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Taparko Project
Taparko
Country Burkina Faso 
Close to Taparko
Status PRODUCTION 
Latitude / Longitude 13 N 17 / 0 E 22
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Risk and valuation analysis of the Taparko Project
Status Risk : Production
Country Risk : Moderate
Resource Risk : 42.00%
In situ value
1,033,088,014 $
Title(s) of the Taparko Project
High River Gold Mines Ltd.
Owner: 90%
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High River Gold Mines Ltd., through its Burkinabe subsidiary Société des Mines de Taparko (Somita SA), is currently constructing the first new gold mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa. In August 2004, with the granting of the exploitation permit for Taparko, High River increased its interest to 90% in the project and the Government of Burkina Faso held a 10% carried interest.
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Royal Gold holds two initial concurrent production payments, both equivalent to GSR royalties, and two subsequent GSR royalties at the Taparko mine. The first GSR royalty (“TB-GSR1”) is fixed at a rate of 15.0%. The second GSR royalty (“TB-GSR2”) more...
Location of the Taparko Project
The Taparko-Bouroum project is located 200 km northeast of the capital of Ouagadougou, with the Bouroum satellite deposit approximately 50 kilometres northwest of Taparko.
 
History of the Taparko Project
The original discovery at Taparko was made in 1980 by the Burkina Faso Government department of geology and mining (BUMIGEB). High River and an associate entered into a joint venture agreement for the Taparko property in August 1993 and were granted  more...
 
Geology of the Taparko Project
The Taparko-Bouroum project lies within the early Proterozoic Birimian greenstone belts of the West African Craton, which extend into Mali and Ghana hosting such multi-million ounce deposits as Obuasi (Ghana), Sadiola (Mali) and Morilla (Mali). The T more...
 
Reserves and resources of the Taparko Project
TonnageGradeReserves and resources
GoldGold
g/toz
 Probable643,0004.32 89 307
 Proven and Probable643,0004.32 89 307
 Indicated6,152,0002.86 565 683
 Mesured and Indicated6,152,0002.86 565 683
 Inferred1,290,0002.30 95 391
 Total 8 085 000 750 382
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Reserves and resources of the Taparko Project
MetalTotalReservesResources / Mineralized MaterialUnitIn situ value
ProvenProbableProven and ProbableMeasuredIndicatedMesured and IndicatedInferred
 Gold 750 382 89 307 89 307 565 683 565 683 95 391oz1 020 218 968 US$
Production history
Metal20102009
GOLD (oz)127,68499,536
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Data last updated on : 1/31/2011
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