Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. - Jerritt Canyon - Overview

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Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.
490-688 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1P1
Canada

Tel: 604.688.9427
Fax: 604.688.9426
Email: nicole@yngc.ca

History

In 1972, the first gold was discovered at the Jerritt Canyon District, with the first gold poured on July 4, 1981. Open pit mining occurred between 1981 and 1999. Portal-accessed, underground mining commenced in 1993 with the SSX-Steer Complex and the Smith mine. Since mining began, Jerritt Canyon has produced over 7 million ounces of gold.

Operations

None of the Jerritt Canyon mines exceed 1,000 feet in depth measured from the elevations at their portals. Underground mining uses low-profile 6-cubic-yard load/haul/dump tractors (LHD) loading 35- and 40-ton trucks for ore removal. Ground support typically uses rock bolts and shotcrete, with cemented back-fill in mined-out areas.

All underground ore is stacked near the mine portals for grade sampling. It is then transported in 150-ton haul trucks to the mill. Due to the sulfide refractory nature of Jerritt Canyon's ore, the mill feed is dried and roasted and gold is recovered using conventional carbon-in-leach processing. High quality gold doré bars are then shipped for commercial refining and sale.

The information provided about Jerritt Canyon on this portion of the Company's website has been reviewed and approved by the Company's Senior Geologist and Qualified Person, Todd Johnson (M.Sc.).