
(AGENPARL) – mer 05 luglio 2023 Since pouring first gold in 2010, the Tongon mine has never had an unprofitable quarter.
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PRESS RELEASE
[Successful Exploration Continues to Extend Tongon’s Life of Mine](https://barrick.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1fb897e7de3c7c405313b2a7c&id=3abd3b0a4b&e=f730a4356f)
Originally scheduled for closure in 2020, the life of Barrick’s Tongon gold mine continues to be extended through successful exploration campaigns.
Speaking at a media briefing here today general manager Hilaire Diarra said that since Tongon poured its first gold in 2010, the mine has contributed $2.2 billion to the Ivorian economy in the form of taxes, infrastructure development, salaries and payments to local suppliers.
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