Délices Explained

Official Name:Délices
Settlement Type:Village and gold mine
Pushpin Map:French Guiana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in French Guiana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:France
Subdivision Type1:Overseas region
Subdivision Name1:French Guiana
Subdivision Type2:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3: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]

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References

  1. Web site: Auplata annonce la signature d'un protocole pour l'acquisition de la mine de Délices en Guyane Française. Auplata Mining Group. fr. 3 June 2020. 25 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113140/https://auplatamininggroup.com/PDF/2007/Auplata_acquisition%20Delices.pdf. dead.
  2. Regional distribution of mercury in sediments of the main rivers of French Guiana (Amazonian basin). 2014. 4099412. Laperche. V.. Hellal. J.. Maury-Brachet. R.. Joseph. B.. Laporte. P.. Breeze. D.. Blanchard. F.. SpringerPlus. 3. 322. 10.1186/2193-1801-3-322. 25045610 . free .