The Mount Polley mine is a Canadian gold and copper mine located in British Columbia near the towns of Williams Lake, and Likely. It consists of two open-pit sites with an underground mining component and is owned and operated by the Mount Polley Mining Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial Metals Corporation. In 2013, the mine produced an output of of copper, 45,823 ounces of gold, and 123,999 of silver. The mill commenced operations in 1997 and has a current mine life to 2026. The mining company owns of property near Quesnel Lake and Polley Lake where it has mining leases and operations on and mineral claims on . The processed ore is delivered by truck to the Port of Vancouver. The mine is on care and maintenance status until the price of gold, copper, and silver becomes more economically viable. As of March 2012, the estimated reserves of the mine were 87.3 million tonnes of 0.292 \% copper, 0.302 grams per tonne gold and 0.407 grams per tonne silver  . Minerals Mount Polley determines what qualifies as ore and what qualifies as waste using drilling and blasting. Ore is then sorted according to blast ball assays. High value sulfides are hauled to a crusher for processing at the plant on site . Chalcopyrite and bornite are the main copper-bearing minerals of value at the Mount Polley mine. Processing upright=1.5|Workers at the Mount Polley mine During operation, Mount Polley mine processes 20,000 tonnes of ore per day. During processing, this ore is sent for crushing, size reduction, and froth floatation.
The Mount Polley mine is a Canadian gold and copper mine located in British Columbia near the towns of Williams Lake, and Likely. It consists of two open-pit sites with an underground mining component and is owned and operated by the Mount Polley Mining Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial Metals Corporation. In 2013, the mine produced an output of of copper, 45,823 ounces of gold, and 123,999 of silver. The mill commenced operations in 1997 and was closed and placed on care and maintenance in 2019. The company owns of property near Quesnel Lake and Polley Lake where it has mining leases and operations on and mineral claims on . Mineral concentrate is delivered by truck to the Port of Vancouver. As of January 2020, Mount Polley's Proven and Probable Reserves were 53.8 million tonnes of ore grading 0.34 \% copper, 0.30 grams per tonne gold and 0.9 grams per tonne silver , equating to 400 million pounds of copper, 517,000 troy ounces of gold and 1.55 million troy ounces of silver . Minerals Mount Polley determines what qualifies as ore and what qualifies as waste using drilling and blasting. Ore is then sorted according to blast ball assays. High value sulfide ore is hauled to a crusher for processing at the on site plant . Chalcopyrite and bornite are the main copper-bearing minerals of value at the Mount Polley mine. Processing upright=1.5|Workers at the Mount Polley mine During operation, Mount Polley mine processes 20,000 tonnes of ore per day. The ore is sent for crushing, size reduction, and froth floatation.
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