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Mine Waste Solutions (MWS)

North West, South Africa · Tailings

Operating
GoldUranium
End year
2040
Workforce
2,396 people for FY2024
Overview
Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) is a surface tailings retreatment facility located near Klerksdorp in the North West province of South Africa, extracting gold and uranium from historical tailings material.
Production
3,770 kilograms (121,207 ounces) of gold for FY2024, expected to increase annual gold production to approximately 110,000 ounces after expansion
Processing
hydro-mining to extract material from historical tailings storage facilities (TSFs), slurry pumped to a central processing plant, leaching and a carbon-in-pulp (CIP) circuit, waste residue deposited on the Kareerand TSF using cycloning
Equipment
reclamation and pumping stations, 6-kilometre return water pipeline, reverse osmosis plant, multiple streams processing plant, cyclones, drone technology for monthly surveillance
Expansion
expansion to include a fourth stream, expansion of the Kareerand TSF, expected to increase annual gold production to approximately 110,000 ounces
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Kiziltepe Gold-Silver Mine

Balıkesir province, Turkey · Open Pit

Operating
GoldSilver
Opened
2017-01-01
End year
2026
Workforce
91
Production
2024 Production: 20,866 ounces of gold. 2023 Production: 17,683 ounces of gold. Cumulative Production (early 2017 to end of 2023): 151,041 ounces of gold and 1,682,265 ounces of silver. Processing plant capacity: 400,000 tonnes per annum.
Processing
carbon-in-leach (CIL) / tank leaching process. The processing plant consists of a crushing and screening plant, a grinding circuit, and a leaching and adsorption circuit. Doré bars containing gold and silver are produced.
Equipment
crushing and screening plant, which includes one jaw crusher, two cone crushers, a vibrating screen, and a belt conveyor system. The grinding circuit includes one SAG mill and one ball mill. The leaching and adsorption circuit is comprised of two pre-leach tanks and seven CIL tanks. Open-pit mining is conducted through blasting followed by excavation using machinery and trucks.
Expansion
The processing plant's capacity was increased in 2021 to 400,000 tonnes per annum.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Hazleton Shaft mine

Pennsylvania, USA · Open Pit

Operating
Coal
Overview
The Hazleton Shaft mine is an active surface mine located in Pennsylvania, USA, and is an asset of PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk following the acquisition of Atlantic Carbon Group, Inc. (ACG). The mine is located just east of the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, on a site that was formerly an extensive deep mine operation. The property comprises 700 acres of leased and owned land.
Production
250 ton-per-hour processing capacity
Processing
250 ton-per-hour heavy media coal preparation plant utilizing a Wemco drum, Krebs cyclones, and spirals with a secondary circuit to produce eight sizes of high-quality anthracite. Includes a rail loadout facility and a coal drying facility operated by Hazleton Hiller, LLC.
Equipment
Bucyrus and Marion draglines, Caterpillar 992 loaders, Caterpillar D9 bulldozers, Euclid trucks, and Komatsu articulated trucks
Expansion
Acquisition of Atlantic Carbon Group, Inc. (ACG) by American Anthracite SPV I, LLC, a controlled entity of PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk's subsidiary, PT Bukit Makmur Internasional (BUMA International), completed on July 1, 2024.
Companies & ownership
  • PT BUMA Internasional Grup Tbk
    ASX:DOID
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Karma

Yatenga, Burkina Faso · Open Pit

Operating
Gold
End year
2025
Mine life
8.5 years
Workforce
approximately 1,000 people as of September 2022
Overview
The Karma mine is an active open-pit gold mine located in the province of Yatenga in the centre-north region of Burkina Faso, approximately 195 kilometres northwest of Ouagadougou. The mine produces gold and consists of several shallow, low strip ratio, free-dig open-pit deposits.
Production
In 2021, the mine produced approximately 88,000 ounces of gold. For the period of January 1, 2022, to March 10, 2022, the mine produced 10,246 ounces of gold.
Processing
conventional heap leach process, 5 million tonnes per annum heap leach facility
Equipment
six Komatsu 785 trucks, a PC 3000 excavator, a WA800 loader, a hard rock crusher and an Absorption, Desorption, and Refining (ADR) plant
Expansion
In 2017, an optimization project was undertaken to increase the stacking capacity.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Duketon Gold Project

