Overview
Stage | Construction |
Mine Type | Open Pit |
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Production Start | ... |
Mine Life | 22 years (as of Jan 1, 2021) |
Blackwater Mine is an open-pit gold and silver mine with the potential to develop into one of the largest gold mines in Canada.
Open pit operations will commence 15-18 months prior to mill start-up and are anticipated to run for 17 years. The process plant will be constructed in four distinct phases, as outlined below: • Phase 1 (6Mtpa) operating for years 1 to 5 • Phase 2 (12Mtpa) operating for years 5 to 10 • Phase 3 (20Mtpa) operating for years 10 to 17 • Phase 4 (20Mtpa) operating for years 17 to 22
Artemis commenced construction in Q1 2023. As of September 30, 2023, major works construction activities continued at Blackwater and project development continues to advance on schedule. Overall construction was approximately 45% complete, with the work associated with the EPC contract with Sedgman for the processing plant having advanced to 61% completion overall.
Primary and ancillary fleet required for the initial Phase 1 of operations ordered in Q2 2023. |
Latest News | Artemis Gold Files NI 43-101 Technical Report for Blackwater Mine Expansion Study April 8, 2024 |
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Artemis, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, BW Gold Ltd., holds a 100% interest in the Blackwater Gold Project.
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Deposit Type
- Epithermal
- Volcanic hosted
- Vein / narrow vein
Summary:
The Blackwater deposit is considered an example of a volcanic-hosted, epithermal-style gold-silver deposit.
Pervasive stockwork veined and disseminated sulphide mineralization at Blackwater is hosted within felsic to intermediate volcanic rocks that have undergone extensive silicification and hydrofracturing.
The geological setting, style of gold-silver mineralization, and associated alteration assemblage for the Blackwater deposit share the characteristics of both low and intermediate sulphidation epithermal deposit types, according to the classification system of Sillitoe and Hedenquist (2003). Gold-silver mineralization is associated with a variable assemblage of pyrite-sphalerite-marcasite-pyrrhotite ± chalcopyrite ± galena ± arsenopyrite (± stibnite ± tetrahedrite ± bismuthite). Sulphide and gangue mineralogy are reasonably characteristic of an intermediat sulphidation regime as defined by Sillitoe and Hedenquist (2003). However, the massive fine-grained silicification present at Blackwater is more typical of high-sulphidation deposits and minor carbonate gangue of a low-sulphidation environment.
Core drilling has defined a zone of continuous gold mineralization that extends at least 1,300 m along its longest dimension east-west and at least 950 m north–south. The vertical thickness of the zone ranges up to 600 m, remaining open at depth in the southwestern part of the deposit, as well as to the northwest and west. The centre of the dep ........
Summary:
Mining is based on conventional open pit methods suited for the Project location and local site requirements. Open pit operations will commence 15-18 months prior to mill start-up and are anticipated to run for 17 years. Following mining operations, stockpiled low-grade material will be processed for an additional five years, resulting in a total life-of-mine (LOM) of 22 years.
Ultimate pit limits are split into phases or pushbacks to target higher economic margin material earlier in the mine life. The pit is split into nine phases, with initial phases containing higher gold grade and lower strip ratio. The pre-production phase will target suitable overburden and waste rock for construction whilst exposing near-surface, high-grade material. The first phase will target higher-grade, lower-strip-ratio ore, providing mill feed over the initial years of the Project. The remaining phases will expand the pit to the north targeting progressively deeper ore.
The production is planned on 10 m bench heights in both ore and waste.
Mill feed targets are 6.0 Mtpa over the first five years of operation, increasing to 12 Mtpa for the next five years of operation, and finally to 20 Mtpa until the end of the planned mine life.
During the pre-stripping phase of mine operations, all ore mined in the pit will be stockpiled. The stockpiled Mineral Reserves are planned to be re-handled back to the crusher once the pit is exhausted.
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Projected Production:
Commodity | Units | Avg. Annual | LOM |
Gold
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koz
| 339 | 7,453 |
Silver
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koz
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All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.
Operational Metrics:
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Daily milling rate
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Daily milling capacity
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Hourly processing rate
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Annual milling capacity
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Stripping / waste ratio
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Waste tonnes, LOM
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Ore tonnes mined, LOM
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Total tonnes mined, LOM
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Tonnes milled, LOM
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* According to 2021 study.
Reserves at September 10, 2021:
Mineral Reserves are reported at an NSR cut-off of C$13.00/t. The NSR cut-off covers processing costs of C$9.00/t, administrative (G&A) costs of C$2.50/t and stockpile rehandle costs of C$1.50/t.
Mineral Resource cut-off grade within the “reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction” constraining pit is 0.20 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq).
Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Metal |
Proven
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325.1 Mt
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Gold
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0.74 g/t
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7.8 M oz
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Proven
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325.1 Mt
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Silver
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5.8 g/t
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60.4 M oz
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Proven
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325.1 Mt
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Gold Equivalent
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0.78 g/t
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Probable
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9.2 Mt
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Gold
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0.8 g/t
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0.2 M oz
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Probable
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9.2 Mt
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Silver
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5.8 g/t
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1.7 M oz
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Probable
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9.2 Mt
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Gold Equivalent
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0.83 g/t
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Proven & Probable
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334.3 Mt
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Gold
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0.75 g/t
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8 M oz
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Proven & Probable
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334.3 Mt
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Silver
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5.8 g/t
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62.2 M oz
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Proven & Probable
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334.3 Mt
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Gold Equivalent
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0.78 g/t
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Measured
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427,123 kt
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Gold
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0.65 g/t
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8,905 koz
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Measured
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427,123 kt
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Silver
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5.5 g/t
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75,802 koz
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Measured
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427,123 kt
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Gold Equivalent
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0.68 g/t
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9,360 koz
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Indicated
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169,642 kt
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Gold
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0.51 g/t
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2,766 koz
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Indicated
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169,642 kt
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Silver
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8.5 g/t
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46,578 koz
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Indicated
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169,642 kt
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Gold Equivalent
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0.56 g/t
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3,046 koz
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Measured & Indicated
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596,765 kt
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Gold
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0.61 g/t
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11,672 koz
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Measured & Indicated
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596,765 kt
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Silver
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6.4 g/t
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122,381 koz
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Measured & Indicated
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596,765 kt
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Gold Equivalent
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0.65 g/t
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12,406 koz
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Inferred
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16,935 kt
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Gold
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0.45 g/t
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246 koz
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Inferred
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16,935 kt
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Silver
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12.8 g/t
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6,953 koz
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Inferred
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16,935 kt
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Gold Equivalent
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0.53 g/t
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288 koz
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