Sukari Gold Mine: Maximizing Untapped Potential

Today, Sukari, Egypt's first large-scale gold-exporting mine, contributes up to $900m annually to the nation's GDP. The mine, a low-cost, bulk-tonnage open pit and high-grade underground operation, has significant exploration upside and regionally within its 160 km2 plot.

 According to Centamin, gold production from Sukari peaked at 450,000 ounces by the end of 2023, an increase compared to 440,000 ounces mined in 2022. Sukari has at least a decade's worth of production ahead and 11.11 million ounces in gold resources.

Twiga Minerals Corporation: Setting A Gold Standard In Africa

CEO, Mr. Mark Bristow said “We settled the dispute and established Twiga as a 50:50 economic benefits sharing partnership, which also vested a 16% shareholding in each mine with the government. We reinvented the mines which now, as a combined complex, produce gold at a Tier One level, in other words one which can produce at least 500,000 ounces of gold annually for more than 10 years at the lower half of the industry cost curve. So successful are these operations that, since Barrick’s buyout of the minority shareholders, they have contributed more than $2.8 billion to the Tanzanian economy in the form of taxes, levies, dividends, salaries and payments to local suppliers,”

Bonikro Gold Mine: Gold Streaming in Côte d'Ivoire

Allied Gold is an Africa-focused gold company Allied Gold Group, a prominent player in Africa's mining business, with operations in four countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Egypt, and Ethiopia. The group effectively operates the gold mines at Bonikro, Hiré, and Agbaou in Côte d'Ivoire and a project development pipeline. They are also in the process of a business combination with Allied Merger Corporation and Mondavi Ventures Ltd.

Essakane Gold Mine: Growth Through Resilience

The Essakane mine project is an open pit mining operation located in north-eastern Burkina Faso, West Africa. Commercial operations at the mine began in July 2010, when Iamgold Corporation acquired the majority shareholding in the mine from Orezone Resources. Shortly after the acquisition, the strategic plan implemented by Iamgold Corporation included an expansion of the mine to include a substantial increase of hard rock. This phase was completed at the end of 2013

Sustainability and key trends in the mining sector in Namibia

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue in the mining sector across Africa, and Namibia is no exception. As a country with a rich history of mining and blessed with multiple extractive assets, it is important for mining operations to consider the long-term impact of their activities on the environment and local communities.