| Deposit ID | 10135129 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 7460090002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lero Project |
| Alternate or previous names | Dinguiraye Concession |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -10.81527, 11.3175 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1000 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dabola(province)
Guinea(country)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Guinea | Dabola |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Pit (1) | -10.81527, 11.3175 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1988 |
| Year of first production | 1995 |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | Dabota Guinea |
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| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
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| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Societe Miniere De Dinguiraye (Smd) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Guinea |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Guinea Government (Owns 15% Of Smd) |
| Interest | 15 |
| Home office | Guinea |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kenor (Owns 42.5% Of Smd) |
| Interest | 42.5 |
| Home office | Norway |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mine Or (Owns 42.5% Of Smd) (Owners Of Mine Or Below) |
| Interest | 42.5 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bureau De Recherches Geologiques Et Minieres (BRGM) |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Norway |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Normandy Poseidon Group, (Owns 50% Of Mine Or) |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Ore Production 360000 Mt/Yr Gold Production 150000 Over 4 Yrs | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7460090002 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JUNE, 95, PAGE 373, "LERO PROJECT, GUINEA,
POURS FIRST GOLD".
SEE REF 'MI' 001-002 FOR OWNERSHIP DETAILE AS OF JUNE, 95.
SEE REF 'MI' 001-002 ABOVE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA WAS FORMELY KNOWN AS THE DINGUIRAYE CONCESSION. NOW IS CALLED THE LERO PROJECT. COORDINATES ARE OF TOWN OF DINGUIRAYE, 180 KM WSW OF SIGUIRI. 1500 SQ.KM CONCESSION GRANTED IN EARLY 1988. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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