Gold production at Robex's Mali mine to start by year-end

Robex Resources

09/09/2014 16:14

BAMAKO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Canada's Robex Resources  RBX.V  
expects to pour the first bar of gold from its Nampala mine in 
southern Mali by the end of this year, the company's country 
manager said on Tuesday. 
    Toronto- and Frankfurt-listed Robex has completed 
construction of the mine, located around 300 km (195 miles) 
south of Bamako, and is currently in the trials phase, Abdel 
Kader Maïga told Reuters in an interview.  
    "Without giving a precise date, I can say that production 
will begin before the end of the year," he said. "The reserves 
are estimated at 400,000 ounces." 
    Robex holds eight exploration permits, all located in Mali.  
    Gold production in Mali, Africa's third-biggest gold 
producer after South Africa and Ghana, hit 67.4 tonnes in 2013 
due to a growth in artisanal mining.  
    Nine companies including Randgold Resources  RRS.L , 
Anglogold Ashanti  ANGJ.J  and Resolute Mining  RSG.AX  have 
operations in the country which has estimated reserves of about 
609 tonnes.  
     
 
 (Reporting by Tiemoko Diallo; Writing by Joe Bavier; editing by 
Keiron Henderson) 
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Keywords: GOLD MALI/ROBEX RESOURCES