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
Gold
Opened
2010-01-01
Workforce
950 employees and contractors
Overview
The project is situated in the North Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, approximately 130 kilometres north of Laverton. It consists of a combination of open pit and underground mines, divided into two main operating centres: Duketon North Operations (DNO) and Duketon South Operations (DSO). DNO includes the Moolart Well process plant and surrounding open pit deposits. DSO comprises the Garden Well and Rosemont process plants with their associated satellite open pit and underground deposits.
Production
For the 2023 fiscal year, the project produced 327,258 ounces of gold. The production target for fiscal year 2025 is 233,000 ounces.
Processing
traditional crush, grind, and carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit across two processing centres. The Rosemont facility includes a crushing circuit and ball mill, with the resulting slurry pumped to the Garden Well plant for final processing. The Garden Well and Moolart Well sites also have their own crushers and ball mills.
Equipment
A 9-megawatt solar farm was installed at the Duketon South operation in 2023.
Expansion
Regis Resources is actively engaged in near-mine and regional drilling to expand mineral resources.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Salares Norte

Atacama region, Chile · Open Pit

Operating
GoldSilver
End year
2035
Mine life
11.5 years
Workforce
In 2024, the workforce consisted of 501 employees and 2,834 contractors. The project was expected to create 900 jobs once operational.
Overview
Salares Norte is a gold and silver mine located in the Atacama region of northern Chile. The project is situated approximately 190km from Diego de Almagro, at an elevation of 3,900 to 4,700 metres above sea level.
Production
Production figures for 2024 were 45,000 gold equivalent ounces. The forecast for 2025 is between 325,000 and 375,000 gold equivalent ounces. For 2026, production is expected to be between 525,000 and 550,000 gold equivalent ounces. As of December 2023, the mineral reserves were estimated at 3.42 million ounces of gold and 41.9 million ounces of silver.
Processing
combined counter-current decantation (CCD), Merrill-Crowe, and carbon-in-pulp (CIP) process with a plant throughput of 2 million tonnes per year. Filtered tailings are transported by trucks to a dry stack tailings storage facility.
Equipment
14MW diesel power station
Expansion
An underground mining option for the Agua Amarga deposit is also being studied.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Candelaria Copper Mining Complex

Atacama Region, Chile · Open Pit

Operating
CopperGoldSilver
Opened
1995-01-01
Mine life
19 years
Workforce
Over 4,000 direct jobs (2016); unions represented ~900 workers in 2020.
Overview
The Candelaria Copper Mining Complex, operated by Lundin Mining (80%) and Sumitomo Corporation (20%), is a gold and silver stream asset for Franco-Nevada. It includes Candelaria open-pit and underground mines, and Ojos del Salado operations with the Santos underground mine.
Production
2025: 145,471 tonnes copper, 80,528 ounces gold. 2024: 162,487 tonnes copper, ~93,000 ounces gold. 2026 guidance: 135,000-145,000 tonnes copper, 77,000-87,000 ounces gold (all 100% basis).
Processing
Two plants: Candelaria plant (75,000 tpd) uses crushing, grinding, flotation for copper concentrates from open-pit and underground ore. Pedro Aguirre Cerda (PAC) plant (3,800 tpd) processes Santos mine ore with jaw, cone, and tertiary crushers.
Equipment
Truck and shovel operation, including electric and hydraulic shovels, Cat 793F haul trucks (55 in fleet), and 60-tonne underground trucks for sub-level open stoping.
Expansion
An expansion project is underway to extend mine life, projected to create 430 jobs during production.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Antapaccay

