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Bausch, D. G.; Nichol, S. T.; Muyembe-Tamfum, J. J.; Borchert, M.; Rollin, P. E.; Sleurs, H.; Campbell, P.; Tshioko, F. K.; Roth, C.; Colebunders, R.; Pirard, P.; Mardel, S.; Olinda, L. A.; Zeller, H.; Tshomba, A.; Kulidri, A.; Libande, M. L.; Mulangu, S.; Formenty, P.; Grein, T.; Leirs, H.; Braack,
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The mine was commissioned in
September 2013 after development costing $ 1.7 billion, and was expected to operate for 18 years. The Azambi hydropower plant came into operation in 2018. In 2019 the mine produced 814,000 ounces of gold, higher than the projected level of 600,000 ounces per year for the
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in 1903. By August 1906 Hannam and O’Brien reported production of 600 ounces of gold per month, and shipped the first consignment to
Brussels. In 1926 the Belgian government established the Société des Mines d’Or de Kilo-Moto (SOKIMO) to operate the mines. Most mining in the region around the Kibali
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There was a sharp drop in production during the unsettled conditions that followed independence in 1960, with most gold extracted by artisanal workers and small-scale alluvial operations. There are no accurate records of production during the period of civil unrest in the 1980s and 1990s. A joint
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The Kibali Gold Mine combines open pit and underground mining. Facilities include a sulphide and oxide plant that can process 7.2 million tonnes of ore per year, three 44MW hydroelectric stations, a 32MW backup thermal power generator and separate storage facilities for cyanide and flotation
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intrusions. There are two zones: Kibali-Durba-Karagba trends north-east, and Pakaka-Mengu trends north-west. Gold-bearing deposits are found throughout the region. As of
December 2018 proven and probable gold reserves were about 8.3 million ounces.
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goldfields. It includes the
Karagba-Chaffeur-Durba (KCD) deposit complex and the satellite Sessenge, Pakaka, Pamao, Gorumbwa, Kibali, Mengu Hill, Mengu Village, Megi, Marakeke, Kombokolo, Sessenge and Ndala deposits. It is in the Moto
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and AngloGold
Ashanti entered a 50/50 joint venture in July 2009 and acquired Moto Goldmines. In December 2009 the joint venture acquired another 20% stake from SOKIMO. Barrick acquired Randgold in January 2019.
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As of 2020 the mine was owned by Kibali
Goldmines, which in turn was owned by Barrick (45%), AngloGold Ashanti (45%) and Société Miniére de Kilo-Moto (SOKIMO) (10%). Barrick was the project operator.
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discovered the KCD deposit in 1998 and completed several drilling programs, but withdrew later that year due to local disturbances and civil war.
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province of the northeast
Democratic Republic of the Congo. By area, it is one of the largest in Africa. The mine is named for the nearby
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Gold Mine took place in the 1950s, with more than 60% of production coming from the
Gorumbwa, Agbarabo and Durba deposits.
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acquired a 70% stake in the KCD concession, with SOKIMO retaining 30%. Moto completed feasibility studies in 2006–2009.
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L.; Ksiazek, T.; Zaki, S.; Bowen, M. D.; Smit, S. B.; Leman, P. A.; Burt, F. J.; Kemp, A.; Swanepoel, R. (2006).
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is a combined open pit and underground gold mine in the
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513:"Beyond Moto - African gold stocks rock"
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575:New England Journal of Medicine
214:The Kibali Gold Mine is in the
511:Barry Sergeant (26 Oct 2009).
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688:"Kibali Gold Mine, Orientale"
442:Kibali Gold Mine, Orientale
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655:Carisch, Enrico (2012),
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419:Kibali : Barrick
382:Marburg virus disease
266:volcano-sedimentary,
155:Open pit, underground
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224:Haut-Uele District
692:Mining Technology
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347:Facilities
338:Durba mine
287:Background
136:Production
121:Production
96:29°35′05″E
751:Haut-Uélé
676:, Barrick
312:Ownership
255:Kilo-Moto
200:Haut-Uélé
93:3°06′46″N
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316:In 2004
272:basaltic
210:Location
126:Products
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517:Mineweb
264:Archean
248:Kampala
244:Mombasa
232:Kalimva
220:Faradje
185:Company
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160:History
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165:Opened
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392:Notes
386:Watsa
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180:Owner
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