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Azerbaijan
Gedabek Mine

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 Location:
1 km from Magara, Azerbaijan

  Regional Office:
3rd Floor Tower 2 Hyatt Regency Business Centre 8 Izmir St.
Baku
Azerbaijan
1065
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit & Underground
Commodities
  • Gold
  • Copper
  • Silver
  • Zinc
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Processing
  • Resin in pulp
  • Smelting
  • Electrolysis
  • Gravity separation
  • Centrifugal concentrator
  • Flotation
  • Heap leach
  • ROM/dump leach
  • Agitated tank (VAT) leaching
  • SART
  • Cyanide (reagent)
  • Ion Exchange (IX)
Mine Life2028
Gedabek operation processes ore from Gedabek open pit mine, Ugur open pit mine, Gadir underground mine, Gosha underground mine and Gedabek underground mine.


Owners

Source: p. 5,6
CompanyInterestOwnership
Anglo Asian Mining plc 100 % Indirect
Azerbaijan International Mining Company Ltd. (“AIMC”), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anglo Asian Mining PLC.
Full management control of mining and exploration activities rests with AIMC.

Deposit Type

  • Breccia pipe / Stockwork
  • Porphyry
  • Hydrothermal
  • Volcanic hosted


Summary:

All the deposits are located within the Gedabek CA and are part of the Gedabek ore district.

The Gedabek ore district is extensive and includes numerous mineral occurrences and prospects (as well as operating mines).

The region lies within the Shamkir uplift of the Lok-Karabakh volcanic arc, in the Lesser Caucasus Mega-Anticlinorium.

This province has been deformed by several major magmatic and tectonic events, resulting in compartmentalised stratigraphic blocks.

The ore finds in the Gedabek CA lie within the central part of the world-class Tethyan metallogenic ore belt and are hosted predominantly in Bajocian-aged, hydrothermally altered volcanic units.

Gadir is interpreted as a low-sulphidation (“LS”) epithermal orebody, which is located approximately 400 metres northwest of the current Gedabek OP limits. Gedabek mineralisation is considered to be related to a high-sulphidation (HS) system. There is a significant fault structure separating these two areas. Although the deposit geology and likely genesis varies.

The Gadir mineral deposit is located at the contact between volcanic rocks and the quartz porphyry (rhyolite-rhyodacite subvolcanic formation) in a similar lithological position to the Gedabek mineralisation. There are disseminated breccias and mineralised hydrothermal structures (predominantly vein and stockwork systems) in the quartz porphyry.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

The principal mining operation at the Gedabek contract area is conventional open-cast mining using truck and shovel from the Gedabek open pit (which comprises several contiguous smaller open pits). Ore is first drilled and blasted and then transported either to a processing facility or to a stockpile for storage. The mining activities of blast-hole drilling, and haulage of ore and waste rock, are carried out by contractors. Blasting and other mining activities are carried out by the Company. Ore is also mined from the Gadir and Gedabek underground mines.

Mining of Gedabek by underground methods has commenced in H1 2021 with the ongoing development of the underground tunnelling. Gedabek is mined by both open pit (“OP”) and now from underground (“UG”). Although the deposit geology and likely genesis varies, the close proximity of the two areas has allowed for tunnelling from Gadir to Gedabek and the development of a second mine portal to the south of the Gedabek OP mine area. This provided for two means of entry/exit and assisted with ventilation and power reticulation. Both Gadir and Gedabek are now linked by tunnels and the same underground equipment fleet operates in both areas. For resource and reserve statements, Gedabek and Gadir are considered discrete entities.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Resin in pulp
  • Smelting
  • Electrolysis
  • Gravity separation
  • Centrifugal concentrator
  • Flotation
  • Heap leach
  • ROM/dump leach
  • Agitated tank (VAT) leaching
  • SART
  • Cyanide (reagent)
  • Ion Exchange (IX)

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Summary:

Processing operations
Ore is processed at Gedabek to produce either gold doré (an alloy of gold and silver with small amounts of impurities, mainly copper) or a copper and precious metal concentrate. Gold doré is produced by cyanide leaching. Initial processing is to leach (i.e. dissolve) the precious metal (and some copper) in a cyanide solution. This is done by various methods:

1 Heap leaching of crushed ore. Crushed ore is heaped into permeable “pads” onto which is sprayed a solution of cyanide. The solution dissolves the metals as it percolates through the ore by gravity and it is then collected by the impervious base under the pad.

