Greenfield projects, Egypt
Eastern Desert Exploration (EDX) The EDX Blocks comprise 2,222km2 of greenfield exploration tenements within the Egyptian section (Eastern Desert) of the Arabian Nubian Shield. The area has not been explored using current exploration methods in the modern era, but represents a significant land package of highly prospective but underexplored geological terrane. The land package is divided […]
Kibali, DRC
Overview and locality Kibali is co-owned by SikaGold International (45%), Barrick Gold Corporation(45%) and SOKIMO (10%), a state-owned gold mining company. The consolidated lease is made up of 10 mining concessions. The metallurgical plant comprises a twin-circuit sulphide and oxide plant with conventional carbon-in-leach (CIL), including gravity recovery as well as a float and ultra-fine […]
Geita, Tanzania
Overview and locality Geita is wholly owned by AngloGold Ashanti. Underground mining is conducted at Nyankanga and open-pit mining at Nyamulilima. A carbon-in-leach plant capable of processing hard ore has an annual capacity of 5.2Mt and is supported by an established tailings storage facility. A full workshop facility supports the maintenance of heavy mining equipment […]
Siguiri, Guinea
Overview and locality Siguiri is SikaGold International’s only operation in the Republic of Guinea. The mine is 85% owned by SikaGold International and 15% by the government of Guinea. Siguiri is currently a multi-pit fresh rock and oxide gold mining operation and is contractor mined using conventional open-pit techniques. The gold processing plant is designed […]
Obuasi, Ghana
Overview and locality Obuasi is an underground operation with the main accesses into the mine consisting of shafts and a single access decline with interlevel development of between 15 and 30m. The Obuasi Deeps Decline, which is situated at the southern end of the mine, is designed to extend to a depth of about 1,500m. […]
Iduapriem, Ghana
Overview and locality Iduapriem, a 137km2 concession which includes Ajopa South West, is located in the western region of Ghana, some 70km north of the coastal city of Takoradi and about 10km south-west of Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mine. Iduapriem is an open-pit mine with two circuits each comprising two-stage milling – a gravity circuit and a […]
Sukari, Egypt
Overview and locality The Sukari mine tenement covers an area of 160km2 about 750km southeast of Cairo and 25km from Marsa Alam on the Red Sea. It lies in Egypt’s mineral-rich Eastern Desert that is located within the Egyptian Nubian Shield. Mining operations began in 2009 and commercial production in April 2010. In addition to an […]