Côté Gold Mine, located on Highway 144 between Timmins and Greater Sudbury, reached a major milestone this month, producing at a peak capacity of 36,000 tonnes a day on average for 30 straight days.
The milestone, known as ‘nameplate throughput,’ took place at the mine’s processing plant June 21.
“I would like to congratulate our Côté Gold teams, who demonstrated remarkable determination and commitment to bring Côté Gold online and advance it to nameplate throughput rate within 15 months,” Renaud Adams, president & CEO of IAMGOLD, said in a news release.
IAMGOLD is the majority owner of Côté Gold, which is on track to become one of the largest gold mines in Canada.
“To bring a gold project from first gold to the design nameplate rate within this timeframe, while ensuring a safe workplace for all, exemplifies the commitment to excellence and accountability that is at the core of IAMGOLD today.”
Adams said the mine reached 90 per cent capacity in March, and 96 per cent for 30 days in April.
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