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Paracatu mine

Minas Gerais, Brazil · Open Pit

Operating
Gold
Opened
1987-01-01
End year
2032
Mine life
45 years
Workforce
Direct employment accounts for about 7% of jobs in Paracatu municipality, rising to 20% including over 2,900 contractors. Hired 23 female mobile equipment operators in 2023.
Overview
Large-scale, open-pit gold mine located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, immediately north of the city of Paracatu. Operated by Kinross Gold Corporation through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rio Paracatu Mineração S.A. Also known as Morro do Ouro Mine.
Production
Over 600,000 ounces of gold in 2025; projected average of 540,000 gold ounces annually from 2020 to 2031.
Processing
Two processing plants. Ore is processed by milling, with gold recovery achieved through gravity separation, flotation, and a carbon-in-leach circuit. Processing infrastructure includes a primary crusher, a semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill, and ball mills.
Equipment
CAT D10 dozers, CAT 992 front-end loaders, and CAT 777 haul trucks. Run-of-mine ore is transported by 240-tonne capacity rear-dump haul trucks.
Companies & ownership
  • Kinross Gold Corporation
    TSX:K · NYSE:KGC
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Rackla

Yukon, Canada · Underground

Feasibility
GoldSilver
Mine life
7 years
Overview
The Rackla property is a large-scale, advanced-stage exploration project in the Yukon, Canada, now wholly owned by Hecla Mining Company following its acquisition of ATAC Resources. The project is a significant land package and is considered a key part of Hecla's exploration portfolio in a top-rated mining jurisdiction. The property comprises two main projects: the Rau project, which includes the Tiger gold deposit, and the Nadaleen project, which hosts the Osiris gold deposit, noted as a Carlin-type system.
Production
average annual production of 45,000 ounces of gold over a seven-year mine life
Processing
conventional crushing and grinding process, followed by cyanidation by carbon-in-pulp (CIP) to produce gold doré.
Companies & ownership
  • Hecla Mining Company
    NYSE:HL
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Hammond Reef Gold Project

Ontario, Canada · Open Pit

Care And Maintenance
GoldCopperLeadSilver
Mine life
11 years
Overview
The Hammond Reef Gold Project is an open-pit gold project located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, 30 km northeast of Atikokan. It is currently in care and maintenance with ongoing studies and permitting, having received federal and provincial environmental approval.
Production
60,000 tonnes per day
Processing
On-site metal mill with an ore input capacity of 60,000 tonnes per day, using conventional milling.
Equipment
ore processing facility
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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San Nicolás

Zacatecas, Mexico · Open Pit

Feasibility
CopperZincGoldSilver
Mine life
15 years
Overview
Project San Nicolás is a copper-zinc development project located in Zacatecas, Mexico. It is operated as a 50/50 joint venture between Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and Teck Resources Limited. Agnico Eagle acquired its 50% interest in the project in April 2023. The project is currently in the permitting and engineering stage.
Production
For the first five years, production is expected to be 63,000 tonnes of copper and 147,000 tonnes of zinc in concentrate annually.
Processing
flotation
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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Wasamac

Quebec, Canada · Underground

Under Development
Gold
Mine life
11 years
Overview
The Wasamac project, operated by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, is an advanced exploration-stage underground gold mine in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located approximately 15 kilometres west-southwest of Rouyn-Noranda. The project is 100% owned by Agnico Eagle, which acquired it on 31 March 2023, as part of the acquisition of Yamana Gold Inc.'s Canadian assets.
Production
Updated proven and probable mineral reserves of 1.38 million ounces of gold from 14.8 million tonnes of ore grading 2.9 g/t gold. A previous proposal suggested an ore production capacity of 6,053 tonnes per day.
Processing
Agnico Eagle is evaluating the concept of transporting and processing the ore at its existing Canadian Malartic mine plant. A previous feasibility study considered an on-site processing plant with a capacity of around 7,000 tonnes per day.
Equipment
ramp portal, an underground access ramp, a ventilation shaft, a waste rock pile with a capacity of 850,000 cubic metres, a temporary ore storage area, an overburden storage area, water storage basins, and various temporary buildings such as offices and a garage
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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Upper Beaver Project

Ontario, Canada · Underground

Under Development
GoldCopper
Mine life
13 years
Workforce
1,200 to 1,400 positions at production; 200 in training program.
Overview
A proposed underground and open-pit mine. The open-pit is planned to operate for the first four to five years to address a rock stability issue related to historical underground development. As of July 2024, the project entered the advanced exploration phase, which includes developing an exploration ramp and shaft to collect bulk samples and facilitate further drilling.
Production
Potential to produce an annual average of approximately 210,000 ounces of gold and 3,600 tonnes of copper. Maximum ore production capacity of the mine is proposed to be 15,000 tonnes per day.
Processing
The proposed on-site metal mill will have a maximum ore input capacity of approximately 10,000 tonnes per day.
Equipment
Exploration ramp and shaft (160m and 760m deep), shaft headframe, service and production hoists, on-site metal mill, processing facility, water treatment plant.
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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Hammond Reef

