Tasiast Gold Mine
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The Tasiast gold mine is a gold deposit located in central western Mauritania, near the coast. The operating licence was granted to Tasiast Mauritanie Limited S.A. (TMLSA), a subsidiary of the Canadian group Kinross Gold Corporation. Mining activities began in 2007.
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Location | |
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Region | Inchiri |
Country | Mauritania |
Coordinates | 20°35′0″N 15°30′0″W |
Production | |
Production | 56,611[1] |
Financial year | 2010 |
History | |
Opened | 2008 |
Active | 2008-present |
Owner | |
Company | Kinross Gold |
Website | kinross |
Year of acquisition | 2010 |
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The mine is located in the Inchiri and Dakhlet Nouadhibou regions, 250 kilometres (160 mi) south-west of Nouadhibou and 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Nouakchott. In 2022, the mine produced 538,591 ounces of gold (15.2 tonnes). Tasiast is an open-pit mine. Gold is extracted using conventional methods, and processed by crushing, grinding and leaching with cyanide.