Cusco Region, Peru · Open Pit

Operating
CopperGoldSilver
End year
2034
Mine life
10 years
Workforce
over 4,500 direct and indirect employees
Overview
The Antapaccay mine is a large, low-cost, open-pit copper mine wholly-owned and operated by Glencore plc through its Peruvian subsidiary, Compañía Minera Antapaccay S.A. Franco-Nevada Corporation has a precious metals stream on the Antapaccay mine.
Production
130,700 tonnes of copper concentrate in 2025; processing capacity of approximately 70,000 tonnes of copper sulphide ore per day
Processing
concentrator plant with a processing capacity of approximately 70,000 tonnes of copper sulphide ore per day, including primary crushing, SAG mill, two ball mills, two M3000 IsaMills for regrind, flotation, thickening, and filtering
Equipment
truck and shovel/loader, autonomous electric drilling rigs, Caterpillar and Komatsu P&H blasthole drills, Epiroc Pit Viper, haul trucks, 6.5-kilometre overland conveyor belt system with a Siemens gearless drive
Expansion
Coroccohuayco expansion project
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Broadmeadow East Mine

Queensland, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
Coal
Mine life
4 years
Overview
BUMA Australia was awarded a three-year contract, with an option for a fourth year, to provide total mining services for the Broadmeadow East Mine, targeting 4.8 million tonnes of ROM coal. Services include statutory management, civil works, mine planning, clearing, drill and blast, loading and hauling of coal and waste, selective coal crushing, and rehabilitation works.
Production
Contract targets 4.8 million tonnes of ROM coal over four years; FY2023 ROM production was 1.2 million tonnes.
Processing
Initially processed at Carborough Downs coal handling and preparation plant; since April 2023, processed through the refurbished Module 1 of the Burton CHPP. Processed coal is exported via Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal.
Equipment
haul trucks, Hitachi EX3600 excavator, two 350-tonne mining fleets (expanded to three 350-tonne fleets in H1 2023)
Companies & ownership
  • PT BUMA Internasional Grup Tbk
    ASX:DOID
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Palmarejo complex

Chihuahua, Mexico · Underground

Operating
GoldSilver
Opened
2008-01-01
Workforce
approximately 960 mining professionals
Overview
The Palmarejo complex, which includes the Guadalupe underground mine, is an active underground mining operation in Chihuahua, Mexico, primarily producing gold and silver. Franco-Nevada Corporation holds a 50% gold stream on its production.
Processing
crushing and grinding, followed by a flotation circuit and cyanidation to recover gold and silver
Equipment
standard underground mining equipment
Expansion
ongoing exploration and resource conversion
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Cobre Panama

Donoso District, Colon Province, Panama · Open Pit

Care And Maintenance
CopperMolybdenumGoldSilver
Mine life
37 years
Workforce
During the current preservation and safe management phase, the workforce is approximately 1,600. The planned processing of stockpiled ore is expected to add about 700 direct jobs. Before the shutdown, the mine provided approximately 7,000 direct jobs.
Overview
Franco-Nevada holds a precious metals stream on the Cobre Panama mine, operated by First Quantum Minerals (90%) and Korea Resources Corporation (10%). As of November 2023, the mine is in a phase of Preservation and Safe Management with production halted, though export of stockpiled concentrate is approved.
Production
Before the halt in production, the plant was intended to achieve a throughput rate of 100 Mtpa by the end of 2023. At full capacity, it was designed to produce over 300,000 tonnes of copper annually, along with gold, silver, and molybdenum. In 2022, the mine produced 139,751 ounces of gold and 2,813,129 ounces of silver. The processing of stockpiled ore is expected to yield approximately 70,000 tonnes of copper.
Processing
The processing plant employs a conventional sulphide ore flotation circuit with differential flotation to create separate copper and molybdenum concentrates. Gold and silver are recovered into the copper concentrate and can also be separated into a gravity concentrate for doré production. The plant was designed to process 85 Mtpa of ore, with construction completed for an expansion to 100 Mtpa.
Equipment
The Cobre Panama complex includes two open pits, a processing plant, a 300-megawatt coal-fired power station, and a port. The processing plant features some of the world's largest SAG and ball mills. The mining method is truck and shovel/loader.
Expansion
A planned expansion from 85 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) to 100 Mtpa was to include the addition of a ninth mill, an expanded mining equipment fleet, more conveyors, and an in-pit crusher.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Stillwater

