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ruby hill gold mine
The Ruby Hill mine is located on the Battle Mountain/Eureka gold trend, less than one kilometer from the town of Eureka and 193 kilometres south of the Goldstrike Property.Mined intermittently from 1860 up to the 1980s, the Ruby Hill mining area then sat dormant for a number of years. In 1997, Homestake Mining Company sought and received a permit to establish on open-pit mine at the old mine site. In 2001, Barrick acquired the mine through a merger with Homestake.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2019
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 978 koz gold (Dec 31, 2011, proven & probable reserves)
Products: Gold ¨C 127 koz in 2011
Owner: Barrick Gold Corporation
country/region: UNITED STATES
Continent: North America
| pogo gold mine
Pogo mine is located 145 southeast of of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.It is a conventional underground mine.The mine is presently expected to produce 350,000 and 500,000 ounces of gold per annum over a 10-year mine life. In 2012, successful exploration programs identified new gold resources within the mine lease area which could extend the mine life to 2020.
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2020
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 4.9 Moz gold (resources + reserves, 2011)
Products: Gold - 350 koz per year in average
Owner: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd (SMM) - 85%, Sumitomo Corporation of Japan ¨C 15%
country/region: UNITED STATES
Continent: North America
| Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine
The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine, formerly and historically the Cresson Mine, is an active gold mine located near the town of Victor, in the Cripple Creek mining district in the US state of Colorado. It is the largest current producer of gold in Colorado.Gold mining in the district begun in the 1890s, mostly as underground operations, chasing high grade veins.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2025
Reserves/Resources: 247.38 Mt at 0.79 g/t gold (Dec 31, 2011, proved & probable reserves)
Products: Gold - 267 koz in 2011
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 100%
country/region: UNITED STATES
Continent: North America
| donlin creek gold mine
Donlin Creek is a 32,600 ha mineral property located 480 km north of Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A. on the western flank of the Kuskokwim Mountains. Gold was discovered in the Donlin Creek area in 1909 and placer production of about 30,000 ounces of gold occurred between 1909 and 1956.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 25
Reserves/Resources: 467.7 Mt at 2.23 g/t Au for 33.59 Moz (Reserves - Mar/10)
Products: 1.25 Moz annually (est. avg. production over the LOM)
Owner: Barrick Gold Corp. (50%), NovaGold Resources Inc. (50%)
country/region: UNITED STATES
Continent: North America
| Golden Sunlight mine
The Golden Sunlight mine is an open pit gold mine in Jefferson County, Montana, approximately 25 mi (40 km) east of Butte, Montana. The mine sits at an elevation of 6,000 ft (1,829 m) on the Bull Mountain range. The mine has been in operation since 1975. It is mined by conventional open-pit methods.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2015
Reserves/Resources: 8.04 Mt at 1.87 g/t gold for 487 koz (Dec 31, 2011, proven and probable reserves)
Products: 62 koz gold (2011).
Owner: Barrick Gold Corp. - 100%
country/region: UNITED STATES
Continent: North America
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