
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