A consultative meeting between the National Agency for Geological Research and Mineral Properties and the North Inchiri Exploitation Company (SENI-sa)

Today, Monday, January 24, 2022, the headquarters of the National Agency for Geological Research and Mineral Properties hosted a meeting for consultation and exchange with senior officials of the North Inshiri Exploitation Company (SENI-sa), the agency's partner in the Emkabden and Tammchat mines projects in the Tazyazt region.

The agenda of this meeting focused on studying the geological exploration program that SENI-sa intends to carry out in its 2018C2 and 2019C2 independence licenses as well as presenting ways and means to allow the development of this joint project, in close cooperation between the two institutions in an atmosphere of trust, transparency and fairness.

It should be noted that (SENI-sa) is a Mauritanian company affiliated with the Mauritanian company Kinross Gold Mining, of which the state owns 10%, managed by the National Agency for Geological Research and Mineral Properties.

This meeting included:

About the agency:

- Mr. Hashemi Sheikh Sidaty, Director General of the National Agency for Geological Research and Mineral Properties

- Mr. Mohamed Yahya Hamad Zarrouk, Assistant Director of the National Agency for Geological Research and Mineral Properties

- Mr. Ibrahima Bah Madin, Director of Promotion and Mineral Properties.

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- About SENI-sa Company:

- Mr. Ibrahim Mubarak, chair of the SENI-sa Board of Directors.

- Ms. Marie-Christine Frenett, Vice President and Head of Legal Department at Kinross;

- Mr. Matteo Rovardi, General Manager of SENI-sa;

- Mr. Abdallah Samouri, Director of Exploration at Kinross Mauritania.

- Mr. Haroun Ragel - Consultant.