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Rosebel Gold Mine
The Rosebel mine is located in Suriname, South America, some 80 kilometres from the capital city of Paramaribo. The concession covers 170 square kilometres and holds six major deposits and numerous gold prospects divided between two distinct limbs. Gold was first discovered in the Rosebel area in 1879 when small scale miners were reported to have been working on the concession. Since its discovery, the land has been both publicly and privately owned and operated.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2022
Reserves/Resources: Gold 139mt @ 1.1g/t
(Dec 31, 2009, proven and probable reserves)
Products: Gold, 413k oz in 2009
Owner: Iamgold (95%), Suriname (5%)
country/region: SURINAME
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
| geita gold mine
The Geita Gold Mine is an open pit gold mine located in the Geita District of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania,about 120km from Mwanza and 4km west of the town of Geita.Gold was discovered at Geita by a German prospector in early 1900s at a time when Tanzania was a German colony. The mine commenced production in 2000.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 55.81 Mt @ 2.64 g/t gold for 4.73 Moz (Dec 31, 2011, probable reserves)
Products: Gold - 494 koz in 2011
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 100%
country/region: TANZANIA,UNITED REPUBLIC OF
Continent: Africa
| North Mara Gold Mine
North Mara Gold Mine is an open pit gold mine in the Tarime District of the Mara Region of Tanzania.The mine, which opened in 2002, consists of three open pits, a process plant, waste rock dumps, a tailings containment pond, and other associated facilities.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2021
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 3.48 Moz (Dec 31, 2011, proven & probable)
Products: Gold - 170 koz (2011)
Owner: Barrick Gold Corp - 73.9%
country/region: TANZANIA,UNITED REPUBLIC OF
Continent: Africa
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