Sadiola
Sadiola | |
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Commune and town | |
Sadiola Location in Mali | |
Coordinates: 13°53′20″N 11°42′10″W / 13.88889°N 11.70278°WCoordinates: 13°53′20″N 11°42′10″W / 13.88889°N 11.70278°W | |
Country | Mali |
Region | Kayes Region |
Cercle | Kayes Cercle |
Area | |
• Total | 5,010 km2 (1,930 sq mi) |
Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 39,305 |
• Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Sadiola is a commune and small town in western Mali, south of Kayes. The commune includes 46 villages[3] and in 2009 had a population of 39,305.
Sadiola has two large open cast gold mines, the Société d'Exploitation des Mines d'Or de Sadiola S.A (SEMOS) als to referred to as the Sadiola_Gold_Mine and the Yatela Gold Mine. Both mines were operated by Anglogold-Ashanti as joint ventures with IAMGOLD and the Republic of Mali.[4] In February 2019, Sadiola Exploration Limited ("SADEX"), a subsidiary jointly held by IAMGOLD and AGA entered into an agreement to sell their interest (80%) in Société d’Exploitation des Mines d’Or de Yatela (SEMOY) to the Mali government. By the end of 2020, IAMGOLD and AGA sold 80% of their interests in the Sadiola mine[5] to the private mid-tier producer Allied Gold Corp and 1% to the Republic of Mali (upping their interest from 18% to 20%).[6]
References[]
- ^ Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Sadiola 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-22.
- ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
- ^ Communes de la Région de Kayes (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.
- ^ https://s2.q4cdn.com/610165863/files/doc_financials/2020/ar/FINAL-IAMGOLD_2020-Annual-Report_EN.pdf
- ^ "IAMGOLD Completes Sale of Its Interest in the Sadiola Gold Mine".
- ^ https://s2.q4cdn.com/610165863/files/doc_financials/2020/ar/FINAL-IAMGOLD_2020-Annual-Report_EN.pdf
- Communes of Kayes Region
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