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Burkina Faso
Inata Mine

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 Location:
44 km NE from Djibo, Burkina Faso

  Regional Office:
Rue 22.29 Porte C01 Secteur 22 Zone du Bois,01 BP 3422
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
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Overview

StatusInactive / Suspended
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life2019
Since the sale of the asset to the Balaji Group on 8 February 2018, production has not resumed.


Owners

Source:
CompanyInterestOwnership
Government of Burkina Faso 10 % Indirect
Balaji Group of Companies 90 % Indirect
Société des Mines de Bélahouro SA (operator) 100 % Direct
On 18 December 2017, Avocet Mining plc announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell all of its subsidiaries in Burkina Faso, including the Inata goldmine, together with certain receivables of the Company’s group to the Balaji Group for a total consideration of USD 5 million (the “Sale”). Completion of the Sale took place on 8 February 2018.

Balaji Group of Companies owns 90% of Société des Mines de Bélahouro SA (‘SMB’), owner of the Inata gold mine, the remaining 10% is owned by the Burkinabe Government.

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Deposit Type

  • Vein / narrow vein


Summary:

At Inata, mineralisation occurs within a well-defined shear zone marking the boundary between the granitic and volcanic rocks of the Damba-Inata Domain in the west and the Sona Sedimentary Basin in the east. Gold mineralisation occurs within a sub-vertical shear zone that cuts along folded carbonaceous shales that are sandwiched between sedimentary and volcanic rocks. Quartz-feldspar porphyry dykes intrude along the shear zone and are contemporaneous with the later stages of gold mineralisation. Gold mineralisation is always linked to quartz veins (boudinaged, folded or brecciated quartz veins) or disseminated in haematitic alteration haloes around quartz-carbonate-albite veins.

The Inata gold deposit is deeply weathered with the base of complete oxidation extending down to depths of 60m. A transitional zone of moderate oxidation extends down to more than 150m depth.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

The Inata Mine has six open pits with mining currently focused on the North, Central and Far South pits. Mining is undertaken at Inata by conventional open pit methods using three owner operated fleets of mining vehicles.


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Production:

CommodityUnits20172016201520142013
Gold oz 24,38372,48574,75586,037118,443
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.

Operational Metrics:

Metrics2016201520142013
Total tonnes mined 11,152 kt14,024 kt14,024 kt33,214 kt
Ore tonnes mined 1,341 kt2,529 kt2,529 kt3,114 kt
Waste 9,811 kt11,495 kt11,495 kt30,100 kt
Plant annual capacity 1.6 Mt
Tonnes processed 1,843 kt1,865 kt1,903 kt2,353 kt

Reserves at December 31, 2016:

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven 3,066,000 t Gold 1.89 g/t 186,000 oz
Probable 1,823,000 t Gold 1.81 g/t 106,000 oz
Probable Stockpiles 1,823,000 t Gold 1.72 g/t 48,400 oz
Proven & Probable 5,762,000 t Gold 1.84 g/t 340,400 oz
Measured 7,318,000 t Gold 1.59 g/t 373,000 oz
Indicated 22,217,000 t Gold 1.74 g/t 1,245,300 oz
Measured & Indicated 29,535,000 t Gold 1.7 g/t 1,618,300 oz
Inferred 29,018,000 t Gold 1.61 g/t 1,506,000 oz
Total Resource 58,553,000 t Gold 1.66 g/t 3,124,300 oz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits20162015
Total cash costs Gold USD 966 / oz   1,058 / oz  

Financials:

Units20172016
Capital expenditures M USD 0.1  
Revenue M USD 29.7   89.6  
Gross profit M USD -5.8   13.6  
EBITDA M USD 14.6  



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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Report 2017
Corporate Presentation 2017
Annual Report 2016
Annual Report 2015
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