1.3M ounces of gold discovered in Egypt's Sukari mine reserves
The Australian company Centamin, which is operating the Sukari gold mine in Egypt, said that there has been an increase in the Sukari gold mine reserves by about 1.3 million ounces, which represents the largest increase in the reserves in 10 years.
The company added, in a statement published on its website, that the growth of the mine reserves represents an increase of 13 percent in proven and probable the mine reserves, to reach 11.11 million ounces at the end of June 2022, compared to 9.81 million ounces at the end of June 2021.
The company said that since the start of production in 2009, the Sukari mine has produced more than 5 million ounces of gold, and today the expected life of the mine is 14 years.
It is targeting an ambitious drilling program during the year 2023 for drilling areas of 280,000 meters underground in the Sukari concession area in Egypt, according to the statement.
The company said in the statement in 2021 that it had set a clear roadmap for producing more than 500,000 ounces annually from the Sukari gold mine over the next decade.