Pogo produces first gold a month early
Last updated 2/26/2006 at Noon
The Pogo Gold Mine Project near Delta Junction began gold production Feb. 12, nearly a month ahead of schedule, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. and Sumitomo Corp. jointly announced Feb. 13.
The companies said construction at Pogo progressed well enough to enable the project to advance production from an originally scheduled start in March.
Pogo is estimated to contain 7.7 million tons of gold ore t...
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