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By Shane Lasley
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Skeena expands shallow Eskay Creek gold

Mining Explorers 2019 – Published Nov. 1, 2019

 

Last updated 8/14/2020 at 9:26am

Skeena Resources Ltd.

Skeena Resources is carrying out a roughly 15,000-meter program focused on upgrading and expanding near-surface resources at its Eskay Creek gold-silver project in B.C.

Skeena Resources Ltd. hopes to breathe new life into Eskay Creek and Snip, iconic Golden Triangle gold mines previously operated by Barrick Gold Corp.

Over a 14-year span ending in 2008, an underground mine at Eskay Creek produced roughly 3.3 million ounces of gold and 160 million oz of silver at average grades of 45 grams per metric ton gold and 2,224 g/t silver, which at the time made it the...



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