GoviEx acquired the Anou Mellé tenement from the Government of Niger in 2007. The objective of the current drilling program is to expand on historical data from previous drilling by French, Japanese and Nigerien Government exploration programs and to identify mineable resources that could be developed in conjunction with the nearby Madaouela tenements. GoviEx has located all of the historical holes drilled at Anou Mellé and our confirmatory and expansion drilling program is ramping up. Three brand new, state of the art, custom made GEFCO drilling machines, are leading the expanded exploration program at Madaouela and Anno Melle. A total of 8 drilling machines will be used on the current program. [Insert link to photos of New Drilling Machines]
Anou Mellé is directly south of, and along trend with, the Cominak Mine, co-owned and operated by AREVA, a major international resources conglomerate controlled by the French government. Cominak, with 250 kilometres of underground workings, is the world’s largest underground uranium mine. AREVA’s Cominak Mine and the nearby open-pit Somair Mine have produced more than 100,000 tonnes of uranium during the past 40 years. They are the highest-grade uranium mines in Africa. |
