Délices

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Délices
Village and gold mine
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Délices
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 4°44′10″N53°46′20″W / 4.73611°N 53.77222°W / 4.73611; -53.77222
Country France
Overseas region French Guiana
Arrondissement Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Commune Mana

Délices is a village and gold mine in French Guiana, in the commune of Mana. [1] The gold mine is being exploited by the Auplata Mining Group. [1] Délices is one of the biggest placers in French Guiana. [2] Délices is located on the Arouani River which is locally heavily polluted with mercury. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Auplata annonce la signature d'un protocole pour l'acquisition de la mine de Délices en Guyane Française" (PDF). Auplata Mining Group (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 Laperche, V.; Hellal, J.; Maury-Brachet, R.; Joseph, B.; Laporte, P.; Breeze, D.; Blanchard, F. (2014). "Regional distribution of mercury in sediments of the main rivers of French Guiana (Amazonian basin)". SpringerPlus. 3: 322. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-322 . PMC   4099412 . PMID   25045610.