MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGER

Mamadou DikoumaMinistry of Mines and Energy

COUNTRY PRESENTATION (1)• West African

country• 1 267 000 sqm land

surface• 2/3 of desert• 15 millions

inhabitants• Capital City :

Niamey

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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• 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, <300 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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• 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 (> 40% Fe)•Several billion resources (> 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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