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Kalana

Prospect in Mali with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159087
MAS/MILS ID 7450000007
Record type Site
Current site name Kalana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.63185, 11.30078 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mali(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mali

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -5.63185, 11.30078
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Milling method Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Nelson Gold Corp., Ltd
    Interest 70
    Home office Bermuda
    Year 1997
    First year 1997
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ashanti Goldfields Co.
    Interest 10
    Year 1997
    First year 1997
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Republic Of Mali
    Interest 20
    Home office Mali
    Year 1997
    First year 1997
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Sogemork (Government)
    Home office Mali
    Year 1992
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Sonarem (Government)
    Home office Mali
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • NELSON GOLD CORP. LTD. HAS A 70% EQUITY INTEREST AND 87.5% FUNDING INTEREST: ASHANTI GOLDFIELDS CO. HAS A 10% EQUITY INT. AND A 12.5% FUNDING INTEREST. THE MALI GOVERNMENT HAS THE REMAINING 20% INTEREST

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORIG. EST. WAS SAID TO BE 1,000,000 MT AT 32 G AU/MT. THESE VALUES (ESP.THE AU GRADE) SEEM TO BE WILDLY OPTIMISTIC.
  • EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN--IN SICASSA REGION, 300 KM SE OF BAMAKO/ KATI. COORDINATES ARE OF CITY OF SICASSA. REHABILITATED OPERATION (FINANCED BY SOVIETS) BEGAN PROD. IN DEC.1984. FULL CAPACITY WAS TO BE 60,000 MTPY ORE FOR 57,550 OZ AU/YR. 1986 PRODUCTION WAS ONLY ABOUT 16,000 OZ; 1988 PROD. WAS ONLY 19,000 OZ. POTENTIAL FOR INCLUSION IN 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL. 86, N22, MAY 31 1997, P15.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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