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Tabakoroni gold project, Mali

27th November 2020

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Tabakoroni gold project.

Location
The project is located within the Finkolo permit, 35 km south of the Syama gold mine processing plant, in southern Mali.

Project Owner/s
Resolute Mining.

Project Description
A prefeasibility study has assessed the potential for the construction of a new underground mine at Tabakoroni to supplement gold production from Resolute’s Syama gold mine.

Tabakoroni has mineral resources of 7.42-million tonnes at 4.35 g/t gold for 1.04-million ounces of gold.

The underground project is expected to produce 80 000 oz/y of gold using modified oxide processing infrastructure at the Syama mine. All existing infrastructure will be repurposed for the underground mine.

The project also includes is a new paste plant, power and underground infrastructure for the project.

Tabakoroni is planned to start operation after the completion of the Syama oxide operations and has an initial four-year mine life.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Startup capital is estimated at $86-million.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Optiro (resource estimation); AMC Consultants (geotechnical logging and modelling, ground support, dilution); Solid Geology (structural and lithological interpretation and modelling); Outotec (backfill options analysis); Piteau (hydrogeology and water management); Digby Wells Environmental (environmental- and social-impact assessment); Osprey International (security analysis); Practara (economic modelling); Outotec (processing options, sulphide roast testing to produce calcine); and ALS Geochemistry (calcine leach and recovery testwork, ongoing variability testing).

Contact Details for Project Information
Resolute Mining, tel +61 8 9261 6100 or email contact@rml.com.au.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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