The Green Giant mine[1] is one of the largest vanadium mines in Madagascar.[2] The mine is located in Betioky Sud in Atsimo-Atsinanana.[2] The mine has reserves amounting to 59.2 million tonnes of ore grading 0.68% vanadium.[2] In August of 2007, the Canadian company Uranium Star Corp announced an agreement where it would buy a 75% ownership stake in the mine from Madagascar Minerals and Resources Sarl,[3] and then bought full ownership in 2009.[4] An aerial survey was conducted in 2007 and samples were drilled in 2008.[5] Uranium Star Corp rebranded as Energizer Resources Inc in December 2009, and then as NextSource Materials Inc in April 2017.[6] The mine is 11 kilometers from the Molo mine, which is also owned by NextSource.
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![Green Giant mine[1] is located in Madagascar](/wiki/File:Madagascar_location_map.svg) ![Green Giant mine[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Schlaegel_und_Eisen_nach_DIN_21800.svg/12px-Schlaegel_und_Eisen_nach_DIN_21800.svg.png){kind=small} Green Giant mine[1] Location in Madagascar | |
| Location | Betioky Sud |
| Region | Atsimo-Andrefana |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Coordinates | 24°01′S 45°03′E / 24.01°S 45.05°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Vanadium |
| Owner | |
| Company | NextSource Materials Inc. |
| Website | www |
References edit
- ^ a b "Green Giant Project : Fotadrevo, Province of Toliara, Madagascar : Technical Report Update NI 43-101" (PDF). Nextsourcematerials.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Green Giant mine" (PDF). Minerals.usgs.gov. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ "URANIUM STAR CORP FORM 8-K". 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Uranium Star Acquires Control of Madagascar's Green Giant". Mining Technology. 2009-08-06. Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Uranium Star is betting heavily on vanadium and the Green Giant deposit in Madagascar". International Mining. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Energizer Resources Inc. Announces Rebranding to NextSource Materials Inc". Next Source. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2021-09-07.