The Meadowbank Gold Mine is a gold mine

Gold mining

Gold mining is the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques and processes by which gold may be extracted from the earth.-History:...

 in the Kivalliq district of the Nunavut of Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

.

Discovery

Discovery of gold-containing Archean greenstone in the Baker Lake region were made in the 1980s. Asamera Minterals and Comaplex set out as partners in the project. The Third Portage deposit was discovered in 1987; this was followed by the discovery of the Goose Island deposit, and the North Portage deposit. Cumberland completed their acquisition of Complex's share in the discovery in 1997 taking sole ownership of the project. Since then three further discoveries have been made including the Vault deposit (October 2000), the PDF deposit (October 2002) and the Cannu zone (September 2005).

The entire area has probable gold reserves of 3.5 million ounces (29.3 million tonnes at 3.7 g/t) and is open on strike and at depth.

Sources and external links

• http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/50701/news/nunavut/50701_09.html News article outlining concerns over project
• http://www.agnico-eagle.com/English/GrowthProjects/Projects/Lapa/default.aspx Full details of mine history [Dead Link]
• http://www.agnico-eagle.com/Theme/Agnico/files/TechnicalReports/Meadowbank_TechReport_23Mar05(2).pdf Agnico Eagle technical report
• http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000376466&ref=rss story on mine opening