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Camino Rojo mine
The Camino Rojo mine is one of the largest silver-gold mines in Mexico and in the world. The mine is located in the center of the country in Zacatecas. It was discovered in 2007 by two Canplats geologists. The mine has estimated reserves of 1.63 million oz of gold and 32.07 million oz of silver. Mining Method: open pit Commodity: Gold, Silver Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 11 Reserves/Resources: 3.4 Moz gold, 60.7 Moz silver (Resources - Oct/10) Products: 123,000 oz gold, 755,500 oz silver (est. annual avg.) Owner: Goldcorp Inc country/region: MEXICO Continent: North America
| Cerro San Pedro
The Cerro San Pedro open pit gold and silver project located in semi-arid central Mexico in the state of San Luis Potosi some 20 km east northeast of the city of San Luis Potosi. Average annual precious metal production over the ten-year mine life is currently projected to be approximately 89,300 ounces of gold and 2.1 million ounces of silver Mining Method: open pit Commodity: Gold, Silver Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2016 Reserves/Resources: 59.24 Mt at 0.53 g/t gold and 15.98 g/t silver (Dec 31, 2011, proven and probable reserve) Products: Gold - 143,700 oz in 2011
Silver - 1,989,300 in 2011 Owner: New Gold Inc. country/region: MEXICO Continent: North America
| Gatsuurt Gold Mine
Gatsuurt Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mining site in Mongolia located about 110 km (70 mi) N of the capital Ulaanbaatar in Mandal sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.Alluvial gold in the region was first discovered in the1970s. It resulted in placer mining operations that continued until 2002. Mining Method: open pit Commodity: Gold Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 6 Reserves/Resources: 1.3 Moz Probable, 0.5 Moz Measured & Indicated Products: 181,500 oz (avg. annual) Owner: Centerra Gold Inc. country/region: MONGOLIA Continent: Asia
| Navachab Gold Mine
The Navachab Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mine situated near Karibib, in the Erongo Region of Namibia.It is located 10 km southwest of Karibib and 170 km west-northwest of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.The mine is the only gold mine in Namibia.The Navachab gold deposit was discovered in October 1984 as a result of an exploration programme conducted. Mining Method: open pit Commodity: Gold Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2042 Reserves/Resources: Gold - 2.05 Moz (Dec 31, 2011, proven & probable) Products: Gold - 66k oz in 2011 Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 100% country/region: NAMIBIA Continent: Africa
| Lihir Gold Mine
Lihir Gold's operation is located on Niolam Island, 900 kilometres north of Port Moresby in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea.The ore body was discovered in 1982 and exploration was conducted between 1983 and 1995 when construction of the mine and process plant commenced. Production began in May 1997, and since that time the mine has produced more than seven million ounces of gold. Mining Method: open pit Commodity: Gold Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2023 Reserves/Resources: Gold - 31 Moz (June 30, 2011) Products: Gold - 700k oz per annum Owner: Newcrest Mining Ltd. - 100% country/region: PAPUA NEW GUINEA Continent: Oceania
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