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Mishi Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeStockpile
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe primary Mishi Mine pit was mined out in 2021. All identified economic ore material from Mishi Mine pit has been processed.

Given that the Mishi open pit is currently not part of future production plans, no additional drilling has been completed or is planned since this time as focus for the drilling has been near the Eagle River mine.

Wesdome Gold is currently using the pit as water storage as part of the water management process.
Related AssetEagle River Complex

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. 100 % Indirect

Deposit type

  • Vein / narrow vein
  • Mesothermal

Summary:

Both the Eagle River and Mishi deposits are mesothermal lode gold deposits hosted by Archean Greenstone Belts.

Mineralization is hosted in the Mishibishu Deformation Zone which traverses the property over a 14 km length and is interpreted as a major regional thrust fault which follows a volcanic-sedimentary contact. The northern portion of the property is underlain by mafic volcanic rocks and subvolcanic gabbroic sills. These are overlain to the south by shallow water immature arenaceous/arkosic sediments and polymictic conglomerates, followed by deeper water silts and turbidites progressing southward.

The sequence is overturned dipping moderately north, facing south and striking 90-120º. The deformation zone is 0.5 to 1.0 km wide and characterized by strong ankerite alteration and a schistose fabric dominated by phyllosilicate minerals, sericite and chlorite. Because of the intense deformation, systematic recognition of protoliths and subunits within the deformation zone is problematic.

In the Mishi Mine area, mineralization is hosted by a series of at least 8 tabular parallel zones consisting of ankerite-sericite ± chlorite alteration zones containing 2-8% fine disseminated pyrite and a system of sub conformable, dislocated, smoky grey quartz veinlets and lenses. Veins generally vary from 5-20% of the bulk volume of the zones with individual quartz lenses commonly 5-15 cm wide.

The 8 zones recognized to date are labelled from south (footwall) to north (hanging wall) M2, M4, M6, M8, M10, M12, M14 and M16. Zones M2 and M4 are close together and are merged when modelling into a Main Zone. The zones strike 100°, dip north 40° and plunge northeast. In general, the zones become more felsic, discrete and vein dominated towards the north.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Gold oz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3,0724,3107,9857,4859,457
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.

Operational metrics

Metrics202320222021202020192018201720162015
Tonnes milled  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe46,405 t70,633 t152,591 t138,668 t132,038 t
Stripping / waste ratio  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe4.2 2.7 2.7 5.1
Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe90,304 t170,234 t194,753 t125,167 t
Waste  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe382,171 t462,824 t533,753 t643,396 t

Production Costs

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