The Kibali mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, exceeded its 2019 production guidance of 750 000 oz of gold by a substantial margin, delivering 814 027 oz in a record year, Canadian gold miner Barrick Gold has reported.
CEO Mark Bristow, who was in Kinshasa on Monday, said that the 45%-owned Kibali’s performance demonstrated how a modern, tier-one gold mine could be developed and operated successfully in what is one of the world’s most remote regions, where infrastructure was under-endowed.
Already one of the world’s most highly automated underground gold mines, Kibali continued its technological advance with the introduction of truck and drill training simulators and the integration of systems for personnel safety tracking and ventilation demand control.