Cambodia’s gold mining venture has started seeing returns as the Okvau Gold Project in southwestern Mondulkiri province has produced more than half a tonne of gold ore as of last Thursday.
Ministry of Mines and Energy director-general for Mineral Resources Ung Dipola told the Phnom Penh Post that the mining operations has produced so far 46 gold dore bars, weighing a total of 522kg, or an average of 11.35kg per bar.
The mining operations are run by Renaissance, a subsidiary of Australia-listed Emerald Resources, which launched commercial operations at the site in June this year.
