Brucejack mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Brucejack Mine Location in Canada | |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 56°28′03″N 130°11′29″W / 56.46750°N 130.19139°W |
| Production | |
| Products | |
| Production | |
| Financial year | 2020 |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1935[2] |
| Opened | 2017[2] |
| Owner | |
| Company | Newmont |
| Website | Brucejack |
The Brucejack mine is a Canadian gold and silver mine located 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of the District of Stewart in British Columbia. The mine is underground and is owned and operated by Newmont.[3] In 2020, the mine produced an output of 347,743 ounces of gold and 472,163 ounces of silver.[1]
As of January 2020, the proven and probable reserves of the mine were 4.2 million ounces of gold and 30.1 million ounces of silver.[1]
History
[edit]On July 30, 2015, the BC provincial government approved Pretium Resources' Brucejack mine project.[4][5] With the approval of the project, construction began on September 5. The Brucejack mine achieved its first gold pour in June 2017.[6] The first commercial production began on July 1, 2017.[5]
The mine has changed ownership throughout its life due to corporate acquisitions. The original owner, Pretium Resources, was acquired by Newcrest Mining on March 9, 2022.[7] In 2023, an American mining company, Newmont, acquired Newcrest, and gained the Brucejack mine.[8]
Geology and mining method
[edit]The Brucejack mine deposit is an electrum intermediate-sulphidation epithermal deposit. It is located in the Stikine terrane, in the Intermontane Belt.[9] The Brucejack mine is an underground mine that utilizes a long hole stoping method to extract ore from the orebody.[10]
See also
[edit]- List of gold mines in Canada
- List of mines in British Columbia
- Mount Polley mine
- Geology of British Columbia
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Pretium Resources, Annual Information Form (Year Ended December 31, 2020) (PDF)
- ^ a b MINFILE Mineral Inventory, March 28, 1988, retrieved December 10, 2024
- ^ "Brucejack – North America". Newmont. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Province approves new gold and silver mine in northwestern B.C." The Globe and Mail. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ a b Pretium Resources, Brucejack Gold Mine 2017 CEAA Annual Report (PDF)
- ^ Link, Rod (21 June 2017). "Northwest B.C. mine pours first gold". Terrace Standard. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Brucejack". Newcrest. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Bennett, Nelson (14 November 2024). "How Newmont emerged as B.C.'s mining giant". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Peddle, C.; Johnston, S.T. Review of the Structural Geology of the Brucejack Intermediate-Sulphidation Epithermal Deposit, Northwestern British Columbia (NTS 104B) (PDF) (Report). Geoscience BC Summary of Activities 2020: Minerals, Geoscience BC, Report 2021-01. Geoscience BC. pp. 29–40.
- ^ "Brucejack Mine". MineralsEd. Retrieved 10 December 2024.