Brucejack mine
Mine in British Columbia, Canada
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The Brucejack mine is a Canadian gold and silver mine located 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Stewart, 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]
  Brucejack Mine Location in Canada | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Province | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 56°28′03″N 130°11′29″W |
| Production | |
| Products | |
| Production | |
| Financial year | 2020 |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1935[2] |
| Opened | 2017[2] |
| Owner | |
| Company | Newmont |
| Website | Brucejack |
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
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 on March 9, 2022.[7] In 2023, an American mining company, Newmont, acquired Newcrest, and gained the Brucejack mine.[8]
Geology and mining method
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]