Ontario, Canada · Open Pit

Under Development
Gold
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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Hope Bay

Nunavut, Canada · Underground

Care And Maintenance
Gold
Opened
2017-01-01
Workforce
Approximately 200 people as of February 2022, with plans to reduce to around 150, primarily focused on exploration activities.
Overview
The Hope Bay property is located on the 80-kilometre-long Hope Bay greenstone belt, which hosts three gold deposits: Doris, Madrid, and Boston. The mine is currently on care and maintenance, with production activities suspended in 2022 to focus on exploration.
Production
2,000 tonnes per day (processing plant design capacity)
Processing
Enclosed conventional processing plant at the Doris site with a design capacity of 2,000 tonnes per day. The processing method involves a primary jaw crusher feeding two 1,000-tonne-per-day Python lines, which include secondary crushing, grinding, flotation, and gravity gold recovery. A concentrate treatment plant uses regrind, cyanidation, and a resin gold recovery system.
Equipment
Underground mobile mining equipment capable of mining at a rate of 1,000 tonnes per day, including 60-tonne articulated haul trucks, a D8 dozer, and a 385 excavator.
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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Fosterville Mine

Victoria, Australia · Underground

Operating
Gold
Opened
2005-01-01
Workforce
employs over 800 people, with the workforce expected to increase to more than 1,000 following an expansion.
Overview
Fosterville Mine is a high-grade, low-cost underground gold mine operated by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. It is located in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately 20 kilometres from Bendigo and 130 kilometres north of Melbourne.
Production
In 2023, the mine produced 277,694 ounces of gold. The production guidance for 2026 is approximately 150,000 ounces of gold. Since commencing operations in 2005, the mine has produced over 4.4 million ounces of gold.
Processing
multi-stage approach. The ore is first put through a crushing and grinding circuit, followed by flotation, bacterial oxidation (BIOX®), and carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuits to recover the gold. The processing plant has a nominal capacity of 2,275 tonnes per day. The mine also pioneered a high-temperature preg-robbing mitigation process known as 'Heated Leach' (HiTeCC™) in 2008.
Equipment
conventional fleet of trackless diesel equipment, including development jumbos, production drills, loaders, and trucks. Specific equipment mentioned in a 2018 technical report includes Sandvik DD421-60C and Axera DD420-60 two-boom development jumbos.
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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Meadowbank Complex

Nunavut, Canada · Open Pit

Operating
GoldSilver
End year
2028
Workforce
1,831 people in 2024
Overview
A gold and silver mining operation located in the Kivalliq District of Nunavut, Canada. The complex combines both open-pit and underground mining methods, with ore from the Amaruq satellite deposit feeding the Meadowbank processing facilities.
Production
493,314 ounces of gold in 2025. Production guidance for 2026 is approximately 485,000 ounces of gold. Poured its 5 millionth ounce of gold in 2024.
Processing
Conventional crushing, grinding, gravity, cyanidation, and carbon-in-pulp circuits to recover gold. Recovered gold is smelted in an induction furnace and poured into doré bars.
Equipment
Long-haul off-road type trucks, mill, tailings facilities, accommodation facility, airstrip, 10-bay truck shop, 28-MW diesel power generation plant with heat recovery
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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Meliadine

Nunavut, Canada · Open Pit

Operating
GoldSilver
End year
2032
Mine life
13 years
Workforce
approximately 1,600 employees and contractors. The main camp has the capacity to accommodate 700 workers.
Overview
The Meliadine mine is operated by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and is located in the Kivalliq District of Nunavut, Canada, approximately 25 kilometres north of Rankin Inlet. It is a gold mine, with silver also listed as a commodity. It is a combined underground and open pit operation, with mining carried out through thirteen open pits and two underground mining operations. The mine achieved commercial production in May 2019 and is expected to be in production until 2032.
Production
The mill's permitted capacity is 8,500 tonnes per day, with a planned rate of 6,250 tonnes per day. In 2021, the Meliadine mine produced a record 367,630 ounces of gold. For 2025, the production was 376,346 ounces of gold. The guidance for 2026 is a mid-point of 390,000 ounces of gold. As of December 31, 2025, the proven and probable gold mineral reserves were 3.6 million ounces.
Processing
conventional gold circuit involving crushing, grinding, gravity separation, and cyanide leaching with a carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit, followed by cyanide destruction and filtration of the tailings for dry stacking. Processing plant expansion completed by late 2024 with a fourth filter press, four additional CIL tanks, and a secondary grinding system.
Equipment
haul trucks (including 773 rock trucks and 740/730/D300E articulated rock trucks), loaders (including 988 loaders), dozers (D6/D8/D9), graders, underground loaders (scoops), rock bolters, service trucks, and shotcrete machines. The mine also utilises automated and tele-remote mining technology for some haul trucks, LHDs (Load-Haul-Dump vehicles), and production drills.
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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Detour Lake

