Company said that its total proved and probable ore reserves had risen by 71% to 104 million ounces of gold at the end of 2020.

Brewery Creek operates under a socio-economic accord with the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in.

Miner now has the complete dataset for the Northern Starter Pit and for the first six drill holes in the Southern Starter Pit.

Tahltan territory sits on an estimated 50.6 million ounces of gold and 12.5 billion pounds of copper.

Company posted a 1.2% fall in third-quarter gold output, hit by lower production at its Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea and a slow recovery at its flagship Cadia mine.

Copper output was 82,042 tonnes, a jump of 46% from the same quarter a year earlier.

Pollution from mining has contaminated water sources across the country with mercury and heavy metals, raising the costs of water treatment.

Infill drilling continues to deliver extremely high grades pointing toward resource expansion.