Green Giant mine

Green Giant mine ^[1]

Location
Green Giant mine [1] Location in Madagascar
Location	Betioky Sud
Region	Atsimo-Andrefana
Country	Madagascar
Coordinates	24°01′S45°03′E / 24.01°S 45.05°E / -24.01; 45.05
Production
Products	Vanadium
Owner
Company	NextSource Materials Inc.
Website	www.nextsourcematerials.com/vanadium/green-giant-vanadium-project/

The Green Giant mine ^[1] is one of the largest vanadium mines in Madagascar. ^[2] The mine is located in Betioky Sud in Atsimo-Andrefana. ^[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.

References

1. "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.
2. "Green Giant mine" (PDF). Minerals.usgs.gov. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
3. "URANIUM STAR CORP FORM 8-K". 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
4. "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.
5. "Uranium Star is betting heavily on vanadium and the Green Giant deposit in Madagascar". International Mining. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
6. "Energizer Resources Inc. Announces Rebranding to NextSource Materials Inc". Next Source. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2021-09-07.