Montana, United States · Underground

Operating
PlatinumPalladium
Opened
1986-01-01
End year
2049
Mine life
63 years
Workforce
As of December 31, 2024, the US PGM operations had a workforce of 911 employees and contractors. In 2021, the total workforce for Sibanye-Stillwater's Montana facilities, including the two mines and the processing facility in Columbus, was 1,978.
Overview
Franco-Nevada Corporation holds a 5% Net Smelter Return (NSR) royalty on all commercially recoverable metals produced from 810 of the 1,712 claims that cover the Stillwater complex. The complex is operated by Sibanye-Stillwater Limited and comprises the Stillwater mine and the East Boulder mine.
Production
For 2023, the production from the US PGM operations was 427,000 ounces of 2E PGM (platinum and palladium).
Processing
Integrated concentrator complexes process ore through crushing, conveying, grinding, and flotation concentration. The resulting concentrate is transported to the Columbus Metallurgical Complex for smelting and refining.
Equipment
Nordberg cone crusher, concentrator, headframe, hoist house, sand and paste plants, approximately 32 skid steer loaders
Expansion
Stillwater West started in 1986, and Stillwater East ore production began in 2017.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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South Railroad Project

Nevada, USA · Open Pit

Feasibility
GoldSilver
Opened
2028-01-01
End year
2043
Mine life
16.5 years
Workforce
During the construction phase, it is estimated that up to 600 people will be employed. Once operational, the mine is expected to employ approximately 300 full-time workers.
Overview
Feasibility-stage, construction-ready project. Full construction is expected to begin in mid-2026, pending final permits. First gold production is anticipated in 2028.
Production
The average annual gold production is projected to be 130,000 ounces over the first five years. The project has proven and probable mineral reserves of 66.6 million tonnes at a gold grade of 0.71 grams per tonne, for a total of 1.52 million ounces of gold. The Pinion deposit also contains 6.2 million ounces of silver from 37.9 million tonnes of mineral reserves.
Processing
conventional surface mining techniques with a heap leach process
Equipment
two-stage crushing circuit, a heap leach pad, a process plant, and an on-site LNG power plant
Expansion
Full construction is expected to begin in mid-2026, pending final permits. First gold production is anticipated in 2028.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Goldstrike

Nevada, United States · Open Pit

Operating
Gold
Opened
1975-01-01
End year
2033
Workforce
As of a 2024 report, the Betze-Post Mine, a component of the Goldstrike operations, had 453 company employees.
Overview
The Goldstrike mine, part of the Carlin Complex, is located in Eureka and Elko Counties, Nevada, United States. It is an active operation comprising both open-pit (Betze-Post) and underground (Meikle, Rodeo) mines, primarily producing gold. Ore processing involves milling, roasting, autoclaving, and heap leaching to produce gold doré.
Production
In 2018, the Goldstrike mine produced 795,663 ounces of gold.
Processing
roasters, autoclaves, and heap leach pads. The ore from the mines is milled and then oxidized through either a roaster or an autoclave before being leached. The final product is gold doré, which is produced on-site.
Equipment
open-pit mining fleet includes approximately 58 large-capacity haul trucks and 5 shovels. At one point, the fleet consisted of 75 haul trucks with a 190-ton capacity, including Dresser 685E models.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Gold Quarry

