Délices

Village and gold mine in French Guiana, France

Délices

Village and gold mine

Délices

Location in French Guiana

Coordinates: 4°44′10″N 53°46′20″W﻿ / ﻿4.73611°N 53.77222°W﻿ / 4.73611; -53.77222
Country| France
Overseas region| French Guiana
Arrondissement| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Commune| Mana

Délices is a village and gold mine in French Guiana, in the commune of Mana.[1] The gold mine is being exploited by the Auplata Mining Group.[1] Délices is one of the biggest placers in French Guiana.[2] Délices is located on the Arouani River which is locally heavily polluted with mercury.[2]

## See also

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* Coulor
* Montagne d'Or mine

## References

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1. ^ a b "Auplata annonce la signature d'un protocole pour l'acquisition de la mine de Délices en Guyane Française" (PDF). Auplata Mining Group (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
2. ^ a b Laperche, V.; Hellal, J.; Maury-Brachet, R.; Joseph, B.; Laporte, P.; Breeze, D.; Blanchard, F. (2014). "Regional distribution of mercury in sediments of the main rivers of French Guiana (Amazonian basin)". SpringerPlus. 3: 322. doi:10.1186/2193-1801-3-322. PMC 4099412. PMID 25045610.

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