Eritrean Sketches Gold Mining

Eritrea looks to build mining sector to kick-start economy

Eritrea expects to have four mines in operation by 2018 producing gold, copper, zinc and potash as one of Africa's poorest nations looks to build an industry that can kick-start its economy, a top ...


Bisha Mining

In 2013 the Mine expanded and converted to high-grade copper concentrate production. Bisha enjoys 11+ years of high-grade mineral reserves. The Bisha Mine is expected to produce payable metals of 891 million pounds of copper, 414,000 ounces of gold, 1.7 billion pounds of zinc, and 14 million ounces of silver through the remaining mine life.


Case Study: Eritrean Mining Industry 1

ABA Rule of Law Initiative 1 Case Study: Eritrean Mining Industry1 I. Case Study Overview Research Question Mining is one of Eritrea's fastest-growing industries.2 The Bisha gold mine alone has reportedly contributed US$800 million to the Eritrean economy since it first opened in 2011,3 and the government hopes to have four additional mines in operation to produce gold, …


Exciting New Gold-Copper Discoveries in Eritrea

Alpha Key Highlights. Alpha Exploration Ltd is an Exploration Company focused on the discovery of world class economic gold and base metals deposits in the highly prospective Arabian …


Major Mines & Projects | Asmara Project

The Asmara Project is held by Asmara Mining Share Company ("AMSC") of which Sunridge Gold Corp. owned 60% of the shares and Eritrean National Mining Corporation ("ENAMCO") owns 40% of the shares, with 30% being a participating interest purchased from Sunridge Gold Corp. and 10% being a carried interest that ENAMCO was entitled to by law.


The Power of Mining and the Future of Eritrea

Eritrea is a poor country located in the horn of Africa. Its high poverty rate of 50 percent is a burden on Eritreans seeking greater well-being. Although the country is poor, the mining sector has shown considerable promise for the future of Eritrea.The GDP growth rate increase from 2.2 percent in 2010 to 8.7 percent in 2011, which made it one of the fastest …


Eritrea Gold Production, 1994 – 2024 | CEIC Data

Eritrea Gold Production was reported at 4,200.000 kg in Dec 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,400.000 kg for Dec 2021. ... Metal and Mining Sector – Table WB.USGS.GOLD: Precious Metals: Gold: Production by Country or Locality. View Eritrea's Gold Production from 1994 to 2022 in the chart: max 1y 5y 10y. Apply Get ...


Andiamo Exploration – Gold and Base Metals in Eritrea

Andiamo Exploration Ltd is exploring for gold, copper and zinc in Eritrea. The company's owned Haykota licence, which has numerous advanced volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) and orogenic gold targets, lies 50km along strike of Nevsun's Bisha Mine.


Eritrea – newcomer to global mining

By Lionel Williams – Editor, miningreviewThe emergence in the first quarter of this year of the first modern-day mine in Eritrea, Canadian-based Nevsun Resources Limited's low cost, high grade Bisha goldcopper operation, marks an historic milestone in the development of the country that straddles the horn of Africa as a low-key but growing new entrant on the …


Asmara Copper-Zinc-Gold-Silver Project

The Asmara project is an advanced-stage, copper-zinc-gold-silver project located near Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea, Africa. The project encompasses four advanced deposits, namely Debarwa, Emba Derho, Adi Nefas and Gupo, and …


Mining and Exploration Activities in Eritrea | ECSS | Eritrean …

Bisha Mining Share Co (BMSC) is a mining company formed by a joint venture agreement between Eritrea's National Mining Corp. (ENAMCO) and Canada's Nevsun Resources Ltd. BMSC managed to successfully start and operate the first modern mine in Eritrea. Bisha mine was commissioned in the end of 2010 and commercial production started …


Sunridge is now good to go at its Asmara VMS Project in Eritrea

Courtesy Sunridge Gold. Management Q&A: View From the Top. The Gold Report: Why did Sunridge Gold Corp. (SGC:TSX.V; SGCNF:OTCQX) choose to work in Eritrea? Michael Hopley: We chose Eritrea because ...


