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| amount = ~450,000oz annually (2023) |
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The '''Sukari mine''' or '''Alsukari mine''' ( |
The '''Sukari mine''' or '''Alsukari mine''' (Arabic: السكري ''Al-Sukkari'', [[Egyptian Arabic|Egyptian pronunciation]]: ''El-Sokkari'') is a [[gold mine]] located in the [[Nubian Desert]]/[[Eastern Desert]], 25km from [[Marsa Alam]], on the [[Red Sea]], in [[Egypt]]. The Sukari mine is Egypt's first modern gold mine. |
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Egypt was known in the ancient world as being a source of gold, and one of the earliest available maps shows a gold mine at this location.<ref> |
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{{cite web|url=http://www.eeescience.utoledo.edu/faculty/harrell/egypt/turin%20papyrus/harrell_papyrus_map_text.htm|title=Turin Papyrus Map from Ancient Egypt}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Today. Sukari is a combination of an [[open-pit mining|open-pit mine]] mine and an underground mine.<ref name="sukuri">{{cite web|url=https://www.anglogoldashanti.com/portfolio/africa/sukari-egypt/|title=Sukari, Egypt - AnglogGold Ashanti}}</ref> The site is supplied by a 30km-long pipeline bringing water from the Red Sea. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The $265-million project began gold production in 2009 with 850 workers. |
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The $265-million project began gold production in 2009 with 850 workers. The initial yield was 2 g/t, with future yields expected to rise to between 5 g/t and 10 g/t.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/egypts-sukari-gold-mine-to-begin-producing-200-000-ozy-2009-02-11 |title=Egypt's Sukari gold mine to begin producing 200 000 oz/y |newspaper=Mining Weekly |first=Martin |last=Creamer |date=11 February 2009}}</ref> |
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In October 2012 [[Centamin]]'s licence for the Sukari mine was annulled by an Egyptian court,<ref name="License" /> and in December operations were suspended over a payment dispute and exports halted.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mining.com/centamin-stock-collapses-after-operations-gold-exports-halted-by-cairo-45897/ |title=Centamin stock collapses after operations, gold exports halted by Cairo |newspaper=mining.com |first=Frik |last=Els |date=13 December 2012}}</ref> Within a week significant parts of the dispute with the Egyptian state were resolved and exports were resumed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mining.com/centamins-stock-recovers-after-resuming-egypt-gold-exports-47148/ |title=Centamin’s stock recovers as gold export resumes |newspaper=mining.com |first=Cecilia |last=Jamasmie |date=18 December 2012}}</ref> |
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By 2014 production had risen to 250,000 ounces in the first nine months, with a target figure for the entire year of 420,000 ounces.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mining.com/centamin-shares-jump-on-sukari-gold-mine-results-55111-31375/ |title=Centamin shares jump on Sukari gold mine results |newspaper=mining.com |first=Cecilia |last=Jamasmie |date=9 October 2014}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 10:54, 11 December 2024
| Location | |
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  Sukari mine | |
| Red Sea Governorate | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Coordinates | 24°57′25″N 34°42′36″E / 24.95694°N 34.71000°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Gold |
| Production | ~450,000oz annually (2023) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Owner | |
| Company | AngloGold Ashanti plc |
The Sukari mine or Alsukari mine (Arabic: السكري Al-Sukkari, Egyptian pronunciation: El-Sokkari) is a gold mine located in the Nubian Desert/Eastern Desert, 25km from Marsa Alam, on the Red Sea, in Egypt. The Sukari mine is Egypt's first modern gold mine.
Egypt was known in the ancient world as being a source of gold, and one of the earliest available maps shows a gold mine at this location.[1]
Today. Sukari is a combination of an open-pit mine mine and an underground mine.[2] The site is supplied by a 30km-long pipeline bringing water from the Red Sea.
History
[edit]The $265-million project began gold production in 2009 with 850 workers.