Samira Hill Gold Mine
The Samira Hill Gold Mine is a gold mine in Téra Department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. Opened in late 2004, it is the first industrial scale gold mine in the nation, and while operated by a Canadian/Moroccan consortia, the government of Niger owns both a 20% stake in its operation, and functions under government concession.- Type: Quarry
- Description: commercial gold mine in Niger
- Also known as: “Mine de Samira”
Samira Hill Gold Mine
- Categories: gold mine and industry
- Location: Tillabéri Region, Niger, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
13.40876° or 13° 24′ 32″ northLongitude
1.23671° or 1° 14′ 12″ eastOpen location code
7F53C65P+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 360078575OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mineshaftWikidata ID
Q7409553
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Samira Hill Gold Mine” goes by many names.
- French: “mine d’or Samira Hill”
- French: “Mine d’or Samira Hill”
- German: “Samira-Goldmine”
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