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El Chanate Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
SnapshotEl Chanate ceased mining activities in October 2018. The operation concluded residual leaching in 2019, rinsing of the leach pad in 2020, and has transitioned to reclamation activities.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Alamos Gold Inc. 100 % Indirect

Deposit type

  • Vein / narrow vein

Summary:

Alteration and mineralization associated with the Chanate fault zone are exposed across a northwest strike length of over 3.5 km. The rock units in this zone are altered to varying degrees by sericite, pyrite, ankerite, and quartz veining.

In surface outcrops the mineralized zone is distinguished by its bleached appearance relative to unmineralized rock. Sub-parallel sheeted zones of quartz veinlets form thick, mineralized lenses, within a larger area of sub-economic but anomalous gold concentrations.

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

El Chanate transitioned to the reclamation phase of the mine life in the fourth quarter of 2019. Incremental production is a result of rinsing the leach pad.
CommodityUnits202020192018201720162015
Gold oz  ....  Subscribe 14,100 43,700 60,400 68,000 79,312
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.

Operational metrics

Metrics2018201720162015
Stripping ratio 1.89 4.06 3.96 2.2
Ore tonnes mined 3,050,636 t 4,475,004 t 6,306,469 t 7,459,301 t
Total tonnes mined 8,815,076 t 22,646,606 t 31,288,807 t 31,672,788 t
Tonnes processed 3,066,456 t 4,536,847 t 6,320,627 t 7,452,601 t

Production Costs

CommodityUnits201920182017
Total cash costs (sold) Gold USD 1,390 / oz **   1,289 / oz **   1,188 / oz **  
All-in sustaining costs (sold) Gold USD 1,411 / oz **   1,317 / oz **   1,218 / oz **  
** Net of By-Product.

Mine Financials

Units201920182017
Capital expenditures M USD 0.6   1.4  
Revenue M USD 19.3   57.1   76.8  
Operating Income M USD -2.7   -67.7   -0.2  

Personnel

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