Sanankoro Project Area

Sanankoro Gold Project
Location Yanfolila Gold Belt, south Mali
Project Area Five contiguous permits (Bokoro II, Bokoro Est, Dako II, Kodiou & Sanankoro II) covering approximately 342 sq km - during 2023 Bokoro II (63.1 sq km) & Kodiou (50 sq km) expired; new applications are to be submitted once the Mali government’s moratorium on issuing permits (announced on 28 November 2022) is lifted
Gold Mineralisation Oxides up to 207m depth & high-grade sulphides identified at depth​
DFS &
Optimised Project Economics (2022)
  • 52.3% IRR
  • 1.2 year payback period
  • US$71.8m first full year FCF
  • US$234m FCF over life of mine
  • US$997/oz AISC
  • 6.8 years Reserve mine life
  • 56,000 oz pa average production
  • US$90m pre-production capital

(based on a gold price of US$1,750/oz; announcement 21 November 2022)

Updated DFS due 2025
Maiden Probable Reserve (2022) 10.1 Mt at 1.30 g/t Au for 422 koz

(based on a gold price of US$1,650/oz; announcement 21 November 2022)​
Mineral Resource Estimate (2024) 31.4 Mt at 1.04 g/t Au for 1,044 koz, comprising:

  • Indicated 19.0 Mt at 1.13 g/t Au for 689 koz; plus
  • Inferred 12.4 Mt at 0.89 g/t Au for 354 koz

(based on a gold price of US$2,400/oz; cut-off grade 0.3 g/t Au; announcement 15 January 2025)
Additional Exploration Target (2022) 26.0-35.2 Mt at 0.58-1.21 g/t Au for 490-1,370 koz

(announcement 07 November 2022)

Click here for an overview of the Sanankoro Project Area / Sanankoro Gold Project as at May 2024.

Sanankoro Timeline

Sanankoro Financing

In 2023 Cora appointed Atlantique Finance as its sole adviser in the structuring & mobilisation of a medium-term US$70m loan, which will be used to support all aspects of the development & construction of the Sanankoro Gold Mine.