Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Underground |
Commodities |
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Mining Method |
- Longhole stoping
- Cemented backfill
|
Processing |
- Calcining
- Intensive Cyanidation Reactor (ICR)
- Gravity separation
- Smelting
- Centrifugal concentrator
- Agitated tank (VAT) leaching
- Carbon in leach (CIL)
- Carbon adsorption-desorption-recovery (ADR)
- Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning
- Cyanide (reagent)
|
Mine Life | 4 years (as of Jan 1, 2017) |
Commercial production achieved at Bagassi South in September 2019. |
Latest News | Roxgold Announces Under Budget Completion of Bagassi South Project December 13, 2018 |
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Roxgold owns a 90% beneficial interest in Roxgold SANU S.A., which owns the Yaramoko exploitation permit. The government of Burkina Faso retains a 10% carried interest.
Summary:
Gold is the main mineralization of economic interest found on the Yaramoko Gold Project. The main areas of gold mineralization are the 55 Zone, Bagassi South Zone, 109 Zone, and 117 Zone. The 55 Zone and Bagassi South Zone are the two main zones, both of which are hosted in the Diebougou granitoid domain.
Both the 55 Zone and Bagassi South Zone deposits occur along dextral shear zones and gold is primarily associated with quartz veining. The bulk of the gold mineralization occurs in dilational segments of the shear zone where quartz veins are thicker and exhibit greater continuity. Gold typically occurs as coarse free grains in quartz and is associated with pyrite). The gold bearing veins range in size from a few centimetres to over 5 metres in width, and contain only minor concentrations of disseminated pyrite (frequently less than one percent). Adjacent sheared vein wall rock locally contains a small percentage of pyrite.
At the Bagassi South Zone, the gold mineralization is associated with laminated quartz-carbonate veins developed in two shear zones: QV1 and QV'. The average thickness of the gold mineralization at QV1 varies from less than one metre to over 18 metres and extends from the surface to over 300 metres depth; gold mineralization remains open along strike and at depth. Gold mineralization at the Bagassi South Zone is associated with quartz and pyrite alteration in similar structural settings as at the 55 Zone.
Mining Methods
- Longhole stoping
- Cemented backfill
Summary:
Mining operations at Yaramoko are comprised of the 55 Zone underground mine, which was commissioned in 2016, and Bagassi South underground mine, which was commissioned in 2019. The underground operations utilize longhole stoping with cemented rock fill as its primary mining method. Mine development and stoping operations are conducted for Roxgold by African Underground Mining Services under a mining services agreement.
Processing
- Calcining
- Intensive Cyanidation Reactor (ICR)
- Gravity separation
- Smelting
- Centrifugal concentrator
- Agitated tank (VAT) leaching
- Carbon in leach (CIL)
- Carbon adsorption-desorption-recovery (ADR)
- Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning
- Cyanide (reagent)
Flow Sheet:
Summary:
The processing plant was expanded in 2018 increasing the design capacity from 270,000 tonnes per annum to 400,000 tonnes per annum. The expansion was designed by DRA (Pty.) Ltd in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The processing plant uses the conventional gravity/CIL gold recovery processes.
This is followed by a gravity circuit fed from the cyclone underflow stream, consisting of two centrifugal concentrators and an intensive leach reactor for treatment of the gravity concentrate, treating 70 percent of the cyclone underflow. The process also includes a carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit consisting of one leach tank and five adsorption tanks, treating the cyclone overflow.
The metal recovery and refining circuit consists of an elution circuit, electrowinning cells, and smelting furnace.
Recoveries & Grades:
Commodity | Parameter | 2020 | 2019 |
Gold
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Recovery Rate, %
| ......  | ......  |
Gold
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Head Grade, g/t
| 8.5 | 6 |
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Production:
Commodity | Units | 2020 | 2019 |
Gold
|
oz
| ...... * | ...... * |
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Operational Metrics:
Metrics | 2020 | 2019 |
Ore tonnes mined
| ......  | ......  |
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Reserves at June 30, 2020:
Mineral Reserves are reported at a gold grade cut-off of 2.8g/t Au for Bagassi South Underground, based on a gold price of US$1,500/ounce.
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Metal |
Proven & Probable
|
576 kt
|
Gold
|
7.6 g/t
|
141 kt
|
Indicated
|
436 kt
|
Gold
|
12.9 g/t
|
180 kt
|
Inferred
|
176 kt
|
Gold
|
8.1 g/t
|
46 kt
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