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Saudi Arabia
Mahd Ad Dahab Mine

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 Location:
167 km SE from Medina, Saudi Arabia

  Regional Office:
P.O. Box 13784
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
21414
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Gold
  • Zinc
Mining Method
  • Cut & Fill
  • Sub-level stoping
Processing
  • Flotation
  • Agitated tank (VAT) leaching
  • Carbon in leach (CIL)
  • Carbon in pulp (CIP)
  • Elution
  • Carbon adsorption
  • Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning
  • Cyanide (reagent)
Mine Life2022
Latest NewsFilo Mining's Latest Drill Results Include 1,009 Metres of 0.95% CuEq (0.57% Copper and 0.39 g/t Gold) and 1,034 Metres of 0.68% CuEq (0.42% Copper and 0.32 g/t Gold)     April 20, 2020


Owners & OPERATOR

Source: p. 12, 104
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), Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Co. wholly owned subsidiary, operates six gold mines in Saudi Arabia: AdDuwayhi, Mahd Ad Dhahab, Al Amar, Bulghah, Sukhaybarat and As Suq.

Deposit Type

  • Epithermal
  • Vein / narrow vein


Summary:

Mine area rocks are composed of a mafic to felsic volcanic-sedimentary sequence. The volcanic sequence consists of a Lower Andesite overlain by the Lower Agglomerate unit, a Lower Tuff, the Upper Agglomerate, and Upper Tuff units. A rhyolite porphyry stock occurs to the north of the mine and is exposed in the SAMS area. This stock may be part of a much larger intrusive body at depth.

The rock sequence forms an east trending homoclinal structure trending east with a northerly dip from 30° to 75°. At depth the sequence is sub-vertical to overturned. These rocks have been complexly faulted by steeply dipping north to north-northwest and northwest trending faults. Vein complexes trend north-northwest to north with some veins trending northwest.

Mineralisation is associated with multiphase quartz veining and silicification developed along predominant north to north-northwest trending faults. Some veins are developed along northeast and northwest trends. Quartz veining is associated with intense silicification, massive, laminated and brecciated veins. Veins are vertical to sub-vertical. Major vein systems can be traced across the mine area and are preferentially developed in the Lower and Upper Agglomerate Units. Veins are more poorly developed in the andesite and tuff units. Economic gold mineralisation is associated with quartz, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena and silver.

Moderate to intense sericite and chlorite alteration is associated with the vein systems. Carbonate alteration and quartz veinlets form at the peripheries of the vein systems. Near surface mineralisation is oxidized to a depth of 10m grading into a transitional zone that extends to depths of 20m to 60m.

Mineralisation occurs in epithermal to mesothermal vein systems. Typically mineralisation is zoned according to the temperature and boiling point of hydrothermal fluids. Often lower temperature zones or epithermal environments are associated with high levels of gold mineralisation. Mesothermal environments are associated with massive metal sulphides and possibly a lower tenor of gold mineralisation. In a general overview of the upper regions of Mahd Ad’Dahab, vein systems show epithermal characteristics and are associated with high grade gold mineralisation. The deeper regions of the vein systems may represent a higher temperature regime and thus are associated with massive sulphide mineralisation with lower gold grades. Fluid inclusion studies indicate that veining occurred in epithermal to low mesothermal temperatures.

Mafic dykes intrude quartz veins. Dykes are believed to be post or contemporaneous with mineralisation.

Quartz and massive sulphide vein system at Mahd Ad’Dahab are subdivided into four zones comprising:

- SAMS: comprising 70% of ore currently mined, economic veins include veins 1, 4, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17 and D complex (veins D1 to D4);

- Western Zone: comprising 4 complex, 3 west, 2 west, F, F1, F2 and a number of narrow high grade veins from 0.4m to 0.5m wide including veins S, 10 West, 8 West, 6 West, 7 West, diluted grade of narrow veins about 10g/t Au;

- Eastern Zone: comprising 10 East, 11 East veins and the M vein complex;

- Northern Zone: comprising the Northern, 678, 345, T veins and the two vein complex, the near surface mineralisation of vein 678 was mined out as high grade mineralisation extracted through a small open-pit operation.

The mineralization occurs within an area about 900 metres by 900 metres in size. Mineralization is associated with multiple phases of quartz veining and silicification related to north to northwest trending faults. The high grade gold mineralization occurs as steeply dipping, narrow (0.5 metres to 2.0 metres) quartz and massive sulphide vein systems in four zones; SAMS, Western Zone, Eastern Zone and Northern Zone; and in larger stockwork veined zones up to 20 metres in width in the Eastern Zone.


