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Cerro Negro Development Mine
The Cerro Negro gold-silver mineral property is located in the Santa Cruz province of Southern Argentina. Cerro Negro contains several high-grade vein structures, including the Mariana Central, Mariana Norte, San Marcos and Eureka. The property contains a large, very prospective land package, with a rich network of near-surface gold veins that are easily mineable at very low costs.
Mining Method: Open Pit & Underground
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 9
Start Date: 2012
Reserves/Resources: 7.1 M t at 9.03 g/t Au and 89.70 g/t Ag (2010)
Products: 1.96 Moz of gold and 17.69 Moz silver (over the LOM)
Owner: Goldcorp Inc.
country/region: ARGENTINA
Continent: South America
| Musselwhite Mine
The Musselwhite mine is one of the largest gold mines in Canada and in the world.The mine is located in the center of the country in Ontario.Musselwhite began commercial production on April 1, 1997 and by 2001 had poured its one millionth ounce. Today, cumulative production exceeds 1.7 million ounces The area also has excellent exploration potential which may further extend the mine life.
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2015
Reserves/Resources: 10.3mt @ 6.17g/t Gold (Dec 31, 2009, proven and probable reserves)
Products: 233k oz Gold in 2009
Owner: Goldcorp Inc.
country/region: CANADA
Continent: North America
| Porcupine mine
The Porcupine mines are a group of open pit and underground gold mines located in Timmins, Ontario, Canada.The Porcupine mine consists of the Hoyle Pond and Dome underground and a central milling facility within the city of Timmins, Ontario. The mine have produced more than 64 million ounces of gold since production began in 1910 and include North America's longest continually operating gold mine.
Mining Method: Open Pit & Underground
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2016
Reserves/Resources: 4.09mt @ 5.64g/t Gold (Inferred resources)
Products: 318k oz Gold in 2009
Owner: Goldcorp Inc.
country/region: CANADA
Continent: North America
| Red Lake Mine
Red Lake Gold Mines are located in the Canadian Shield of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, 180 kilometres north of Dryden. They cover approximately 2,335 hectares within the District of Kenora in Northwestern Ontario.The Red Lake Gold Mine is composed of two operating complexes: the Red Lake Complex and the Campbell Complex. Red Lake Gold mine is Canada's largest gold mine, and in 2009 produced 623k ounces at a cash cost of $288/oz. It is also one of the world's richest gold mines and lowest cost producers.
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold
Reserves/Resources: Gold 3.85 @ 16.95 g/t
meansure and indicated
Products: Gold, 623k oz in 2009
Owner: Goldcorp Inc.
country/region: CANADA
Continent: North America
| El Morro Development Mine
The project is located in the Municipality of Alto del Carmen, Huasco Province, Third Region of Atacama in northern Chile.The El Morro District sits at the center of a tectonic depression enclosed to the west by the west dipping Cazadero fault and, to the east by the east dipping Cantaritos fault.It contains proven and probable reserves of 6.7 million ounces of gold and 5.7 billion pounds of copper with an additional 2.2 million ounces of gold and 1.0 billion pounds of copper in the measured and indicated resource categories.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 14
Reserves/Resources: 450 Mt at 0.58% copper, 0.46 g/t gold for 6.7 Moz gold & 5.7 Billion lb copper (Reserves - Dec/09)
Products: 480,000 oz gold, 407 million lbs copper (est. annual average)
Owner: Goldcorp Inc. (70%), New Gold Inc. (30%)
country/region: CHILE
Continent: South America
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