2 Heap leaching of run of mine (“ROM”) ore. The process is similar to heap leaching for crushed ore, except the ore is not crushed, instead it is heaped into pads as received from the mine (ROM) without further treatment or crushing. This process is used for very low grade ores.

3 Agitation leaching. Ore is crushed ........


Production:

CommodityProductUnits20212020201920182017
Gold Metal in doré oz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required65,61652,534
Gold Equivalent Metal in conc./ doré oz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Copper Metal in concentrate M lbs  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Gold Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required7,1827,083
Copper Concentrate kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Silver Metal in doré oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics2020201920182017
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required2,913,266 t1,744,310 t1,060,160 t
Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required2,724,880 t2,314,881 t1,804,360 t
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Reserves at June 30, 2020:
Mineral resources cut-off grade of 0.2 g/t gold for open pit.
Mineral resources cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t gold for underground mine.

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven & Probable Stockpiles 0.83 Mt Gold 0.79 g/t 21 koz
Proven & Probable In-Situ (OP) 11.72 Mt Gold 0.7 g/t 263 koz
Proven & Probable In-Situ (UG) 0.66 Mt Gold 2.28 g/t 49 koz
Proven & Probable Stockpiles 0.83 Mt Copper 0.26 % 2.2 kt
Proven & Probable In-Situ (OP) 11.72 Mt Copper 0.2 % 24 kt
Proven & Probable In-Situ (UG) 0.66 Mt Copper 0.03 % 0.191 kt
Proven & Probable Stockpiles 0.83 Mt Silver 10.44 g/t 279 koz
Proven & Probable In-Situ (OP) 11.72 Mt Silver 3.91 g/t 1,474 koz
Proven & Probable In-Situ (UG) 0.66 Mt Silver 2.6 g/t 56 koz
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (OP) 27.8 Mt Gold 0.62 g/t 551 koz
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (UG) 3,001 kt Gold 2.19 g/t 211 koz
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (OP) 27.8 Mt Copper 0.12 % 33.4 kt
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (UG) 3,001 kt Copper 0.07 % 2.024 kt
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (OP) 27.8 Mt Silver 2.46 g/t 2,202 koz
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (UG) 3,001 kt Silver 3.4 g/t 326 koz
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (OP) 27.8 Mt Zinc 0.21 % 57.1 kt
Measured & Indicated In-Situ (UG) 3,001 kt Zinc 0.52 % 15.595 kt
Total Resource In-Situ (OP) 40.8 Mt Gold 0.56 g/t 735 koz
Total Resource In-Situ (UG) 4,595 kt Gold 1.81 g/t 267 koz
Total Resource In-Situ (OP) 40.8 Mt Copper 0.1 % 41.2 kt
Total Resource In-Situ (UG) 4,595 kt Copper 0.05 % 2.183 kt
Total Resource In-Situ (OP) 40.8 Mt Silver 1.87 g/t 2,457 koz
Total Resource In-Situ (UG) 4,595 kt Silver 2.22 g/t 328 koz
Total Resource In-Situ (OP) 40.8 Mt Zinc 0.19 % 76.6 kt
Total Resource In-Situ (UG) 4,595 kt Zinc 0.37 % 17.189 kt

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits2020201920182017
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 541 / oz† 604 / oz†
† Net of By-Product.
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Financials:

Units2020201920182017
Revenue M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required90.4   71.8  
Pre-tax Income M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required25.2   5.7  
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Heavy Mobile Equipment:

Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2018
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