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Sep 17, 2011 · In March, construction began on two new gold mines, the underground and open pit Musselwhite mine at Opap Lake, the first mine to be approved under Canada’s stringent Environmental Assessment Act, and the Pipeline project in Nevada.
Placer Dome (and now Barrick Gold) are defendants in an ongoing court battle over the highly controversial Marcopper mining disaster, which took place at the Marcopper Mine (run by Marcopper, a Placer Dome subsidiary) on the island of Marinduque, Philippines.
Placer Dome Asia Pacific’s Misima Mine is located on the island of Misima. The mine, now in the final stages of closure, serves as an example of how biodiversity considerations can be integrated into closure planning, the company recognised that complete restoration of the pre-impact ecosystem was not a realistic objective.
Mar 27, 2000 · Cortez is approximately 113km south west of Elko, Nevada. It consists of three distinct units: the Cortez open pit and two Carlin-type disseminated gold deposits – Pipeline and South Pipeline. Until February 2008 the operation was 60%-owned by Barrick Gold, having acquired Placer Dome for US $10.4bn in 2006, and 40% by Rio Tinto.
Musselwhite initially operated both open-pit and underground mines, open-pit production having been designed to ensure mill feed at a rate of 3,300t/d for about five years following mill commissioning. Most of the mine’s ore is now sourced from underground.
Sep 20, 2018 · Nean shares stories that include Placer Dome’s exotic origins and its connection to U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart and her final flight in the South Pacific.
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The Porgera gold mine is located in Enga Province, about 600km north west of Port Moresby. The mine is operated by a joint venture between Placer Dome (75%), Orogen Minerals Ltd (20%) and Mineral Resources Porgera Pty. Ltd (5%), the latter two representing the state of PNG and local landowners.
