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Brucejack mine
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] HistoryOn 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 methodThe 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
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