Canada’s Allied Gold to ramp up output from its portfolio of African gold mines

Allied Gold is looking to lift production significantly in the coming year from its portfolio of gold mines across Africa

The Canadian gold miner operates a portfolio of producing assets and development projects in Africa located in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Ethiopia.

In an outlook statement, the company reported that its mines are expected to produce between 375,000 and 400,000 gold ounces in 2025, a significant increase on 2024.

The increase is in keeping with a large programme of work at each of its mines, which include Sadiola in Mali, a long-established gold producer.

Here, the first phase of expansion works commenced in Q4 2024 and is advancing on schedule and on budget, with earthworks and structural fill, along with engineering, procurement and mobilisation for mechanical contractors progressing well, Allied Gold reported.
 
“The first phase of plant expansion involves installing additional crushing and grinding capacity in one of Sadiola's processing lines, which will be dedicated to processing fresh ore. These modifications will allow Sadiola to treat up to 60% of fresh rock at a rate of up to 5.7 Mt/y in the modified process plant starting the fourth quarter of 2025,” it stated.

With the completion of plant modifications in the first phase, Sadiola is expected to produce between 200,000 and 230,000 ounces of gold per year in the medium term, ahead of the next phase of expansion.

This second phase expansion, expected to be completed in late 2028, will target a production level of 400,000 gold ounces per annum over the first four years and 300,000 gold ounces per annum over the life of the mine.

In Ethiopia, at its Kurmuk mine, development works are also well underway, including main camp construction, along with engineering and procurement activities.

Mining activities here are planned to start in the latter part of Q1 2025 with capital spending of US$280mn for the full year, and the first gold anticipated in the first half of 2026.

Kurmuk is expected to deliver 175,000 gold ounces for the partial year of production in 2026, an average production level of approximately 290,000 gold ounces per annum over the first four years and 240,000 gold ounces per annum over the life of the mine.

In Côte d’Ivoire, Allied Gold is also working up production from its Bonikro and Agbaou mine sites.

Bonikro is expected to achieve stable gold production during the outlook period, with a goal of averaging 100,000 ounces annually.

At Agbaou, gold production is expected to remain consistent each year throughout the outlook period, not falling below 87,000 ounces annually, Allied Gold reported.

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