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Meikle Mine (Goldstrike Operation)

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 Location:
55 NW from Elko, Nevada, United States

  Regional Office:
1655 Mountain City Hwy
Elko
Nevada, United States
89801
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Drift & Fill
  • Longhole stoping
  • Transverse stoping
  • Longitudinal stoping
  • Cemented backfill
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Mine Life2027
Meikle underground mine is part of the Goldstrike Operation.

On July 1, 2019, Barrick's Goldstrike and Newmont's Carlin operation were contributed to the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture and are now collectively referred to as Carlin.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Newmont Corp. 38.5 % Indirect
Barrick Gold Corp. (operator) 61.5 % Indirect
On July 1, 2019, Barrick's Goldstrike and Newmont's Carlin operation were contributed to the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture and are now collectively referred to as Carlin.

Barrick is the operator of the Nevada Gold Mines LLC joint venture and owns 61.5%, with Newmont owning the remaining 38.5% of the joint venture.

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Deposit Type

  • Carlin-type
  • Hydrothermal


Summary:

The Goldstrike deposits are all Carlin type deposits, with fine to very finely disseminated gold and arsenic bearing pyrite. The host rocks are generally sedimentary, mostly calcareous formations, frequently altered and decalcified. There is hydrothermal alteration and there are collapse structures which generated the breccias that host the deposits. The alteration and folding and faulting have led to poor rock quality in the deposits in generally and locally very poor ground conditions in the vicinity of the major faults.

The Meikle deposit, formerly known as the Purple Vein, is located approximately 1.5 mi north-north-west of Barrick’s Betze-Post deposit and is currently in production. The deposit is approximately 800 ft to 2,000 ft below the surface.

Hydrothermal and collapse breccias in the Bootstrap Limestone member of the Roberts Mountains Formation, and to a lesser extent, the Popovich Formation are the dominant host for gold mineralization at Meikle. Breccia geometries are complex, with multiple breccia types observed. Mineralization is predominantly hosted in a breccia derived from a zone of dolomitic alteration that mantles the Bootstrap Limestone. Dolomite and other carbonate rich rocks occurring within the host breccia have been completely digested and replaced by silica. The gold enriched pyrite is disseminated throughout the siliceous breccia host. A rhyodacite dike, which pre-dates mineralization, also occurs in the Main Zone.

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Mining Methods

  • Drift & Fill
  • Longhole stoping
  • Transverse stoping
  • Longitudinal stoping
  • Cemented backfill


Summary:

Underground mine production comes from the Meikle's underground zones:
West Banshee, East Banshee, Meikle Main, Meikle Extension, South Meikle, Griffin, West Griffin.

The Meikle production shaft is approximately 548.6 m (1,800 ft) deep, extending to the 1,128 m (3,700 ft) level.

Goldstrike underground operations use two mining methods for extraction: long hole open stoping and underhand drift & fill, both of which rely on cemented backfill for support.

In relatively good to fair ground conditions, where longhole stoping methods are used, the wall and back instability is reduced by mining smaller, longhole sections and filling before mining the next section. In poor ground, the underhand drift and fill method provides a backfill roof for subsequent lifts in the mining cycle.

Transverse longhole stopes are designed at various heights ranging from 35 ft to 100 ft, based on the existing and planned sill development levels used in the active mining areas. Stope widths are designed at 20 ft to 25 ft, based on the ground conditions. In secondary stopes, the width is dictated by the actual dimensions of the adjacent primary stopes. Development of the secondary sills may be reduced to 13 ft leaving a rock “skin” to account for poor quality backfill in the adjacent stopes. The overall stope length is based on the transverse dimension of the ore, however, individual stopes can be limited to 45 ft. Transverse longhole stopes are designed ........


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Combined production numbers are reported under Goldstrike Operation


Combined reserves/resources are reported under Goldstrike Operation




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Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Other 2017
Management Discussion & Analysis 2016
Annual Information Form 2014
Corporate Presentation 2014
Technical Report 2012
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