Omai Gold Mines

Omai Gold Mines is rated 3 out of 5 in the category mining & metals. Read and write reviews about Omai Gold Mines. The OMAI mine is located in Guyana on the North coast of South America along the Essequibo River in the interior of the country. Access to OMAI is by road from the capital of Georgetown on the coast, and from the city of Linden approximately 60 km away. There is an operational airstrip on site which can accommodate aircraft from Georgetown (40 min. flight). Mining at OMAI has been recorded from as early as the 1880`s, and when it opened as a modern mine in 1992, the OMAI mine was the largest gold mine in South America. During the period from 1992 – 2005, OMAI produced 3.7 Moz of Gold at an average grade of 1.5 g/t Au from two open pits, the Fennell pit and the Wenot pit, on extensional and shear veins.