A gold mine 60 km southwest of Kayes and 25 km north of Sadiola Hill. Opened 2001, reserves 13 Mt grading 3.7 g/t. "Yatela began production in 2001 and will cease production by the end of 2016" (from company website, accessed August 18, 2015).

Located 25 kilometres north-north-west of the Sadiola Gold Mine.

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Mineral List

ⓘ Native Gold

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Breccia

ⓘ Carbonate sediment

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Bermudez-Lugo, O. (2011) THE MINERAL INDUSTRIES or MALI AND NIGER. Minerals Yearbook Area Reports: International Review, 2009, Africa and the Middle East, 25. USGS.

Hein, K.A.A., Matsheka, I.R., Bruguier, O., Masurel, Q., Bosch, D., Caby, R., Monie, P. (2015) The Yatela gold deposit: 2 billion years in the making. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 112, 548-569.

Guillaume Vic, Mario Billa (2015) Geological setting and types of carbonate-hosted gold deposits in the Birimian of West Africa. SGA 2015 : Ressources minérales dans un monde durable, SGA (Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits), Aug 2015, Nancy, France.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

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References

www.iamgold.com (n.d.) http://www.iamgold.com/English/operations/operating-mines/yatela-gold-mine-mali/default.aspx

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