WHITEHORSE-Yukon says it has approved the development of a gold mine south of Dawson City in partnership with the federal government and First Nations.<\/p>\n
In a news release, it says the proposed Coffee Gold project by the Newmont Corp. is expected to have a lifespan of about 24 years including construction, operations, closure and reclamation.<\/p>\n
It says the project will include four open-pit gold mines and a camp for about 400 workers.<\/p>\n
At its peak, the territory says the mine will employ about 700 people.<\/p>\n
The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board says the mine will extract ore at a rate of up to nine million tonnes per year.<\/p>\n
The release says the mine will be reached by a 214-kilometre access road, with barge crossings at the Stewart and Yukon rivers.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WHITEHORSE-Yukon says it has approved the development of a gold mine south of Dawson City in partnership with the federal government and First Nations. In a news release, it says the proposed Coffee Gold project by the Newmont Corp. is expected to have a lifespan of about 24 years including construction, operations, closure and reclamation. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":""},"categories":[32,39],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n