Sadiola Mine
Long Life of Mine with Significant Expansion Potential
2022 Production: 175 koz
Average Reserve Grade: 1.5 g/t
Total Mineral Reserves: 7.3 Moz
The Sadiola Gold Project is a large-scale open pit mine located in Western Mali, 80 km south of the regional capital of Kayes.
With a production history of 8.3 Moz over 25 years and substantive Mineral Reserves and exploration upside, Allied consolidated the previous JV structure in 2020 to gain 80% ownership of the project. Since its acquisition, Allied has restarted mining and carried out expansion feasibility studies to increase production to 300koz per year over 19 years at an AISC of below $1,000/oz. Further to this, the company has added 3.3 Moz to the Mineral Reserves, including additional oxide ore within existing pits that can be processed via the existing 5Mtpa plant to produce 175 to 200 koz per year. An optimization study has been carried out in Q1 2023 to target a meaningful increase in metallurgical recoveries over the feasibility study levels, and further test work and engineering is ongoing.
In 2023, Allied defined a phased expansion approach to progressively expand the project’s production profile whilst lowering costs and optimizing operations. The plan targets ~200 koz/y over a 6 year period, before Diba project contributions.
In July 2023, Allied agreed to acquire the Diba Project (consisting of the permitted Korali-Sud Small Scale Mining License as well as the Lakanfla Exploration License) from Elemental Altus Royalties Corp pursuant to the terms of a share purchase agreement, which is subject to regulatory approvals. The Diba Project is located 15 kilometres south of the Sadiola processing plant, adjacent to the Sadiola Large Scale Mining License, creating the opportunity to leverage substantial synergies and generate significant value in the short term. Allied believes there is the potential to increase gold ounces at Diba, and the oxide and transitional categories are targeted to be added to the near-term Sadiola mine plan after completing delineation drilling and studies.
Côte d'Ivoire Complex
Capturing Synergy and Extending Mine Life
2022 Production: 196 koz
Reserves Average Grade: 1.42 g/t
Mineral Reserves: 1.0 Moz
Comprising of the Bonikro and Agbaou Gold Project, the Côte d’Ivoire Complex is a set of open pit mines located approximately 20km apart. Allied has made significant progress in optimizing and integrating the two projects into a single business asset to capture synergies covering the highly prospective Greenstone Belt.
Since taking ownership of the two assets, the Company has restored the open pits to design and replaced mining equipment as well as expanding exploration activities– providing significant potential to extend life of mine and driving higher material movements and grades to target a production level of 200koz per year.
Kurmuk Project
High Quality Development Project with Significant Upside
Target Production: 200koz per year
Reserves Average Grade: 1.53 g/t
Mineral Reserves: 2.6 Moz
The Kurmuk Gold Project is an open pit mine located in western Ethiopia, in the highly prolific Arabian-Nubian shield.
Since acquiring the project, Allied has invested heavily in exploration and progressed the required studies including the completion of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) in Q4 2022 to support the development of the project. Results from DFS support strong project economics with a forecasted annual production of ~200 koz/yr over 12+ years LOM at an AISC of <US$900/oz. The project presents significant upside to increase production and mine life, driven by exploration success and geological endowment, and supported by access to low-cost hydro power.