SNIM TO14 Mine

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SNIM TO14 Mine is an iron ore mine operating in Zoueratt, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the mining asset in Zoueratt, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.690084, -12.477883 (exact)

Iron Ore Mine Details

Table 1: General Mine Details

Mine status	Start date	Stop date
Operating	1963	–

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.

Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
Government of Mauritania [78.4%]; small shareholder(s) [8.3%]; Kia Corp [7.7%]; Arab Mining Co [5.7%]	E100001000087 [78.4%]; E100001015587 [8.3%]; E100001010263 [7.7%]; E100001011198 [5.7%]	Société Nationale Industriale et Minière de Mauritanie (SNIM) [100%]	E100001010510 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacity and Reserves

Design capacity (thousand metric tonnes per annum)	Total reserves (thousand metric tonnes)	Total resource (thousand metric tonnes)
2000	unknown	unknown

Table 4: Production Details (thousand metric tonnes per annum)

Production year	Iron ore mined
2022	2200
2023	2600

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