More gold for less at Fort Knox

Kinross Gold Corp. Feb. 11 reported that Fort Knox Mine near Fairbanks produced 401,553 ounces of gold in 2015, a six percent increase over the mine's output of 379,453 oz. in 2014.

Some 13.5 million metric tons of ore averaging roughly 0.76 grams per metric ton gold was processed through the mill in 2015; and approximately 25.2 million metric tons of ore averaging about 0.7 g/t gold was stacked o...