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Hecla Mining Company Oct. 7 reported that its Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska produced 2.54 million ounces of silver during the third quarter, a 36 percent increase over the 1.88 million oz produced during the same period of 2018. Through the first nine months of 2019, Greens Creek has produced 7.15 million oz of silver. This is up 24 percent compared to the first three quarters of last year and puts the Southeast Alaska operation on pace to produce 9.5 million oz of...
For the second time in 2019, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. announced reaching commercial production at a new Nunavut gold mine – this time at Amaruq, a satellite deposit about 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of the Meadowbank mine and mill in the territory's Kivalliq District. Meadowbank was Agnico Eagle's first mine in Nunavut and has served as the foundation for the company's growing presence in the territory. Since 2010, this mine has produced nearly 3.5 million ounces of gold...
Coeur Mining Inc. Oct. 10 reported another strong quarter of gold production at its Kensington Mine in Southeast Alaska but a dip in silver, zinc and lead production at the Silvertip Mine in northern British Columbia. Kensington produced 34,156 ounces of gold during the third quarter of this year, which is a slight increase over the 34,049 oz recovered at the Southeast Alaska mine during the previous quarter and 27 percent higher than the 26,809 oz produced during the third qu...
Millrock Resources Inc. Oct. 9 reported that the results from its recently completed geophysical program has identified a compelling drill target on the company's West Pogo property in Alaska's Goodpaster Mining District. The company completed 13 kilometers (eight miles) of controlled-source audio-frequency magnetotellurics (CSAMT) geophysical surveys at West Pogo. This is the same geophysical technique used to identify buried structures that commonly host gold veins on the No...
New Age Metals Inc. Oct. 8 reported that the 2019 Genesis exploration program has significantly expanded the platinum group element-nickel-copper exploration targets on this project in Southcentral Alaska. "We are pleased to announce that this summer's exploration efforts have doubled the strike length of prospective mineralization at our road accessible Genesis PGE-nickel-copper project in Alaska," said New Age Metals Chairman and CEO Harry Barr. Situated along the...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska: The 8 millionth ounce of gold poured at Fort Knox on Oct. 9 is a milestone that seems to mark a new era for this iconic Interior Alaska mine that has been a flagship operation for Kinross Gold Corp. over the past 23 years. "The operation here at Fort Knox is our center for excellence, it has been for a long time," said Mike Sylvestre, Kinross Gold's senior vice president of operations in the Americas. Due to this excellence, Fort Knox serves as a university...
