Gounkoto gold mine

Gounkoto is an open pit operation that utilises conventional mining methods. Open pit mining commenced in January 2011 and ore shipments to the Loulo mill commenced mid-year. The plant consists of a two stage crushing circuit next to the Gounkoto pit, producing a 120mm product, which is transported to the Loulo mill for processing. Gounkoto produced 293koz of gold in 2017. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating a number of granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.