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Agua Rica
The large scale Agua Rica copper-gold-molybdenum-silver porphyry deposit is located in the Catamarca province in northwestern Argentina. Agua Rica represents one of the largest copper reserve in Argentina and in the world having estimated reserves of 384.9 million tonnes of ore grading 0.56% copper and 0.033% molybdenum.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Copper,Gold,Silver
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 23
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 6.43 Moz (proven & probable 2011);
Copper - 9,800 Mlbs;
Silver - 190 Moz
Products: Copper - 299 Mlbs
Gold - 125,000 oz
Owner: Yamana Gold Inc.
country/region: ARGENTINA
Continent: South America
| Cerro Negro Development Mine
The Cerro Negro gold-silver mineral property is located in the Santa Cruz province of Southern Argentina. Cerro Negro contains several high-grade vein structures, including the Mariana Central, Mariana Norte, San Marcos and Eureka. The property contains a large, very prospective land package, with a rich network of near-surface gold veins that are easily mineable at very low costs.
Mining Method: Open Pit & Underground
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 9
Start Date: 2012
Reserves/Resources: 7.1 M t at 9.03 g/t Au and 89.70 g/t Ag (2010)
Products: 1.96 Moz of gold and 17.69 Moz silver (over the LOM)
Owner: Goldcorp Inc.
country/region: ARGENTINA
Continent: South America
| Cerro Vanguardia
Cerro Vanguardia mine is located 150 km northwest of Puerto San Julian in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina.It is a gold-silver surface and underground mine located in Southern Argentina.The gold deposit at Cerro Vanguardia was first discovered in 1976.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2022
Reserves/Resources: 23.41 Mt at 2.95 g/t gold & 62.35 g/t silver (Dec 31, 2011, proven & probable reserves)
Products: Gold - 212 koz in 2011 @ $393/oz total cash cost
Silver - 2.9 Moz in 2011
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 92.5%,Fomento Minero De Santa Cruz S.E. - 7.5%
country/region: ARGENTINA
Continent: South America
| Veladero Mine
The Veladero mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Argentina It is located in the San Juan Province of Argentina, immediately to the south of the Pascua-Lama property in the highly prospective Frontera District.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Reserves/Resources: 11.3 Moz Au (2010, proven and probable reserves)
Products: 1.2m oz (2010)
Owner: Barrick Gold
country/region: ARGENTINA
Continent: South America
| Boddington
The Boddington Gold Mine is a gold and copper mine located 17 km northwest of Boddington, Western Australia.A large open-cut mining operation, it commenced in 1987 and ceased mining on 30 November 2001 after the known oxide ore resource had been processed.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 20
Reserves/Resources: Gold-20.3moz Copper - 2.26blb
(Dec 31, 2011, proven & probable reserves)
Products: Gold - 741 koz in 2011 Copper - 69 Mlbs in 2011
Owner: Newmont Mining Corp.
country/region: AUSTRALIA
Continent: Oceania
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