 Truck in Tasiast gold mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Tasiast Gold Mine Location of Tasiast Gold Mine | |
| Region | Inchiri |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Coordinates | 20°35′0″N 15°30′0″W / 20.58333°N 15.50000°W |
| Production | |
| Production | 56,611[1] |
| Financial year | 2010 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Active | 2008-present |
| Owner | |
| Company | Kinross Gold |
| Website | kinross |
| Year of acquisition | 2010 |
The Tasiast gold mine is a gold deposit located in central western Mauritania, near the coast. The operating licence was granted to Tasiast Mauritanie Limited S.A. (TMLSA), a subsidiary of the Canadian group Kinross Gold Corporation. Mining activities began in 2007.
The mine is located in the Inchiri and Dakhlet Nouadhibou regions, 250 kilometres (160 mi) south-west of Nouadhibou and 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Nouakchott. In 2022, the mine produced 538,591 ounces of gold (15.2 tonnes). Tasiast is an open-pit mine. Gold is extracted using conventional methods, and processed by crushing, grinding and leaching with cyanide.
- ^ "Tasiast, Mauritania". Kinross Gold. Retrieved 27 August 2011.