Green Giant mine
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| Location | |
|---|---|
  Green Giant mine[1] Location in Madagascar | |
| Location | Betioky Sud |
| Region | Atsimo-Andrefana |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Coordinates | 24°01′S 45°03′E / 24.01°S 45.05°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Vanadium |
| Owner | |
| Company | NextSource Materials Inc. |
| Website | www |
The Green Giant mine[1] is one of the largest vanadium mines in Madagascar.[2] The mine is located in Betioky Sud in Atsimo-Andrefana.[2] The mine has reserves amounting to 59.2 million tonnes of ore grading 0.68% vanadium.[2] In August of 2007, the Canadian company Uranium Star Corp announced an agreement where it would buy a 75% ownership stake in the mine from Madagascar Minerals and Resources Sarl,[3] and then bought full ownership in 2009.[4] An aerial survey was conducted in 2007 and samples were drilled in 2008.[5] Uranium Star Corp rebranded as Energizer Resources Inc in December 2009, and then as NextSource Materials Inc in April 2017.[6] The mine is 11 kilometers from the Molo mine, which is also owned by NextSource.