| Crixás Project |
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Crixás |
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Brazil
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Brasilia |
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PRODUCTION
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Latitude / Longitude |
14 S 25 / 49 W 58 |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Crixás Project |
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| Title(s) of the Crixás Project |
 | Kinross Gold Corporation
Joint venture: 50% |
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| Kinross acquired its 50% ownership interest in the Crixás underground mine. AngloGold Ashanti is the other 50% owner and operator of the mine. |
 | AngloGold Ashanti Ltd
Joint venture: 50% |
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| AngloGold Ashanti and Kinross Gold Corporation each own 50% of Serra Grande. |
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| Location of the Crixás Project |
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The Mineracao Serra Grande mines are situated 3 km south of the city of Crixás in the Goías State of Central Brazil. This location is 260 km northwest of Brasilia, the country’s capital.
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| History of the Crixás Project |
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The Crixas Mine was first exploited by garimpeiros as open-pit workings, and it was in 1973 that geological investigation of the area commenced. Inco first began geological, geochemical and geophysical reconnaissance work in the Crixas region in that more...
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| Geology of the Crixás Project |
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The mine is host to a number of orebodies although only two, the Mina III and Mina Nova are currently exploited. The gold deposits are hosted by a sequence of schists, volcanics and carbonates, which occur in a typical greenstone belt structural setting.
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
| GOLD (oz) | 149,308 | 175,350 | 182,609 | 194,029 | 211,149 | 205,164 | 190,239 | 179,932 | 211,079 | 211,537 |
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2009
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Disclaimer
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