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Délices

Coordinates: 4°44′10″N 53°46′20″W / 4.73611°N 53.77222°W / 4.73611; -53.77222
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Délices
Village and gold mine
Délices is located in French Guiana
Délices
Délices
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 4°44′10″N 53°46′20″W / 4.73611°N 53.77222°W / 4.73611; -53.77222
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
CommuneMana

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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  1. ^ a b "Auplata annonce la signature d'un protocole pour l'acquisition de la mine de Délices en Guyane Française" (PDF). Auplata Mining Group (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Laperche, V.; Hellal, J.; Maury-Brachet, R.; Joseph, B.; Laporte, P.; Breeze, D.; Blanchard, F. (2014). "Regional distribution of mercury in sediments of the main rivers of French Guiana (Amazonian basin)". SpringerPlus. 3: 322. doi:10.1186/2193-1801-3-322. PMC 4099412. PMID 25045610.