Délices is a village and
gold mine
Gold mining is the extraction of gold by mining.
Historically, mining gold from alluvial deposits used manual separation processes, such as gold panning. The expansion of gold mining to ores that are not on the surface has led to more comple ...
in
French Guiana
French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...
, in the commune of
Mana
Mana may refer to:
Religion and mythology
* Mana (Oceanian cultures), the spiritual life force energy or healing power that permeates the universe in Melanesian and Polynesian mythology
* Mana (food), archaic name for manna, an edible substance m ...
.
The gold mine is being exploited by the Auplata Mining Group.
Délices is one of the biggest
placers in French Guiana.
Délices is located on the Arouani River which is locally heavily polluted with
mercury.
See also
*
Coulor
Coulor is a village and gold mine in French Guiana, in the commune of Mana. The gold mine is being exploited by the Espérance Mining Company. The mine measures 113 km2.
See also
* Délices
* Montagne d'Or mine
Montagne or Montagné may refer ...
*
Montagne d'Or mine
Montagne or Montagné may refer to:
People
* Camille Montagne (1784–1866), French military physician and botanist. The standard author abbreviation Mont. (of Montagne) is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical na ...
References
Gold mines in French Guiana
Mana, French Guiana
Villages in French Guiana
{{mining-stub