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| Location: |
Canada |
| Ownership: |
100% |
| Type of mine: |
open pit |
| Type of ore body: |
gold and copper deposit |
| Primary metal: |
gold |
| Secondary metal: |
copper |
| End product: |
copper concentrate, gold doré |
| Mining method: |
open pit |
| Opened: |
1995 |
| Expected mine life: |
2009 |
| Average reserve grades: |
gold – 0.7 grams per tonne, copper – 0.1% |
| Infrastructure: |
close to roads and rail |
| Employees: |
243 |
| Contractors: |
37 |
As at December 31, 2008.
Troilus is an open pit gold mine located in northwestern Quebec. The mine produces two products: a high gold, low copper-containing copper concentrate, and gold doré (bullion).
In 2008, 78 percent of Troilus’s revenue was from gold and 22 percent was from copper.
Targets and results
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three months ended
March 31 |
year ended
December 31 |
objective
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2009 |
2008 |
change |
2008 |
2007 |
change |
2009 |
| Tonnes of ore milled(000's) |
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1,500 |
1,400 |
+ 7% |
5,800 |
6,000 |
- 3% |
6,200 |
| Tonnes of ore milled per day |
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16,700 |
15,400 |
+ 7% |
15,900 |
16,500 |
- 3% |
16,900 |
| Strip ratio |
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0.1 |
1.2 |
- 89% |
1.4 |
1.1 |
+ 27% |
0.3 |
| Grades |
gold
(grams/tonne) |
1.44 |
0.93 |
+ 55% |
0.96 |
0.87 |
+ 10% |
0.82 |
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copper
(percent) |
0.20 |
0.07 |
+ 186% |
0.10 |
0.05 |
+100% |
0.11 |
| Mill recoveries (percent) |
gold |
85 |
84 |
+ 1% |
84 |
82 |
+ 2% |
81 |
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copper |
95 |
91 |
+ 4% |
93 |
88 |
+ 6% |
92 |
| Production |
gold
(ounces) |
58,100 |
35,000 |
+ 66% |
151,300 |
138,400 |
+ 9% |
132,200 |
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copper
(tonnes) |
2,800 |
900 |
+ 211% |
5,700 |
2,800 |
+ 104% |
6,000 |
| Cost per tonne of ore milled(C$) |
$13 |
$14 |
- 7% |
$15 |
$13 |
+ 15% |
$10 |
quick links
Download the Troilus section from our first quarter press release for the most recent update.
Download the Troilus section from our 2008 annual review.
Troilus 2007 sustainability report
(PDF English - 1,889 kB)
Latest news
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