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Kouroussa mine, Guinea

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11th August 2023

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Mine
Kouroussa mine.

Location  
The mine is situated in the prolific Siguiri basin, in Guinea.

Mine Owner/s  
Hummingbird Resources.

Brief Description  
Kouroussa is forecast to be a high-grade, low-cost mine that will produce an average of 100 000 oz/y over an initial seven-year life-of-mine.

Brief History  
Kouroussa was acquired in September 2020, with Hummingbird granted the mining licences by the Guinea government in May 2021. The mine achieved its first gold pour on June 8, 2023.

Primary Metals/Minerals  
Gold.

Secondary Metals/Minerals  
None stated.

Geology/Mineralisation  
Birimian greenstone sequences have been identified in all Kouroussa’s permits.

Reserves  
Total mineral reserves as at June 30, 2022, were estimated at 4.86-million tonnes grading 4.15 g/t gold.

Resources  
Total mineral resources as at June 30, 2022, were estimated at 12.37-million tonnes grading 3.02 g/t gold.

Type of Mine
Openpit.

Mining Method  
Openpit.

Major Infrastructure/Equipment
The mine includes a permanent mine camp, a one-million-tonne-a year carbon-in-leach processing plant and surrounding infrastructure, tailings storage facility, a proposed 7 MW solar photovoltaic system and heat recovery system.

Prospects  
Significant exploration potential exists at depth beneath the mine’s Koekoe and Kinkine deposits, with several other high-priority targets identified for further exploration and resource growth potential. 

Contact Details
Hummingbird Resources
Tel +44 20 7409 6660

Sources
Hummingbird Resources. Website: https://www.hummingbirdresources.co.uk
Hummingbird Resources. Annual Report 2022 (June 6, 2023).
Hummingbird Resources. First gold pour at Kouroussa gold mine (June 9, 2023).

 

 

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