Ontario, Canada · Open Pit

Operating
Gold
Opened
2013-01-01
End year
2035
Mine life
22 years
Overview
The Detour Lake mine is a large-scale open-pit gold operation located in the Cochrane District of northeastern Ontario, Canada, approximately 185 kilometres by road northeast of the town of Cochrane. It is the largest gold producing mine in Canada.
Production
In 2025, the mine produced 692,675 ounces of gold. The production guidance for 2026 is 715,000 ounces of gold. As of December 31, 2025, the proven and probable gold mineral reserves were 18.6 million ounces. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the mill achieved a record throughput of 77,000 tonnes per day.
Processing
conventional milling circuit that includes crushing, grinding, gravity concentration, cyanidation, and carbon-in-pulp (CIP) processes to recover gold.
Equipment
Cat 795F AC haul trucks, Cat 6060 hydraulic shovels, Cat 7495 rope shovels, and a variety of drills including Epiroc PV271, SmartROC D65s, and DM45s.
Expansion
Agnico Eagle is advancing a potential underground mining project at Detour Lake, with a two-kilometre exploration ramp planned. The potential underground operation could increase average annual production to approximately one million ounces of gold over a 14-year period, starting in 2030. Ongoing initiatives aim to increase mill throughput to 79,450 tonnes per day by 2028.
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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LaRonde Complex

Quebec, Canada · Underground

Operating
GoldSilverZincCopper
Opened
1988-01-01
End year
2034
Workforce
1,042 workers
Overview
The LaRonde Complex is an active, producing operation located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada, consisting of the underground LaRonde mine and the underground LaRonde Zone 5 (LZ5) mine.
Production
Projected 344,555 ounces of gold in 2025. LaRonde concentrator processing capacity of 7,000 metric tonnes per day, total facility capacity of 9,000 metric tonnes per day. Over 8 million ounces of gold produced to date.
Processing
Primary and secondary crushing, copper and zinc flotation, cyanide leaching, carbon-in-pulp circuit for gold recovery, stripping, electrowinning, refining, filtered tailings management.
Equipment
Penna Shaft, internal shaft, ramp, network of conveyors, crushers, ventilation systems, cooling plant
Companies & ownership
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
    TSX:AEM · NYSE:AEM
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Kalkaroo Copper-Gold Project

South Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Feasibility
CopperGoldCobalt
Mine life
13 years
Workforce
Potential workforce of 260 (AREEA forecast).
Overview
One of Australia's largest undeveloped open-pit copper-gold deposits.
Production
Average annual output of 30,000 tonnes of copper and 72,000 ounces of gold (from a 2019 PFS by Havilah, subject to revision).
Processing
Conventional, utilising flotation and gravity separation. A carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit is also proposed for the recovery of fine gold.
Equipment
conventional open-cut bulk mining using truck and excavator equipment; major fleet including up to two 350-tonne excavators for waste stripping and a 250-tonne backhoe excavator for ore mining
Companies & ownership
  • Sandfire Resources Limited
    ASX:SFR
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Safford Mine

Arizona, United States · Open Pit

Operating
CopperGoldSilver
Opened
2007-01-01
End year
2050
Workforce
Approximately 1,830 people (1,575 employees, 255 contractors as of Jan 2025)
Overview
The Safford mine, including the Lone Star project, is a wholly owned, active, large-scale open-pit copper mining complex in Graham County, Arizona. It commenced operations in 2007, producing copper cathode via a mine-for-leach operation, with secondary gold and silver.
Production
SX/EW capacity of 320 million pounds of copper per year. Mining fleet moves 435,000 metric tons of material per day. Lone Star project aims for 300 million pounds of copper per year from oxide ores.
Processing
Crushing, heap leaching, solvent extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW), sulfur burner plant
Equipment
CAT 793B 240-ton haul trucks, P&H 4100 XPA electric shovels, crushing facility, conveyors, radial arm stacker, SX/EW facility, sulfur burner plant
Companies & ownership
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    NYSE:FCX
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Grasberg

Papua, Indonesia · Block Cave

Operating
CopperGoldSilver
Companies & ownership
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    NYSE:FCX
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El Abra

