New Afton mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
  New Afton Mine Location in Canada | |
| Location | Kamloops |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°39′35″N 120°30′48″W / 50.659813°N 120.513437°WCoordinates: 50°39′35″N 120°30′48″W / 50.659813°N 120.513437°W |
| Production | |
| Products | |
| Production | |
| Financial year | 2019 |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1897[2] |
| Opened | 2012[2] |
| Owner | |
| Company | New Gold |
| Website | New Afton Mine |
The New Afton mine is a Canadian gold and copper mine located 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the city of Kamloops in British Columbia. The mine is underground and is owned and operated by New Gold Inc. In 2019, the mine produced an output of 79,000,000 pounds (36,000,000 kg) of copper, and 69,000 ounces of gold. The Afton Group covers 61 claims on 12,450 hectares (124.5 km2) of property.[1]
As of December 2019, the proven and probable reserves of the mine were 1.0 million ounces of gold, 2.8 million ounces of silver, and 802 million pounds of copper.[1]
Staff[]
About 500 Kamloops-area workers work on site. These workers used to work shifts seven days on and then get seven days off. The mine has recently moved to a fourteen-day on, fourteen-day off schedule.[3]
Geology[]
The New Afton mineralization is classified as an alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposit. The deposits are located in the southern part of the Quesnel trough, in the Nicola belt.[4]
See also[]
- List of gold mines in Canada
- List of copper mines in Canada
- List of mines in British Columbia
- Gibraltar Mine
- Mount Polley mine
- Geology of British Columbia
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d New Gold, New Gold Inc. - Assets - New Afton
- ^ Jump up to: a b MINFILE Mineral Inventory, 24 July 1985, retrieved 23 July 2021
- ^ New Afton continues to adapt in new pandemic era, Kamloops This Week, 22 April 2020, retrieved 10 August 2020
- ^ Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources (Government of British Columbia), MINFILE Mineral Inventory, retrieved 10 August 2020CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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