Overview -
The Porcupine mine is a group of open pit and underground gold mines located near Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
The properties include the Dome mine and mill, the Hoyle Pond, Pamour and Nighthawk Lakes mines as well as the Bell Creek mill.
The total Porcupine property area is approximately 38,000 hectares of patented and unpatented mining claims. At Dome Mine underground production occurred from 1910 to 2004 and open pit mining began in 1988. Other properties in the joint venture are the Hoyle Pond mine, Bell Creek mill, Pamour open pit mine, Nighthawk Lake, Bell Creek, Hollinger, McIntyre and Hallnor, and Preston and Paymaster which are adjacent to Dome.
Pamour's grade of gold will average 1.37 grams/tonne over the eight-year life of the mine. Hoyle Pond's ore is expected to be depleted by 2024.
The mine operations employs 560 people.
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