Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Underground |
Commodities |
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Mining Method |
- Longhole stoping
- Cemented backfill
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Processing |
- Calcining
- Gravity separation
- Smelting
- Concentrate leach
- 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:
The Bagassi zone is an area of artisanal prospecting located south of 55 Zone that yielded positive geochemical results. At Bagassi South the mineralization consists of pyrite hosted in quartz veining. The surface definition of the vein can be traced by the artisanal mining. The vein is discontinuous over a strike length of some 800 m and is believed to dip to the southwest. Gold mineralization at Bagassi South is associated with quartz, white mica and pyrite alteration.
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
- Gravity separation
- Smelting
- Concentrate leach
- 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. The comminution circuit of the process plant is comprised of a primary jaw crusher and secondary cone crusher – both in open circuit – followed by a SAG (Semi Autogenous Grinding) mill.
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 | 2019 |
Gold
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Recovery Rate, %
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Gold
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Head Grade, g/t
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Production:
Commodity | Units | 2019 |
Gold
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oz
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Operational Metrics:
Metrics | 2019 |
Ore tonnes mined
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Reserves at March 25, 2019:
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Metal |
Measured
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37 kt
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Gold
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13.5 g/t
|
16 koz
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Indicated
|
445 kt
|
Gold
|
15.3 g/t
|
219 koz
|
Measured & Indicated
|
482 kt
|
Gold
|
15.2 g/t
|
236 koz
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Mine Management:
Job Title | Name | Profile | Ref. Date |
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Aug 19, 2020
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