Nevada, United States · Open Pit

Operating
GoldSilver
Opened
1936-01-01
Workforce
Historical data from 1989 indicated 300 hourly and salaried people were employed in the Gold Quarry Mine Operations group.
Overview
Gold Quarry is an active open-pit mine located in Eureka County, Nevada, United States. The mine is part of the Carlin Complex, a series of gold mines on the Carlin Trend.
Processing
multiple methods available at the Carlin Complex, including processing at the Goldstrike Roaster, the Gold Quarry Roaster (historically known as "Mill 6"), the Goldstrike Autoclave for refractory ore, and through heap leaching. The "Mill 5" concentrator was decommissioned at the end of the first quarter of 2023.
Equipment
truck and shovel/loader methods, primary crushers (jaw or gyratory), high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR), semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mills
Expansion
The Gold Quarry Roaster underwent an expansion and upgrade project that was completed in the second quarter of 2024 to increase its processing throughput.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Valentine Gold Mine

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada · Open Pit

Operating
Gold
Opened
2025-01-01
End year
2039
Mine life
14.3 years
Workforce
nearly 1,000 jobs during its peak construction phase
Overview
The project is ramping up to its nameplate capacity, which is expected to be reached in the second quarter of 2026.
Production
expected to produce an average of 195,000 ounces of gold per year for the first 12 years of its operation. For 2026, production is forecast to be between 150,000 and 200,000 ounces of gold. The total proven and probable mineral reserves are estimated at 51.6 million tonnes grading 1.62 g/t Au, containing 2.7 million ounces of gold.
Processing
conventional milling operation. It includes a semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill, a ball mill, and utilizes gravity concentration, gravity tails leaching, and a carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit. Ore is crushed and then processed through a conventional milling circuit that includes grinding, gravity concentration, and carbon-in-leach (CIL) for gold recovery.
Equipment
The mining fleet includes diesel-powered drills for bulk production and grade control drilling. The fleet also consists of hydraulic excavators with 15.5m3 and 12m3 bucket sizes, 13m3 bucket-sized wheel loaders, and a haulage fleet of 140 and 90-tonne rigid-frame haul trucks, as well as 40-tonne articulated trucks.
Expansion
initial processing capacity is 2.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with a planned expansion to 4.0 Mtpa in the fourth year of operation.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Nova operation

Western Australia, Australia · Underground

Operating
NickelCopperCobalt
End year
2026
Workforce
Over 160 employees, utilising local and Fly-In-Fly-Out (FIFO) arrangements. Underground mining services provided by contractor Barminco.
Overview
The Nova operation comprises two orebodies, Nova and Bollinger, which are mined using underground methods.
Production
Fiscal Year 2025: 16,371 tonnes nickel, 7,324 tonnes copper, 581 tonnes cobalt. Fiscal Year 2024: 20,806 tonnes nickel, 9,922 tonnes copper, 735 tonnes cobalt.
Processing
Processing plant with a nameplate capacity of 1.5 Mtpa. Involves single-stage crushing, two-stage grinding circuit (SAG mill and ball mill), and differential flotation to separate nickel and copper concentrates. Includes a paste backfill plant for tailings.
Equipment
Underground mining fleet provided and operated by Barminco, expanded in 2017 with additional drilling, loading, and haulage equipment. Trials include Sandvik DL422iE battery-electric longhole drill, Normet Charmec MC 605 VE Smart Drive battery-powered emulsion charger, remote-operated Sandvik LH517 loader, and Safescape Bortana battery electric light vehicle (BELV).
Expansion
Solar farm expanded to include a 10MWh battery storage system.
Companies & ownership
  • IGO Limited
    ASX:IGO
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Sambarata Mine

East Kalimantan, Indonesia · Open Pit

Operating
Coal
Opened
2001-01-01
Overview
The Sambarata Mine is an active open-pit coal mine located in the Berau Regency of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is one of the three main mining areas operated by its owner, PT Berau Coal. PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk's subsidiary BUMA provides mining services at the site.
Production
5.56 million tons per year
Processing
coal processing plant where coal is crushed, blended, and stockpiled before being loaded onto barges.
Equipment
hydraulic excavators and dump trucks
Companies & ownership
  • PT BUMA Internasional Grup Tbk
    ASX:DOID
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Odysseus mine

