Merian
Newmont’s Merian operation in Suriname is an open pit gold mine approximately 66 km south of the town of Moengo and 30 km north of the Nassau Mountains near the French Guiana. Newmont owns a 75 percent interest in the limited partnership, and Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., Suriname’s state-owned oil company, owns the remaining 25 percent interest. Construction of Merian mine began in August 2014, and commercial production was achieved in October 2016, on schedule and $150 million under budget.
Merian includes processing facilities that use a conventional gold mill, primary crusher and processing plant, consisting of a comminution plant, including gravity and cyanide leach processes, with recovery by carbon-in-leach, elution, electrowinning and induction furnace smelting to produce a gold doré product.
Key Facts
- Merian reached 1 million ounces in gold production in May 2020, less than four years after production began at the site.
- Expected to deliver higher production in 2026 from higher grade and slightly higher recovery.
- Advancing exploration activities around this emerging asset.
- Reserves*: 4.5 million ounces of gold
- Resources*: 3.9 million ounces of gold
* As of FY 2025. Latest Earnings Results | See Cautionary Statement
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Newmont Suriname, Paramaribo office
Recolaan 17, 4th Floor, Paramaribo, Suriname, S.A.
T: (+597) 427707
F: (+597) 402893
Human Resources
Email: surinamerecruitment@newmont.com
Communications Department
Email: surinamecommunications@newmont.com
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Act. Communications Manager, Simone Verwey
Email: Simone.verwey@newmont.com
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Newmont Suriname
Recolaan 17, 4th Floor, Paramaribo, Suriname, S.A.
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