Mining Methods

  • Cut & Fill
  • Sub-level stoping


Summary:

The underground mine has over 60km of tunnels, and is mined over a vertical depth of 300 metres from the surface.

The main access to the underground operations is provided by a 1:9 decline, 4m by 4m in cross section which runs from the portal at 1,065m amsl to the 852m level. Access from this decline to the orebodies is via ramps and cross-cut haulages.

Mining methods include fully mechanised sub-level stoping and cut-and-fill with application depending on orebody dimensions. Currently some 75% of underground ore production is sourced from cut-and- fill mining methods with the fill being waste rock. Each cut is either 2m or 4m depending on orebody geometry and fill is placed in the stopes after each cut and stopped with sand (>50cm), which also acts as a marker between ore and waste.

All primary waste development, ore development and the cut-and-fill stopes are drilled using electro- hydraulic drill rigs.

Monthly production is currently 15.3kt of ore and 4kt of waste which is hauled up the decline to surface by Wagner dumptrucks loaded by Wagner load-haul-dumps (“LHDs”). Current haul distances result in round trips of some 30 minutes to surface and back to the loading point.

Mining operations extend to a depth of 190m from the general desert surface. Ground conditions are generally good although (ground conditions) in localised areas is poor which necessitates the use of roof-bolts, sometimes in combination with mesh. No formal support system is left in the stopes, however low grade areas are left in-situ which also limit mining spans.

Mining activities are serviced with compressed air from a central facility with an installed capacity of 231m3/min provided by five compressors, three of which are operational at any one time. Ventilation is provided via the main decline and all air is exhausted via a separate incline. Mine water is settled underground at the lower levels and pumped to the main header tank situated near the main decline portal on surface.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Flotation
  • Agitated tank (VAT) leaching
  • Carbon in leach (CIL)
  • Carbon in pulp (CIP)
  • Elution
  • Carbon adsorption
  • Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning
  • Cyanide (reagent)

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Summary:

In the comminution circuit RoM ore from the underground operation is crushed in a threestage crushing circuit comprising a primary jaw crusher, secondary and tertiary crushers operating in open circuit. The crushing circuit reduces ore to -10mm and feeds the stockpile ahead of ball milling which further reduces the ore to 75% passing 75µm.

All slurry from the milling circuit feeds the copper flotation circuit where flotation reagents are added to recover copper concentrates using froth flotation with rougher, scavenger and cleaner cells. Copper concentrates are then thickened, filtered and bagged (2t bags) for shipping.

Copper flotation tailings are then thickened and processed in the gold circuit where cyanide solution is added to dissolve the contained fine grained gold and silver in a six stage CIP tank. The precious metals are then adsorbed onto activated carbon which is then screened from the pulp, acid washed and eluted with hot concentrated cyanide solution ........

Recoveries & Grades:

CommodityParameter2018201720162015201420132012
Gold Recovery Rate, %  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Gold Head Grade, g/t 45.735.925.916.46.6
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Production:

CommodityUnits201920182017201620152014
Gold oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required23,04132,89134,41734,280
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics201720162015201420132012
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required206,733 t205,296 t200,710 t205,735 t202,336 t
Waste  ......  Subscription required161,618 t
Tonnes milled  ......  Subscription required205,247 t199,042 t200,031 t199,933 t

Reserves at December 31, 2018:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained MetalRecoverable Metal
Proven & Probable 1.01 Mt Gold 5 g/t 0.16 M oz 0.19 M oz
Proven & Probable 1.01 Mt Zinc 0.73 %
Total Resource 2.58 Mt Gold 8.21 g/t 0.68 M oz
Total Resource 2.58 Mt Zinc 1.49 %

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits20142013
Cash costs Gold USD 682 / oz 567 / oz

Financials:

Units20172016201520142013
Capital expenditures M SAR 5.21   13.3  
Revenue M SAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 144.26   156.18   198.82  
Gross profit M SAR 62.1   108.54  


Heavy Mobile Equipment:

Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
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Staff:

Total WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
................................... Subscription required 2018
Annual Report 2017
Annual Report 2015
Annual Report 2014
Annual Report 2013
Annual Report 2011
Other 2010
Other 2007
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News:

NewsDate
Filo Mining's Latest Drill Results Include 1,009 Metres of 0.95% CuEq (0.57% Copper and 0.39 g/t Gold) and 1,034 Metres of 0.68% CuEq (0.42% Copper and 0.32 g/t Gold) April 20, 2020
Filo Mining Drills 600 Metres of 1.12% CuEq (0.67% Copper and 0.44 g/t Gold) in Step-Out Hole at Filo del Sol February 19, 2020

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