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]

New Afton mine
Location
New Afton Mine
Location in Canada
LocationKamloops
ProvinceBritish Columbia
CountryCanada
Coordinates50°39′35″N 120°30′48″W
Production
Products
Production
  • 79 million  pounds copper[1]
  • 69,000  ounces gold[1]
Financial year2019
History
Discovered1897
Opened2012
Owner
CompanyNew Gold
WebsiteNew Afton Mine

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.[2]

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.[3]

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See also

References
  1. New Gold, New Gold Inc. - Assets - New Afton
  2. New Afton continues to adapt in new pandemic era, Kamloops This Week, 22 April 2020, retrieved 10 August 2020
  3. 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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