MINING INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGER
Mamadou Dikouma
Ministry 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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SERIE
FORMAT
CONTACT
MINERA
AGE
CRETACE
IRHAZER
JURASSIQUE
TRIAS
PERMIEN
AGADES
IZEGOUA
TAGORA S
CARBONIFE TAGORA I
RE
INFERIEUR TERADA
PROTEROZOI
Unconformity
TEGAMA
SOCLE
Irhazer
Assaouas
U_M
Unconformity U_O
Tchirezrine II
Unconformity U_M
Abinky = An 1
Unconformity
Tchirezrine I
Unconformity
Mousseden = An 1
Unconformity
Téloua 3
Unconformity
Téloua 2
Unconformity
Téloua 1
Unconformity
Aokaré
Tej-Tama-Moradi
Unconformity
Izégouandane
Unconformity
Madaouéla
Tarat
U_D
Unconformity U_M
Tchinézogue
Guézouman
Unconformity U_M
Talach
Unconformity
Téragh
Unconformity
U_O
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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
NIGER
HOPEFULLY YOUR NEXT
MINING DESTINATION