Western Australia, Australia · Underground

Care And Maintenance
Nickel
End year
2028
Mine life
10 years
Workforce
179 Barminco employees impacted by care and maintenance; supported by a 540-room accommodation village.
Overview
Underground nickel mine located at the Cosmos Nickel Operation, 30 kilometres north of Leinster in Western Australia, situated within the Agnew-Wiluna greenstone belt.
Production
Production target of 130,000 tonnes of contained nickel in concentrate; ore reserves of 10.3 million tonnes at 2.1% nickel for 212,000 tonnes of nickel; shaft hoisting system capacity of 1.27 million tonnes per annum of ore and waste.
Processing
conventional sulphide processing route using traditional grinding and flotation technology to produce concentrate at the Cosmos processing plant (capacity 900,000 tonnes per annum)
Equipment
shaft hoisting system, secondary crusher, conveyors, reconfigured grinding mills, flotation capacity, 12-tonne skips
Expansion
processing plant capacity potential for further expansion to 1 million tonnes per annum
Companies & ownership
  • IGO Limited
    ASX:IGO
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Magino mine

Ontario, Canada · Open Pit

Operating
Gold
End year
2042
Mine life
19 years
Workforce
approximately 300 to 400 positions would be required during the operations phase. More recent reports from 2025 and 2026 project the creation of over 350 direct jobs.
Overview
The Magino mine is a gold-producing open-pit mine located in Finan Township, Algoma District, approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Wawa and 10 kilometres southeast of Dubreuilville, Ontario, Canada. The site is the location of a former underground gold mine that operated from 1988 to 1992.
Production
As of December 2022, proven and probable mineral reserves were estimated at 63.3 million tonnes, grading 1.16g/t gold, containing 2.36 million ounces. In 2023, the mine was expected to produce up to 81,000 ounces of gold, and approximately 148,000 ounces in 2024, its first full year of production. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the Magino mine produced 36,015 ounces of gold.
Processing
The processing plant has a throughput capacity of 10,000 tonnes per day. The processing method involves a primary jaw crusher and a secondary cone crusher, followed by a semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill and a ball mill. A gravity circuit removes coarse gold, and the cyclone overflow is thickened and subjected to a leaching process with lime and cyanide for 30 hours. The plant is designed for an average gold recovery rate of 91.8%.
Equipment
two 7m³ hydraulic excavators, a 15m³ hydraulic shovel, a large wheel loader, and 140-tonne class haul trucks. Job postings for the mine indicate the use of Cat end dumps, graders, drills, and dozers. A GPS fleet management system is used to improve mining selectivity.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Island Gold

Ontario, Canada · Underground

Operating
Gold
Mine life
19 years
Workforce
As of 2019, the Island Gold mine employed 397 workers. In early 2020, the mine sustained 379 jobs. With the Phase 3+ expansion, from 2020 to 2035, the mine is expected to sustain over 400 jobs annually. A 2022 report indicated a 14% increase in workers on site due to the expansion project.
Overview
The Island Gold mine is an underground operation accessed via a ramp system. The primary mining method is longitudinal retreat long-hole stoping. Ore is currently processed at the 1,200 tonnes per day Kremzar mill. As part of the Phase 3+ Expansion, a new shaft is being constructed.
Production
In 2024, the Island Gold mine produced 155,000 ounces of gold. The 2026 production guidance for the entire Island Gold District is between 290,000 and 330,000 ounces of gold. With the completion of the expansion in 2028, annual production from the district is expected to average 534,000 ounces over the initial 10 years.
Processing
Primary crushing, single-stage semi-autogenous grinding, a gravity recovery circuit, cyanide leach, and a carbon-in-pulp adsorption circuit.
Equipment
Underground equipment fleet includes Epiroc MT-42 and Caterpillar AD-30 haul trucks. A new shaft is being constructed to an initial depth of 1,379 metres, with a hoisting plant designed for an ultimate depth of 2,000 metres. This expansion also includes a new paste backfill plant.
Expansion
Phase 3+ Expansion includes a new shaft and paste backfill plant, expected to be completed in late 2026. A larger expansion of the Island Gold District to 20,000 tonnes per day is expected to be completed in 2028.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Spotted Quoll

