Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
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| Mining Method |
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| Production Start | ...  |
| Mine Life | 2026 |
As Suq Mine is an open pit gold mine that commenced production in 2014, using heap leach technology to produced dore. |
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Ma’aden Gold and Base Metals company (MGBM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Ma’aden), operates five gold mines, i.e. Mahd Ad-Dahab, Al-Amar, Bulghah, As-Suq and Ad-Duwayhi and a processing plant at Sukhaybarat.
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Summary:
Gold mineralization is localized in narrow, shallow dipping quartz veins associated with a north-south trending zone of flat-dipping quartz veins and associated stringer zones within sediments and volcanic altered to make Al Siham Formation. The mineralized quartz vein system extends over a horizontal length of approximately 1.2 kilometres and to a vertical depth of at least 120 meters. The sediments hosting the mineralization consist of clay and sand stones.
Summary:
As Suq is an open pit gold mine that commenced production in 2014.
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Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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Gold
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oz
| ...... | ...... | ...... | 27,536 | 29,520 | 24,170 |
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
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Ore tonnes mined
| 1,102,399 t | 1,020,188 t | 1,043,519 t | 838,016 t |
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Waste
| 3,683,990 t | 3,713,121 t | | |
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Tonnes milled
| 1,217,376 t | 1,100,672 t | 949,981 t | 758,328 t |
Reserves at December 31, 2021:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Metal | Recoverable Metal |
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Probable
|
3.5 Mt
|
Gold
|
1.32 g/t
|
0.15 M oz
|
0.08 M oz
|
|
Indicated
|
3.9 Mt
|
Gold
|
1.5 g/t
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Inferred
|
0.9 Mt
|
Gold
|
1.6 g/t
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Total Resource
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4.8 Mt
|
Gold
|
1.5 g/t
|
0.23 M oz
|
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Financials:
| | Units | 2017 | 2016 |
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Revenue
|
M SAR
|
140.1
|
112.6
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Mine Management:
| Job Title | Name | Profile | Ref. Date |
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Jan 20, 2023
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Staff:
| Total Workforce | Year |
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|
2018
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2013
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