Délices is a village and
gold mine Gold Mine may refer to:
*Gold Mine (board game)
*Gold Mine (Long Beach), an arena
*"Gold Mine", a song by Joyner Lucas from the 2020 album '' ADHD''
See also
* ''Gold'' (1974 film), based on the novel ''Gold Mine'' by Wilbur Smith
*Gold mining
...
in
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...
, in the commune of
Mana
According to Melanesian and Polynesian mythology, ''mana'' is a supernatural force that permeates the universe. Anyone or anything can have ''mana''. They believed it to be a cultivation or possession of energy and power, rather than being a ...
.
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
Mercury commonly refers to:
* Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun
* Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg
* Mercury (mythology), a Roman god
Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to:
Companies
* Merc ...
.
See also
*
Coulor
*
Montagne d'Or mine
The Montagne d'Or mine () is one of the largest gold mine projects in French Guiana, an overseas region of France. The mine is located in the north-west of the country in the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The mine has estimated reser ...
References
Gold mines in French Guiana
Mana, French Guiana
Villages in French Guiana
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