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HISTORY OF THE SASA MINE

1953 - The first Sasa Exploration Group established

1954 - First exploration work begins

1966 - Official start of the mine with initial annual production of 300.000 tonnes

2003 - Closure of the Sasa mine

2006 - Restarting of the Sasa mine

Annual production over 780.000 tonnes

2017 - Purchase of the Sasa mine by Central Asia Metals Plc (CAML), siginificant investment into new technology and innovations.
Annual production of over
800.000 tonnes

2021 - Sasa Foundation established to
support the community
Transition to new mining methods
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