Antofagasta, Chile · Open Pit

Operating
CopperMolybdenumGold
Companies & ownership
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    NYSE:FCX
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Cerro Verde

Arequipa, Peru · Open Pit

Operating
CopperMolybdenumGold
Companies & ownership
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    NYSE:FCX
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Tyrone

New Mexico, United States · Open Pit

Operating
CopperMolybdenumGold
Companies & ownership
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    NYSE:FCX
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Chino Mine

New Mexico, United States · Open Pit

Operating
CopperMolybdenumGoldSilver
Opened
1910-01-01
Workforce
865 employees and 310 contractors (Q2 2025)
Overview
The Chino Mine, also known as Santa Rita mine, is an active open-pit copper mining operation in Grant County, New Mexico. It exploits a porphyry copper deposit with adjacent copper skarn deposits.
Production
Moves an average of 180,000 metric tons of material per day. Concentrator milling design capacity: 36,000 metric tons of ore per day. SX/EW plant capacity: 150 million pounds of copper per year.
Processing
A concentrator with 36,000 metric tons/day milling capacity uses wet flotation, including new SAG mills. A solution extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) plant produces 150 million pounds/year of copper cathode from run-of-mine leaching.
Equipment
twenty 240-metric ton haul trucks and three shovels with bucket capacities ranging from 31 to 48 cubic meters
Companies & ownership
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    NYSE:FCX
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Sierrita mine

Arizona, United States · Open Pit

Operating
CopperMolybdenumGoldSilverRhodium
Opened
1907-01-01
End year
2083
Workforce
Approximately 1,330 employees and 240 contractors (Q2 2025)
Overview
The Sierrita mine is a large-scale, open-pit copper and molybdenum mining complex wholly owned and operated by Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Located in Pima County, Arizona, it also produces gold, silver, and rhenium as byproducts.
Production
Milling design capacity of 100,000 to 102,000 metric tons of ore per day. Capable of producing up to 250 million pounds of copper and 25 million pounds of molybdenum annually. Produced 152 million pounds of copper in 2018.
Processing
Primary flotation system for copper and molybdenum concentrates; run-of-mine (ROM) oxide-leaching system for copper with cathode copper plated at Twin Buttes EW facility; molybdenum facilities include a leaching circuit and two molybdenum roasters.
Equipment
Twenty-four 235-metric-ton haul trucks and four electric shovels
Companies & ownership
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    NYSE:FCX
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Safford (including the Lone Star project)

Arizona, United States · Open Pit

Operating
CopperMolybdenumGold
Companies & ownership
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    NYSE:FCX
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Morenci

Arizona, United States · Open Pit

Operating
CopperMolybdenumGoldSilver
Opened
1872-01-01
End year
2041
Workforce
1,706 personnel (May 2023); 5,870 employees (March 2026)
Overview
Open-pit copper and molybdenum mining complex in Greenlee County, Arizona. The mineral deposit is a porphyry copper system with oxide, secondary sulfide, and primary sulfide mineralization.
Production
2022 production: 0.9 billion pounds of copper and 4 million pounds of molybdenum. Total EW tank house capacity: approximately 900 million pounds of copper per year.
Processing
Hydrometallurgy and concentration, including two concentrators (132,000 metric tons of ore per day combined milling capacity), a 72,500 metric ton-per-day crushed-ore leach pad, low-grade run-of-mine leaching system, four solution extraction (SX) plants, and three electrowinning (EW) tank houses.
Equipment
146 haul trucks with a capacity of 267 tons, 16 blast hole drills, 13 electric rope shovels, and six front-end loaders
Companies & ownership
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
    NYSE:FCX
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Doropo Project

Bounkani Region, Côte d'Ivoire · Open Pit

Under Development
Gold
End year
2041
Mine life
13 years
Workforce
expected to exceed 1,500 during the peak construction phase and will be over 400 during operations.
Overview
The Doropo Project is an Australian-owned gold mine operated by Resolute Mining. The project is located in the Bounkani Region of north-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, approximately 480 kilometres northeast of Abidjan and 50 kilometres north of Bouna. The primary commodity is gold. The mine is a multiple open-pit operation. As of early 2026, the project has received its mining permit and a final investment decision has been approved, with construction scheduled to commence in the first half of 2026. First gold production is anticipated in the first half of 2028.
Production
Average annual gold production is expected to be 169,000 ounces. For the first five years of operation, the average annual production is forecast to be 204,000 ounces. The project's ore reserves are estimated at 59.1 million tonnes.
Processing
conventional carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit. The processing plant will have a capacity of 4.9 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) for fresh ore and 5.4 Mtpa for oxide and transitional ore.
Equipment
crushing circuit and a semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill
Companies & ownership
  • Resolute Mining Limited
    ASX:RSG · LSE:RSG
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