{"id":6523,"date":"2023-12-11T19:55:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T19:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=6523"},"modified":"2024-02-01T19:39:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T19:39:29","slug":"newmont-musselwhite-pours-8000th-dore-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/11\/newmont-musselwhite-pours-8000th-dore-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Newmont Musselwhite pours 8,000th dor\u00e9 bar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Newmont\u2019s Musselwhite operation, in commercial production since 1997, has achieved a mine life milestone: the pouring of its 8,000th<\/sup> gold dor\u00e9 bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The miner, which announced the bar December 5, marked the occasion by inviting employees from across the business to gather for a celebration and speak on the changes witnessed at Musselwhite since its 7,000th<\/sup> bar was poured in 2018, including a new hoist system.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The group in attendance, the miner said, represented the diverse skill sets needed to produce dor\u00e9 gold: mining, milling, warehousing, human resources, sustainability, maintenance and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Manager Mark Kiessling, who assumed his role shortly before the operation celebrated its silver jubilee in 2022, said: \u201cWe are really proud of this milestone. It\u2019s a testament to the hard work, dedication and commitment that everyone at Musselwhite has made to ensuring our best days lie ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located on the traditional territory of North Caribou Lake First Nation in Northern Ontario, Newmont Musselwhite was one of the first mines in Canada to enter into a comprehensive agreement with First Nations communities. The mine employs about 1,000 employees and contractors today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiessling said that, although the mine has shown a strong trend of improvement and fosters an excellent safety culture that embraces Newmont\u2019s values, the past few years have been difficult, making the milestone all that more vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAfter a conveyor fire in 2019 halted production for nearly a year, the mine experienced further intermittent shutdowns in 2020 and 2021 because of the global COVID-19 pandemic \u2013 but these setbacks did not slow the operation down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstead, Musselwhite used the pauses in production to understand how to operate more efficiently and position the operation for long-term success, leveraging global collaboration to increase business value, balance economic factors and offset operational headwinds. Anticipating future growth, the site is also investing in upgrading its camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can see the improvement in ore tons and the improvement in gold ounces mined. And we expect that trend to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musselwhite, located on the southern shores of Opapimiskan Lake, produced 173,000 ounces of gold in 2022, with just under 2 million oz. in reserve at year-end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: <\/em>Newmont<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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