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Montage gains environmental permit for Côte d’Ivoire gold project

Fri May 10 2024

Montage Gold has been granted an environmental permit by the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition of Côte d’Ivoire (MOE) for its Koné project, marking a significant step in the project’s development. The company obtained a signed ministerial order from the MOE for the project, which has a 16-year mine life and expected annual gold production of more than 300,000oz over the initial eight years.

It has also submitted mining permit applications and expects to receive all necessary approvals by the second half of 2024. In preparation for the environmental permit, Montage completed an ESIA based on the project design detailed in the updated feasibility study.

The company noted that the ESIA was a collaborative effort with CECAF, an independent environmental consultancy in Côte d’Ivoire. This comprehensive ESIA was submitted to the Agence Nationale de l’Environnement (ANDE) in December of the previous year.

Source: https://www.mining-technology.com/