Descripción del sitio
Avnel Gold Mining Limited owns and operates the Kalana exploitation permit in Mali through its 80% owned Malian subsidiary, SOMIKA. The Kalana exploitation permit covers an area of 387 sq. kilometres on which the Kalana Mine is located. The Kalana Mine produced approximately 80,000 ounces in the period 1985-1991. SOMIKA re-commissioned the mine and plant facilities in 2003 and gold production commenced in 2004. To mid-2009 100,000 ounces have been recovered from the underground mine, which has a mineral resource base of 886,000 ounces ( Measured and Indicated Category) and 257,000 ounces (Inferred Category), estimated at 31 December 2008.