Artemis Gold has resumed full milling operations at the Blackwater mine in central British Columbia, Canada, following an unplanned shutdown on March 11 due to a gearbox failure on the ball mill. The miner said the gearbox was replaced within seven days, compared to a previous estimate of eight to 10 days. Due to the shutdown, first-quarter production will be…
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Artemis Gold experiences unplanned mill shutdown
Artemis Gold reported an unplanned mill shutdown at the Blackwater mine in central British Columbia, Canada. The miner said it is currently experiencing a production outage at the mine due to the failure of a ball mill gearbox that occurred on March 11. Artemis Gold has a suitable replacement spare gearbox available, but it will take between eight and 10…
Read MoreWildfire causes Artemis to evacuate Blackwater mine
Artemis Gold has responded to a wildfire evacuation order issued across a region that includes its Blackwater mine in British Columbia. The company has proactively removed all non-essential staff and contractors from the mine site as of July 21. “The safety and wellbeing of our employees and contractors is always our top priority,” said CEO Steven Dean. “Meanwhile, we are…
Read MoreArtemis orders fleet for Blackwater
Canadian miner Artemis Gold has turned to Finning International to furnish its primary and ancillary operations fleet for the operator’s Blackwater mine project, now in development in British Columbia, Canada. The machines, which will be utilized as part of phase one operations at a total cost of C$134 million, will include load and haul units made up of Cat 6040…
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