Western Australia, Australia · Underground

Care And Maintenance
Nickel
Opened
2009-10-09
End year
2024
Mine life
8 years
Workforce
Initial open-pit project expected 80 operational jobs. Broader Forrestania Operation employed nearly 300 people in 2010, rising to over 500 by 2013.
Overview
The Spotted Quoll mine is located in the Forrestania greenstone belt, approximately 400 kilometres east of Perth. The deposit is a high-grade, komatiite-associated massive sulphide orebody.
Production
Open pit produced 487,935 tonnes of ore (28,422 tonnes nickel metal) until February 2012. Underground mine planned production up to 15,000 tonnes of high-grade nickel per year. In FY2021, produced 11,100 tonnes of contained nickel from 346,400 tonnes of ore. Q1 2022 produced 2,401 tonnes of contained nickel from 64,252 tonnes of ore at 3.7% grade.
Processing
Ore processed at Cosmic Boy Concentrator using flotation technology to produce nickel concentrate.
Equipment
Atlas Copco T1D & H104 drills, Caterpillar R1300G tele-remote loaders, CAT R2900XE hybrid underground loader
Expansion
Developed in two stages, initially as an open pit (Tim King) then transitioned to an underground operation. Acquired by IGO Limited in 2022, then sold to Medallion Metals Limited in March 2026.
Companies & ownership
  • IGO Limited
    ASX:IGO
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Greenstone Mine

Ontario, Canada · Open Pit

Operating
Gold
End year
2039
Mine life
15 years
Workforce
As of December 2025, the mine's direct workforce was approximately 708 people, with plans to increase to about 908 by the end of 2026. During operations, the mine is expected to provide an average of 500 jobs.
Production
In 2024, the mine produced 111,717 ounces of gold, which was a partial year of production. The production guidance for 2026 is between 250,000 and 300,000 ounces of gold.
Processing
The processing plant has a capacity of 27,000 tonnes per day and employs a leach/carbon-in-pulp (CIL) process. The gold recovery process includes a crushing circuit with a gyratory and cone crusher, a grinding circuit with a High-Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) and a ball mill, pre-leach thickening and cyanide leaching, a carbon-in-pulp circuit, carbon elution and regeneration, electrowinning, and gold refining.
Equipment
25 CAT 793 haul trucks, Two Epiroc D65 drills and six Epiroc Pit Viper 235 drills, Four Komatsu PC5500 shovels, One Komatsu WE1850 loader, Six Komatsu D375A-8 bulldozers. An additional CAT 6030 excavator and four CAT 793 haul trucks were expected to be commissioned in early 2025.
Expansion
An additional CAT 6030 excavator and four CAT 793 haul trucks were expected to be commissioned in early 2025.
Companies & ownership
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
    TSX:FNV
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Flying Fox

Western Australia, Australia · Underground

Closed
Nickel
Opened
1992-01-01
End year
2023
Overview
The Flying Fox mine is an underground nickel mine located at the Forrestania Nickel Project, approximately 400 kilometres east of Perth in Western Australia. It was one of the two primary mines, along with the Spotted Quoll mine, that constituted Western Areas Ltd's Forrestania operations.
Production
In the 2021 financial year, the Forrestania operations, which included Flying Fox, produced over 16,000 tonnes of nickel in concentrate. For the quarter ending 31 December 2021, production from the broader Forrestania operation was 4,025 tonnes of nickel in concentrate.
Processing
The ore from the mine was processed at the nearby Cosmic Boy Concentrator. This plant utilises a conventional flotation technology to produce nickel concentrate. The processing infrastructure at the Cosmic Boy Concentrator includes a three-stage crusher circuit, a single circuit ball mill, flotation tanks, and a thickening and filtration system.
Companies & ownership
  • IGO Limited
    ASX:IGO
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