MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGER

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MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGER
Mamadou Dikouma Ministry of Mines and
Energy
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COUNTRY PRESENTATION (1)

• West African country
• 1 267 000 sqm land surface
• 2/3 of desert
• 15 millions inhabitants
• Capital City Niamey

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COUNTRY PRESENTATION (2)

• Political transition period
• Way back to democracy
• Second round of Presidential on March 12th
• Civilian regime to be in place on April 6th

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MINING IN NIGER (1)

• 4th Word Largest Uranium Producer since several
  decades
• 3,4 ktU of output in 2010
• Past production 110 KtU (1971)
• 3 operating Mines
• 1 Under construction (2013)

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• Over 300 kTU of reserves (1/2 Imou)
• Forecast production 10 KtU by 2015
• Advanced project with significant resources
• Over 120 valid licenses, 130 under process, lt300
  Open

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• Forecast production of 10 KtU by 2015
• Advanced project with significant resources
  scoping study completed
• Ongoing exploration programs

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• URANIUM DEPOSITS
• Northern Niger, West of Air Mountains
• Tim Mersoi basin
• Pale and Mesozoic formations
• Front roll type deposits within arenites

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AGE SERIE FORMAT CONTACT MINERA
  CRETACE TEGAMA   Unconformity  
  CRETACE   IRHAZER Irhazer   U_M
  CRETACE   IRHAZER Assaouas Unconformity U_O
    JURASSIQUE         AGADES Tchirezrine II Unconformity U_M
    JURASSIQUE         AGADES Abinky An 1 Unconformity  
    JURASSIQUE         AGADES Tchirezrine I Unconformity  
  TRIAS         AGADES Mousseden An 1 Unconformity  
  TRIAS         AGADES Téloua 3 Unconformity  
  TRIAS         AGADES Téloua 2 Unconformity  
  TRIAS         AGADES Téloua 1 Unconformity  
  PERMIEN IZEGOUA Aokaré   U_O
  PERMIEN IZEGOUA Tej-Tama-Moradi Unconformity  
  PERMIEN IZEGOUA Izégouandane Unconformity  
    CARBONIFERE INFERIEUR TAGORA S Madaouéla   U_D
    CARBONIFERE INFERIEUR TAGORA S Tarat Unconformity U_M
    CARBONIFERE INFERIEUR TAGORA I Tchinézogue  
    CARBONIFERE INFERIEUR TAGORA I Guézouman Unconformity U_M
    CARBONIFERE INFERIEUR TERADA Talach Unconformity  
    CARBONIFERE INFERIEUR TERADA Téragh Unconformity  
PROTEROZOI SOCLE      
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• Front roll type deposits common
• Other possibility to explore
• Unconformity type
• Paleochannel type in Air Mountains where
  geophysical survey achieved concessions

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• Djado basin underexplored
• East Air, West Tibesti
• Paleozoic and Mesozoic formations with arenites
  units
• Historic works
• Radiometric anomalies

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• GOLD
• Mined since 2004
• 2 to 6 tons of gold per year
• Several concessions granted
• Some application under process
• Few available concession

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• COAL
• Mined since 1980
• Thermal coal (Lignites to brown coal)
• Mine Mouth Power Plant 36 MW
• Capacity expansion program
• 15 millions of reserves, 33 Years

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• COAL
• Project carrying out feasibility study
• Thermal coal (Lignites to brown coal)
• Mine Mouth Power Plant 200 MW
• 50 millions of reserves, 40 Years

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• IRON
• A lot of occurrences all through the country
• 1.2 billion of reserves (gt 40 Fe)
• Several billion resources (gt 35 to 55 Fe)

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• Ministry of Mines
• Regulation
• Licenses granting
• Guichet Unique
• Mining experience
• Devoted and qualified crew

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• LICENCES GRANTING PROCEDURES
• Easy and simple
• Quick 3 months according to mining law
• Subject to mining agreement signature

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• INCITATIVES CONDITIONS
• Mining agreement from exploration through mining
  stage stabilizing all conditions
• Many exemptions, tax holidays
• Big scale mines special conditions

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• MINING WITH RESPONSABILITY
• 15 of Government mining income for local
  development since 2006
• Social Mining Program drafting
• Companies asked to commit themselves for local
  development

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• NIGER WELCOME NINING INVESTMENT
• Good mineral potential
• Incitative legal conditions
• Experience in mining management

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