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Tasiast Gold Mine

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The Tasiast gold mine is a gold deposit located in central western Mauritania, near the coast. The operating licence was granted to Tasiast Mauritanie Limited S.A. (TMLSA), a subsidiary of the Canadian group Kinross Gold Corporation. Mining activities began in 2007. The mine is located in the Inchir

i and Dakhlet Nouadhibou regions, 250 kilometres (160 mi) south-west of Nouadhibou and 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Nouakchott. In 2022, the mine produced 538,591 ounces of gold (15.2 tonnes). Tasiast is an open-pit mine. Gold is extracted using conventional methods, and processed by crushing, grinding and leaching with cyanide.

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