The Casa Berardi Mine is a gold mine 95 kilometres (59 mi) north of La Sarre in Quebec, Canada. It is a trackless underground mine with an open-pit component. The mine has provable and probable reserves of 1,542,000 ounces of gold.[1]
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Province | Quebec |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 49°34′23.19″N 79°14′13.19″W / 49.5731083°N 79.2369972°W |
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Discovered | 1974 |
Opened | 1988 |
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Website | Casa Berardi |
In 2016, the East Mine Crown Pillar (EMCP) open-pit began development at a capital cost of $39 million. Development is expected to take 5.5 years.[2][1] The EMCP pit is the first surface pit of the project.[1]
The mine produces about 2,300 tonnes of ore per day.[2] The site has produced approximately 2 million ounces of gold since opening in 1988.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c d Casa Berardi - Hecla Mining Company, retrieved 24 July 2021
- ^ a b Major Mines & Projects - Casa Berardi Mine, retrieved 24 July 2021