A clear two-phase growth plan is in place to transform this small-scale site into a more substantial producer. Phase Ifocuses on boosting processing capacity by installing two small roller mills (3 tons per hour combined throughput) for toll milling, along with a carbon-in-pulp (CIP) plant for recovering gold from tailings. This phase requires a modest $525,000 investment and is expected to increase daily throughput to about 80 tonnes of ore, generating additional toll processing revenue by Month 4 and improving gold recovery (tailings recovery rate targeted around 40%). Phase II will scale up mining operations into an open-pit model, requiring approximately $2.5 million to acquire a mining fleet (heavy equipment) and to expand the processing plant. Upon completion of Phase II, the project aims to produce on the order of 300–1,000 grams of gold per day (from full-scale mining of higher volume oxide ore), which translates to roughly $4 million in annual revenue at current gold prices.
Existing on-site infrastructure includes basic mining equipment and a water source (tube well), and plans are in place to upgrade power supply (to 33 kVA) to support the new milling equipment. The venture is open to joint venture arrangements or financing partnerships to execute these expansion phases, with terms negotiable. Given its current cash flow and clear roadmap, the Arabsiyo Gold Project offers a foothold in an underexplored yet gold-bearing region, with upside as the first modern operation of its kind in Somaliland.
Detail | Information |
Location | Agamsaha Valley, near Arabsiyo, Somaliland (Northwest region of Somaliland) |
Current Output | 15–20 grams of gold per day (~600 g per month), from artisanal operations |
Growth Rate | ~10% increase in monthly production (observed in recent months) |
License | License RL-GBL-4048 (Mining/Reconnaissance), valid until June 2025 and renewable |
Resource Grade | Sampled at ~7.84 g/t Au (surface samples, CCIC test); current feed grade ~10 g/t Au (estimated from milling) |
Existing Infrastructure | Basic small-scale mining setup (manual extraction, tube well for water) |
Planned Upgrades | Phase I: Add 2× roller mills (total ~3 tph) and a CIP plant; Phase II: procure mining fleet and expand CIP processing capacity |
Phase I Capex | USD 525,000 (to achieve ~80 tonnes/day milling capacity and initiate toll milling & tailings retreatment) |
Phase II Capex | USD 2.5 million (for full-scale open-pit mining equipment and plant expansion) |
Projected Output | Up to 300–1,000 g gold per day after expansions (equivalent to ~$4M annual revenue potential at scale) |
Investment Structure | Open to Joint Venture or financing partnership (terms negotiable for equity or profit-sharing) |