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Golden Sunlight Mine

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Golden Sunlight Mine

Location: 8 km NE from Whitehall, Montana, United States

Address:

453 Mt Highway 2 East
Whitehall
Montana, United States
59759

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Overview

Mine TypeTailings
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Golden Sunlight mine shut down in 2019 when gold production was no longer economically viable.

On February 11, 2022, the pioneering Tailings Reprocessing Project at Barrick’s end-of-life Golden Sunlight Mine was officially opened.

Currently, the tailings reprocessing project at Golden Sunlight continues to ramp-up and we expect the project to reach full production towards the end of 2024. The reprocessing of high-sulphide tailings eliminates the need for perpetual water treatment, providing a valuable fuel source for the Carlin roasters, and facilitating proper closure.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Barrick Gold Corp. 100 % Indirect
Golden Sunlight Mines, Inc. 100 % Direct
Barrick Gold Corp. is a 100% owner of Golden Sunlight Mine.
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Deposit type

  • Tailings

Summary:

Golden Sunlight Mine is currently processing material from tailings solids previously deposited in TSF1 at the Golden Sunlight site.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

With the end of mining at Golden Sunlight in the second quarter of 2019 as previously reported, Barrick has ceased to include production or non-GAAP cost metrics for this site from July 1, 2019.
CommodityUnits20192018201720162015
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.

Operational metrics

Metrics20192018201720162015
Ore tonnes mined 207 kt652 kt685 kt578 kt
Tonnes processed 200 kt497 kt565 kt507 kt2,059 kt
Total tonnes mined 7,401 kt

Production Costs

CommodityUnits201920182017
Cash costs Gold USD 1,772 / oz   1,270 / oz  
Cash costs Gold USD 1,963 / oz **   1,762 / oz **   1,265 / oz **  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold USD 1,964 / oz   1,334 / oz  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold USD 2,455 / oz **   1,954 / oz **   1,329 / oz **  
All-in costs Gold USD 1,964 / oz   1,354 / oz  
All-in costs Gold USD 1,954 / oz **   1,349 / oz **  
** Net of By-Product.

Operating Costs

Currency2019201820172016
UG mining costs ($/t mined) USD 53  50.4  49.1  52.7  
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Financials

Units201920182017
Capital expenditures M USD 2   3   1  
Sustaining costs M USD 2   3  

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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