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As Suq Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Gold
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotAs Suq Mine is an open pit gold mine that commenced production in 2014, using heap leach technology to produced dore.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Co. 100 % Indirect
Maaden Gold and Base Metals Company (operator) 100 % Direct
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.

Deposit type

  • Vein / narrow vein

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.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Gold oz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe19,22827,53629,52024,17022,239
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.

Operational metrics

Metrics201720162015
Ore tonnes mined 1,102,399 t1,020,188 t1,043,519 t
Waste 3,683,990 t3,713,121 t
Tonnes milled 1,217,376 t1,100,672 t949,981 t

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Financials

Units2017
Revenue M SAR 140.1  

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Subscription required Jun 20, 2023

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