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| Company type | Public limited company |
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LSE:
CEY TSX: CEE FTSE 250 component | |
| ISIN | GB00B033F229 |
| Industry | Gold mining |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Jersey, Channel Islands |
Key people |
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| Revenue | 
US$891.3 million (2023)
[1] |
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US$194.5 million (2023)
[1] | |
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US$194.9 million (2023)
[1] | |
| Website | www.centamin.com |
Centamin plc ( LSE: CEY, TSX: CEE) is a gold mining company focused on the Arabian-Nubian Shield. It has offices in London, UK; Mount Pleasant, Western Australia; and Alexandria, Egypt. Its registered office is in Jersey. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
Centamin was first listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1970. [2] In 1999, it acquired Pharaoh Gold Mines, a company that had been exploring for gold in Egypt since 1995, and became "Centamin Egypt". [2] The company was granted a 160 square kilometre exploitation lease over the Sukari Gold Project in the eastern desert of Egypt in 2005. [3] A listing was secured on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2007 to raise funding for production, [2] and first gold was poured in June 2009. [3] The Company moved to a full listing on the London Stock Exchange in November 2009, [4] and was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange in 2010. [5] In 2011, it redomiciled to Jersey and changed its name to "Centamin plc". [6]
Operations
The company operates the Sukari Gold Mine in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, [3] some 700 km from Cairo and 25 km from the Red Sea. First gold was poured at Sukari in June 2009 and commercial production began on 1 April 2010, making Sukari the first modern gold mine in Egypt, a country which in ancient times was a prolific producer of the precious metal. [7]
References
- ^ a b c "Annual Results 2023" (PDF). Centamin. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Centamin Egypt – 12 million ounces of gold and rising Archived 2 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Proactive Investors, 29 August 2008
- ^ a b c Centamin Egypt on track for imminent production Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2009
- ^ Aim's winners and losers Investors Chronicle, 18 June 2010
- ^ Centamin starts Egypt gold exports Daily Telegraph, 11 January 2010
- ^ Centamin Egypt plans to redomicile to Jersey Egypt Independent [ dead link]
- ^ Els, Frik (30 October 2012). "Investors flee Centamin after Egyptian court annuls gold concession". mining.com.
External links
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| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
|
LSE:
CEY TSX: CEE FTSE 250 component | |
| ISIN | GB00B033F229 |
| Industry | Gold mining |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Jersey, Channel Islands |
Key people |
|
| Revenue |
US$891.3 million (2023)
[1] |
|
US$194.5 million (2023)
[1] | |
|
US$194.9 million (2023)
[1] | |
| Website | www.centamin.com |
Centamin plc ( LSE: CEY, TSX: CEE) is a gold mining company focused on the Arabian-Nubian Shield. It has offices in London, UK; Mount Pleasant, Western Australia; and Alexandria, Egypt. Its registered office is in Jersey. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
Centamin was first listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1970. [2] In 1999, it acquired Pharaoh Gold Mines, a company that had been exploring for gold in Egypt since 1995, and became "Centamin Egypt". [2] The company was granted a 160 square kilometre exploitation lease over the Sukari Gold Project in the eastern desert of Egypt in 2005. [3] A listing was secured on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2007 to raise funding for production, [2] and first gold was poured in June 2009. [3] The Company moved to a full listing on the London Stock Exchange in November 2009, [4] and was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange in 2010. [5] In 2011, it redomiciled to Jersey and changed its name to "Centamin plc". [6]
Operations
The company operates the Sukari Gold Mine in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, [3] some 700 km from Cairo and 25 km from the Red Sea. First gold was poured at Sukari in June 2009 and commercial production began on 1 April 2010, making Sukari the first modern gold mine in Egypt, a country which in ancient times was a prolific producer of the precious metal. [7]
References
- ^ a b c "Annual Results 2023" (PDF). Centamin. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Centamin Egypt – 12 million ounces of gold and rising Archived 2 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Proactive Investors, 29 August 2008
- ^ a b c Centamin Egypt on track for imminent production Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2009
- ^ Aim's winners and losers Investors Chronicle, 18 June 2010
- ^ Centamin starts Egypt gold exports Daily Telegraph, 11 January 2010
- ^ Centamin Egypt plans to redomicile to Jersey Egypt Independent [ dead link]
- ^ Els, Frik (30 October 2012). "Investors flee Centamin after Egyptian court annuls gold concession". mining.com.