Bisha Project, Eritrea

In 2019, Zijin Mining acquired Nevsun Resources's 60% stake in the Bisha mine. Zijin Mining currently owns a 55% interest in the mine and ENAMCO holds the remaining 45%. Bisha is estimated to have a remaining mine life of six years. The mine processes 2.4 million tonnes a year (mtpa) of copper-zinc-gold-silver ore. Location of the Bisha project


Alpha Exploration explores "last frontier" in Eritrea

Haile has worked in the Koka gold field in Eritrea, which includes the Zara gold mine. Scott McKeag is the Alpha Advanced Project Manager with 30 years of experience as a geologist around the world and particularly in neighbouring Sudan, where he was involved in the discovery and development of the Jebel Ohier porphyry copper-gold deposit ...


Slavery charges against Canadian mining company settled …

Among the 100 countries was Eritrea, where the operations of the gold, copper and zinc Bisha mine gave rise to one of the most closely observed pieces of litigation in Canada in recent years ...


Asmara Project

Highlights. The Asmara Project integrates six copper, zinc, gold and silver volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits, located near Asmara, Eritrea. The strategic mine plan utilizes both conventional open pit and underground …


We were forced to work at Western-run mine, say Eritrean …

MONEY PIT: The main excavation at the Bisha mine in northwest Eritrea, which is operated by a Canadian-owned company. The mine, pictured in February 2016, is a source of gold, copper and zinc ore.


Zara Mining Share Company | LinkedIn

Zara Mining Share Company is a Mining and Metals company located in Eritrea. Skip to main content LinkedIn. Articles People Learning Jobs Games Join now Sign in Zara Mining Share Company Mining Zara, Anseba 1,293 ... Mako Gold Mining Brisbane, Queensland Shanta Gold Limited Mining ...


Eritrea: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources

Gold mining in Eritrea was carried out in the VMS deposits in 2010. A treatment plant at the Bisha Mine was commissioned by the Nevsun that hoped to commence with its commercial production in 2011. A feasibility study on the …


Koka gold project, Eritrea.

Client The project is 80%-owned by Chalice Gold Mines and 20%-owned by Dragon Mining, while the Eritrean government is entitled to a 10% free carried interest. In addition, the Eritrean government ...


Eritrea Copper and gold finds could end up breaking China's …

Alpha's exploration director, geologist Tewelde Haile, also worked on the Zara mine, as well as in gold in Ethiopia. Another prospect. British junior Andiamo Exploration claims to …


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Mining in Eritrea: could a new potash project spur …

The UN's report highlights five ways in which the Colluli mine will be able to positively impact Eritrea's development. " The analysis shows the main impacts of Colluli are: exports of $537m that could represent 50% of Eritrean …


Alpha Exploration explores "last frontier" in Eritrea

Exploration for gold was undertaken in the 1920's and 1930's when Italian colonists controlled Eritrea, and then later (2010-2013) by AngloGold-Ashanti as part of a joint …


Danakali's potash project could be a game changer for Eritrea …

Mining industry experts said the success of Bisha, which has produced gold, silver, copper and zinc since construction was completed in 2010, showed ventures in Eritrea can succeed. Share Mining ...


Danakali begins work to get Eritrean potash project off

Colluli has the potential to produce 944,000 tonnes of sop, a premium grade fertilizer, over its 200-year plus mine-life. Danakali begins work to get Eritrean potash project off the ground ...


Eritrea poised for mining boom

The government of Eritrea as well as the foreign mining companies involved and moving into the country are agreed that the country is moving towards a mining boom and is on the verge of becoming a new entrant on the international mining map. "I agree with the growing predictions that Eritrea is moving towards a mining boom. It will not be long before we see …


What did Canadian mining executives know about possible …

The mine is 40 per cent owned by the Eritrean National Mining Corporation (ENAMCO). The Bisha mine opened in 2011 and has produced hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of gold, copper and zinc.


The Saudi-Eritrean Gold Mine – Martin Plaut

Of course – as is normal in Eritrea – nothing more was revealed and there are many issues that could have considered. But one could have been the prime gold mine that is a joint Saudi-Eritrean initiative: the Franco Mining Share Company. The information below is from the Franco website, but it is quite revealing. What it does not explain is ...


Eritrea Gold Mining News Monitoring

White Gold Corp. Encounters Highest Gold Values to Date and Doubles Strike Length of the Newly Discovered Gold-In-Soil ... TORONTO, Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTCQX: WHGOF, FRA: 29W) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that infill and extension soil sampling has refined and extended the newly …