BC & YUKON
NEXT in the
WEST A look at the next crop of potential mines in BC & the Yukon By CMJ Staff
In our annual look at up-and-coming projects in Canada’s West, CMJ is zeroing on advanced feasibility and permitting-level mining projects in British Columbia and the Yukon that have a good shot at near-term production. For now, we’ve left advanced projects that have recently taken steps back from feasibility level to an earlier stage – such as Newmont’s Coffee gold project in the Yukon, now at the prefeasibility stage, and Western Copper and Gold’s Casino copper-gold project, also in the Yukon and now at the PEA stage – off the list. What follows is a summary of seven advanced projects in B.C. and Yukon that, with the help of supportive precious and base metals prices, have shown recent momentum. 30 | CANADIAN
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KENO HILL – YUKON
Underground mine production began last year at Keno Hill. CREDIT: ALEXCO RESOURCE
Alexco Resource’s Keno Hill silver mine in the Yukon is the most advanced project on our list, ramping up towards full production in the first quarter of 2021. The company, which rewww.canadianminingjournal.com
