Dit is waar het grote geld isRusoro's management are experienced operators in the country with strong governmental relationships and have spent US$250 million since 2002. The Company trades under the symbol RML on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Mining
Rusoro Mining Ltd. has two operating mines and two advanced projects in the development stage. The operating mines, the Choco 10 Mine and the Isidora Mine, are located in the El Callao region. The ore from both mines is process through the facilities at the Choco Mill.
The two projects being advanced are the Increible 6 in El Callao, located 6km from the Choco 10 and the San Rafael/El Placer (SREP) located near the town of El Dorado adjacent to the Company's La Camorra and Emilia Mill facilities.
El Callao Region -
Choco 10 Mine
Located in the historic El Callao District within 5km of the Company's Isidora Mine and 6km from Increible 6 project the Choco 10 mill facility is currently producing just under 15,000 Au ounces per month. The Choco 10 mine is on pace to produce 120,000 - 130,000 Au ounces in 2009 and current production from the Isidora Mine is approximately 4,000-5,000oz Au per month net to Rusoro. The logistics and a timeline for production expansion are currently being studied, pending the completion of the Feasibility Study.
The project has excellent access via well maintained roads from the town of El Callao and a current NI 43-101 compliant resource of 243,000 Au ounces measured, 4,435,000 Au ounces indicated and 3,020,000 Au ounces inferred. The current 43-101 compliant resource numbers are based on more than 224,000m of drilling in 2058 drill holes. All of the mineralized zones which make up the current resources are open to depth with only approximately 50% of the mineralized areas having been drill tested to date. The Company has also identified numerous untested targets within 25,000 hectares of prime exploration ground in the El Callao District which will be drilled in 2009. Drilling is on-going and the Company expects to drill in excess of 50,000m in 2009 to expand and upgrade the current resources and test new targets.
Isidora Mine
The Isidora Mine is part of the Block B land package located near the town of El Callao in Bolivar State, southeastern Venezuela. Rusoro now also controls additional leases near El Callao called the Puyero and Choco 7 projects and the entire additional land position acquired is approximately 18,272 hectares.
The high grade Isidora Mine is located 5 km from Rusoro's Choco 10 Mine and is part of a 50/50 JV with the Venezuelan Government. The mine commenced production in 2005 and to date has produced over 200,000 ounces of gold with the ore being processed through the Choco 10 Mill. The Company continues to develop ore for future production as well as to explore to increase the overall resource base.
El Dorado District -
La Camorra Mill
Rusoro now also owns as part of a 50/50 JV with the Venezuelan Government, the fully permitted and operational La Camorra mill (and surrounding concessions north of the town of El Dorado) which was constructed in 1994 and has undergone periodic upgrades since that time. The mill is capable of processing 700 t/d through a modified carbon-in-leach process. Since 2005 the mill has historically been processed ore from the Isidora Mine and small mining cooperatives at a rate between 300 and 400 t/d, on a five days per week basis.
Going forward the mill may ultimately process ore from the nearby SREP deposit upon completion of the Alverez ramp which will access the two main mineralized zones at about 200m depth. The ramp is expected to be completed in Q4 2009.
Emilia Mill
The Emilia Operations, which include the operating crushing, milling, and recovery facilities, are centrally located in the El Dorado District. The plant has historically processed ore from SREP and Emilia and high grade ore from Ceiba. The Company is evaluating its options for processing any potential ore from SREP at Emilia as upgrades would be required at the mill under this scenerio.
Exploration/Development
Rusoro currently has ten Exploration/Development projects at various stages of development. This includes exploration and development work around the Choco 10 and Isidora operating mines in El Callao.
Overall the Company has a significant land position in the major gold mining districts in Bolivar State Venezuela. The region boasts an excellent geological setting and tremendous gold discovery potential which is exemplified in the success rate at the current projects to date, which translates to the discovery of approximately 30 oz of gold discovered per meter drilled. As part of the Company's aggressive growth strategy, Rusoro drilled more than 200,000m in 2007 and 165,000m in 2008. The drilling continues in 2009 and is designed to expand and upgrade the Company's current NI 43-101 resources.
El Callao Region -
• Choco 10 EXPL / DEV
• Increible 6 EXPL / DEV
• Isidora EXPL / DEV
• Twin Shear EXPL
El Dorado District -
• SREP EXPL / DEV
• Emilia EXPL / DEV
• Ceiba EXPL / DEV
• Trinidad EXPL
Cuyuni Region
• Valle Hondo EXPL
• Yuruan EXPL