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]
| Location | |
|---|---|
  New Afton Mine Location in Canada | |
| Location | Kamloops |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°39′35″N 120°30′48″W |
| Production | |
| Products | |
| Production | |
| Financial year | 2019 |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1897 |
| Opened | 2012 |
| Owner | |
| Company | New Gold |
| Website | New 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]
See also
- List of copper mines
- List of mines in British Columbia
- List of gold mines in Canada
- Geology of British Columbia
- Kamloops, British Columbia
References
- New Gold, New Gold Inc. - Assets - New Afton
- 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)