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Burkina Faso
Taparko Mine

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 Location:
180 km NE from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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01 Immeuble UPAK, Boulevard France-Afrique Secteur 15, Ouaga 2000
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
01 BP 2509
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Overview

StatusTemporary Suspension
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life2024
In April 2022, the management has decided to close Taparko mine due to the deteriorating security situation in the part of Burkina Faso where the operation is located.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Government of Burkina Faso 10 % Indirect
Nord Gold plc 90 % Indirect
SOMITA SA (operator) 100 % Direct
The mine is operated by Société des Mines de Taparko S.A. (“Somita”), a company 90% owned indirectly by High River Gold Mines Ltd, with the remaining 10% interest held by the Burkina Faso government. The Yeou licence, approximately 45 km NW of Taparko, is included in the Taparko group but is owned by Nordgold YEOU S.A., also a 90% indirect subsidiary of High River Gold Mines Ltd.

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Deposit Type

  • Vein / narrow vein
  • Orogenic


Summary:

The Taparko gold mine is located along the eastern portion of the Proterozoic Birimian Bouroum-Yalogo Greenstone Belt. The belt has undergone regional lower greenschist metamorphism and is comprised of intermediate to mafic volcano-sedimentary successions with syn to post-kinematic granite and gabbro intrusions, which have been intruded by later dolerite and felsic-porphyry rocks.

Structural patterns in the area depict a large open Y-shape resulting from interference of NNW and NNE trending faults and shear zones. The most distinctive structural feature of this area is the NE trending Tiebele-Dori-Markoye fault system (and Bouroum NNW trending deformation corridor), which act as hosts to regional gold mineralisation. Primary and secondary structures associated the fault system result in mineralisation occupying both NE and NW trending features.

The Taparko deposits are situated on the eastern limb of the Y-shaped Bouroum-Yalogo greenstone belt, hosted by volcano-sedimentary rocks such as amphibolitic schists, mafic lavas, pyroclastics, and argillaceous sediments, all of which have been intruded by large bodies of diorite or quartz-diorite, and by diabase dykes.

The Bouroum and Yeou deposits are situated on the western limb of the Bouroum-Yalogo greenstone belt. The geology of the Bouroum and Yeou areas are characterised by clastic metasedimentary rocks intercalated with minor mafic tholeitic flows and sills and overlain by a thick series of s ........


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

Taparko plant is a central point for the existing and future open pits. Current mining operations at Taparko are focused around multiple pits, namely: 35, 2N2K, Goengo, Tangarsi East (currently operating), Bouroum, Bissinga, Grand Trench (currently on hold) and Nayiri (new pit). The pits, however, are of relatively small sizes and all will be mined out before 2024. Currently, the main pits would include 35 and 2N2K which are both located in the nearest vicinity to the plant.

Production is undertaken through conventional drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, dumping and stockpiling processes.

3 Open Pit Geotechnical Considerations
The Taparko mining complex is formed from a number of small to medium size pits of varying maturity. The smaller pits generally mine oxide only, while the larger pits mine oxide and sulphide and are primarily excavated within fresh rock.

The Taparko and Bouroum mining complexes exhibit differing geological conditions. Bouroum is formed within gabbros, basalts (varying states of alteration) and tuffs, while Taparko is formed within meta-sediments, meta-volcanics and granodiorite.

Overburden slopes are formed from Saprolite that ranges in thickness but is in general approximately 25 m thick and can be considered soil strength with the presence of remnant structures that can lead to instability issues. The underlying fresh rock can be considered as Strong and with RMR values in the region of 55-65 wit ........


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Production:

CommodityUnits2021202020192018201720162015
Gold koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required10210811183
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202020192018201720162015
Total tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required23,277 kt24,862 kt19,461 kt
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required1,545 kt1,347 kt1,407 kt1,994 kt987 kt
Waste  ......  Subscription required21,732 kt23,515 kt18,053 kt
Stripping / waste ratio  ......  Subscription required14.1 17.5 12.8 9.13 19.1
Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required1,920 kt1,974 kt1,662 kt1,636 kt1,657 kt
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Reserves at December 31, 2020:
Cut-off grades for resources range from 0.76 to 1.20 g/t Au depending on ore type and deposit.
Cut-off grades for reserves are variable for open-pit and 1.8 g/t Au for underground.

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven In-Situ (OP) 0.624 Mt Gold 2.1 g/t 42 koz
Proven In-Situ (UG) 0.059 Mt Gold 3.1 g/t 6 koz
Proven Total 0.683 Mt Gold 2.2 g/t 48 koz
Probable Stockpiles 2.597 Mt Gold 0.9 g/t 72 koz
Probable In-Situ (OP) 0.788 Mt Gold 2.1 g/t 53 koz
Probable In-Situ (UG) 0.375 Mt Gold 3.1 g/t 37 koz
Probable Total 3.76 Mt Gold 1.3 g/t 163 koz
Proven & Probable Stockpiles 2.597 Mt Gold 0.9 g/t 72 koz
Proven & Probable In-Situ (OP) 1.412 Mt Gold 2.1 g/t 95 koz
Proven & Probable In-Situ (UG) 0.434 Mt Gold 3.1 g/t 43 koz
Proven & Probable Total 4.443 Mt Gold 1.5 g/t 211 koz
Measured Total 1.199 Mt Gold 2.42 g/t 93 koz
Indicated Stockpiles 3.497 Mt Gold 0.82 g/t 92 koz
Indicated Total 7.402 Mt Gold 1.93 g/t 459 koz
Measured & Indicated Total 8.601 Mt Gold 2 g/t 552 koz
Inferred Total 1.657 Mt Gold 3.34 g/t 178 koz
Total Resource Total 10.259 Mt Gold 2.21 g/t 730 koz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits202020192018201720162015
Total cash costs Gold USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 791 / oz†   867 / oz†   690 / oz†   1,002 / oz†  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 1,307 / oz†   1,032 / oz†   1,045 / oz†   1,410 / oz†  
† Net of By-Product.
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Operating Costs:

Units20202019201820172016
Processing costs ($/t milled) USD 15.616.315.61719.2

Financials:

Units202120202019201820172016
Capital expenditures M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 60.1   18.4   36.6  
Sustaining costs M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 52.7   16   36.7  
Revenue M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 129.8   135.7   139.7  
EBITDA M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 48.8   40   58.8  
Operating Cash Flow M USD 52.4  
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Heavy Mobile Equipment:
HME TypeModelSizeQuantityRef. Date
Backhoe ....................... Subscription required 5.6 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Jul 20, 2012
Dozer (crawler) ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Jul 20, 2012
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Loader (FEL) ....................... Subscription required 5.6 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Jul 20, 2012
Truck (dump) ....................... Subscription required 55 t ....................... Subscription required Mar 1, 2021
Truck (dump) ....................... Subscription required 91 t ....................... Subscription required Mar 1, 2021
Truck (water) ....................... Subscription required Jul 20, 2012
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Annual Report 2018
Press Release 2018
Annual Report 2017
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Corporate Presentation 2016
Integrated Report 2016
Technical Report 2012
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