primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . july 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message iamgold corporation traded as tsx img nyse iag industry gold mines founded 1991 as international african mining gold corporation founder mark nathanson and william pugliese headquarters toronto ontario canada key people donald k. charter chairman and director stephen letwin president and ceo gordon stothart executive vice president and coo carol banducci executive vice president and cfo number of employees 5 600 2008 1 website www.iamgold.com iamgold corporation is a toronto based international gold producer . the company is engaged in the exploration development and production of mineral resource properties throughout the world . contents 1 operations 1.1 mines 1.2 2016 exploration and development projects 1.3 past mines divested and closed 2 recent history 3 references 4 external links operations edit iamgold has an annual production of approximately 800 000 ounces of gold from operations in north america south america and west africa . mines edit the following mines provide attributable gold production to the company the essakane gold mine acquired by iamgold from orezone resources in 2009 located in burkina faso . iamgold holds a 90 % interest the remainder belonging to the government of mali . the rosebel gold mine acquired by iamgold through its merger with cambior in 2006 located in suriname . iamgold holds a 95 % interest the remainder belonging to the government of suriname . the westwood gold mine in abitibi quebec located in the canadian province of quebec . iamgold holds a 100 % interest through its doyon division subsidiary . the sadiola gold mine in mali operated by joint venture partner anglogold ashanti . iamgold holds a 41 % working interest . the yatela mine gold mine in western mali about 25 kilometres north of the sadiola mine on an adjoining mining permit and now being put into closure . iamgold holds a 41 % interest . 2016 exploration and development projects edit the company is exploring and progressing feasibility studies on a number of options . projects of note include but are not limited to the boto gold project in senegal the c t gold project in northeastern ontario the pitangui project in minas gerais brazil the diakha project in mali . the project is a joint venture with merrex gold . the eastern borosi project in nicaragua . the project is a joint venture with calibre mining . the monster lake project in quebec . the project is a joint venture with tomagold . the camp caiman project in french guiana currently on hold . at the end of 2014 iamgold held an 86 % interest in euro ressources a french corporation which in turn held a royalty on iamgold s rosebel mine and 14 % of colombus gold s outstanding shares . colombus gold is focused on the development of the montagne d or gold deposit located on the paul isnard concession in french guiana which hosts an ni43 101 in pit gold resource of 3.9 million ounces at approximately 1.5 g t. past mines divested and closed edit iamgold and its predecessor companies have existed since 1986 . notable divested and closed mines from iamgold and its predecessor companies include the niobec underground mine near chicoutimi in the canadian province of quebec . this mine is north america s only source of pyrochlore the primary niobium ore and one of only three major producers of niobium . sold to magris resources on jan 22nd 2015 . the mouska gold mine in abitibi quebec closed in 2014 . the doyon gold mine an open pit and underground operation in abitibi quebec closed in 2008 . the mill has since been refurbished and upgraded to handle the westwood mine s ore while treated material is disposed of in the old doyon open pit . stakes in the tarkwa mine and damang mine in ghana divested in 2011 . the omai mine in guyana which produced gold from 1994 2005 . upon closure milling facilities and part of staff were moved to iamgold s rosebel operation . cambior also sold omai bauxite in 2006 . the quimsacocha project in ecuador now known as loma larga . divested in 2012 to inv metals of which iamgold still holds shares . the mupane gold mine in botswana divested in 2011 to galane gold of which iamgold sold its position in march 2016 . the langlois gold mine in quebec now operated by nyrstar nv . the sleeping giant gold mine known in french as mine g ant dormant in quebec . the carlota copper project in arizona . la arena a peruvian development copper gold project to rio alto mining limited in 2008 rio alto . 2 recent history edit stephen letwin was appointed president and chief executive officer of iamgold on november 1 2010 . letwin held executive positions at enbridge inc. transcanada energy and transcanada pipelines prior to joining iamgold . he is a certified general accountant and a member of the certified general accountants of ontario . he holds an mba from the university of windsor and is a graduate of the harvard advanced management program . 3 the company announced on january 23 2013 that it is reducing exploration activity in mali as a result of events in this country . this is not expected to impact production at the two mines in mali where the company holdes an operating interest . 4 references edit company profile for iamgold corp ca ; img . retrieved 2008 10 08 . iamgold to receive in excess of 48 million from sale of la arena . may 8 2008 . iamgold appoints new ceo . retrieved 2011 01 27 . 1 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to iamgold . official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title iamgold & oldid 740405288 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangecompanies listed on the toronto stock exchanges & p tsx composite indexgold mining companies of canadahidden categories articles lacking reliable references from july 2008all articles lacking reliable referencescommons category with page title same as on 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