The Brucejack Mine is a high-grade gold underground mine located in northwestern British Columbia, approximately 65 kilometers north of Stewart. A year-round, all-weather access road connects the mine to Highway 37. The mine’s operations and camps are connected to and powered by the BC Hydro power grid, with full diesel backup available. The mine has produced 1,316,439 ounces of gold since it began commercial operation in July 2017.
Production Estimates and Economic Highlights(2020 Mineral Reserve, 2020 Mineral Resource, and 2020 life of mine plan)(1):
| Processing rate |
3,800 tonnes per day |
| Mine life |
13 years |
| Total Mineral Reserves |
4.2 million oz gold
|
(1) Source: News Release dated March 09, 2020
The mining method at Brucejack is long-hole stoping using a combination of longitudinal and transverse mining, depending on zone width and orientation. The ore is crushed underground and conveyed to surface where the fully-enclosed mill produces gold-silver dore bars and flotation concentrate.
The tailings are mixed with cement and used as paste backfill in underground voids, with the remainder pumped to the lower depth of Brucejack Lake. No tailings dam.
2020 Production
Gold production for the year ended Dec 31, 2020 was 347,743 ounces of gold at all-in sustaining costs of $981 per ounce of gold sold.
2021 Production and Guidance(2)
Gold production for the First Quarter 2021 was 85,795 ounces of
gold at all-in sustaining costs of $1,005 per ounce of gold sold.
| Gold Production |
325,000 – 365,000 ounces |
| All-in Sustaining Costs |
$1,060 - $1,190 per ounce of gold sold |
Free Cash Flow
| $120 - $170 M
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(2) Source: News Release dated February 25, 2021