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Golden Chest Mine

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 Location:
2 km SE from Murray, Idaho, United States

  Address:
201 N. 3rd St.
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho, United States
83814
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit & Underground
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Drift & Fill
  • Cemented backfill
Production Start...
Mine Life9 years (as of Jan 1, 2022)
The Golden Chest Mine is comprised of an underground mine, an open pit mine, and an exploration project.
Latest NewsIdaho Strategic Provides Full Year 2022 Top-line Performance Numbers     January 31, 2023


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. 100 % Indirect
IDR owns 100% of the Golden Chest LLC (owner of the Golden Chest Mine).

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Deposit Type

  • Vein / narrow vein
  • Orogenic
  • Intrusion related


Summary:

Gold mineralization occurs in veins associated with multiple faulting and folding events in the Coeur d’Alene Mining District. The mineralization occurs as gold- quartz veins associated with an orogenic deposit type. The orogenic system at the Golden Chest appears to have an association with igneous rock activity. Hence, the vein deposits may be described as intrusion-related orogenic gold. The principal vein being exploited at the Golden Chest Mine is associated with the Idaho Fault, which juxtaposes the quartzites of the upper Prichard Formation against finer-grained argillites, also of the upper Prichard Formation.

Veins occur adjacent to the Idaho Fault both in its footwall, and in its hanging wall. The mineralization occurs in two types of quartz veins, banded and massive. These veins are generally conformable to bedding in the Proterozoic age Prichard Formation. The banded veins, which occur primarily in argillite, contain, pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena, sphalerite and visible gold. Thicker, massive veins occur in quartzite and contain pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, scheelite and visible gold.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Drift & Fill
  • Cemented backfill


Summary:

Golden Chest includes both open-pit and underground operations.

The Golden Chest underground mine is accessed by primary decline ramp (MAR) with a complimentary escape-way incline ramp. The primary mining method is underhand drift-and-fill utilizing cemented rock-fill (CRF). During 2021, IDR mined a total of 17,180 tonnes of ore at an average grade of 5.32 gpt gold. The ore came from the 891, 842, 833 and 824 stopes. The decline (MAR) was extended at depth during 2021 to the 815 sublevel which required about 190 meters of ramp development and two exhaust ventilation raises were completed by IDR miners. A two-boom jumbo was added late in the year to accelerate MAR development.

In 2021, IDR continued its open pit mining operation which commenced in August of 2016. Mining in the Klondike pit advanced from the 1032 bench to the 1002 bench during the year. A total of 27,125 tonnes of ore at average grade of 2.92 gpt gold and 174,000 tonnes of waste were mined during the year. Ore tonnes and grade in the Klondike Pit were lower than modeled because of unmapped, historic stopes in the Klondike where high-grade material had been mined out by the old-timers.


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Production:

CommodityUnits20212020201920182017
Gold oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required3,4003,525
All production numbers are expressed as metal in concentrate.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202120202019201820172016
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required52,185 t
Waste  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required183,450 t
Stripping / waste ratio  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required4.43
Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required52,170 dmt31,230 dmt31,350 dmt6,000 t
Daily processing capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required360 t360 t360 t
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Reserves at December 31, 2021:
Mineral Reserves are reported at a 2.0 g/t Cut-off.

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven 38,700 t Gold 4.87 g/t

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits2021202020192018
Cash costs Gold USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 1,186 / oz  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 1,579 / oz  
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Financials:

Units20212020201920182017
Revenue M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 3.6   4.3  
Gross profit M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required -0.7   1.2  
Pre-tax Income M USD  ......  Subscription required
After-tax Income M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 0.8   0  
Operating Cash Flow M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required -1.4   0.3  
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Heavy Mobile Equipment:
HME TypeModelSizeQuantityLeased or
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Bolter ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Nov 14, 2022
Drill jumbo (two boom) ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Nov 14, 2022
Load-Haul-Dump (LHD) ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Jan 31, 2023
Load-Haul-Dump (LHD) 2 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Leased Dec 31, 2019
Truck (underground) ....................... Subscription required 14 t ....................... Subscription required Leased Dec 31, 2017
Truck (underground) 20 t ....................... Subscription required Leased Dec 31, 2019
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Corporate Presentation 2022
Other 2022
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Form 10-K 2018
Corporate Presentation 2017
Form 10-K 2017
Form 10-K 2016
Form 10-K 2015
Press Release 2014
Technical Report 2013
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2013
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News:

NewsDate
Idaho Strategic Provides Full Year 2022 Top-line Performance Numbers January 31, 2023

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