Wholly owned and operated the mine through a subsidiary called the alaska gold company inc.
Rock creek mine metals fact sheet selenium.
Last year greens creek produced 9 9 million ounces of silver at a cash cost after by product credits per silver ounce of 1 97 a continue reading greens creek admiralty island alaska.
The proposed rock creek project located 5 miles from the town of noxon montana will be situated on 481 acres.
Application of irrigation water which contains dissolved oxygen can caused selenium to be released from sediment into groundwater particularly in arid areas.
The proposed rock creek mine in sanders county is more than just another property for hecla.
It s an opportunity for decades worth of good paying jobs.
The rock creek project is located approximately five miles northeast of noxon sanders county montana about 50 miles north of the lucky friday mine in idaho.
The rock creek mine is an open pit mine and was expected to produce 100 000 ounces of gold per year through the processing of 7 000 tons of ore a day for a mine life of around four years.
The mine which began operations in 1983 uses conventional open pit mining methods with large electric powered shovels that can each move up to 100 000 tons of waste rock and ore.
A small number of trace elements such as selenium are neither metals nor radionuclides.
Metals creek drills 8 45 g t gold over 3 15 meters at the dona lake gold project confirms gold mineralization.
The thompson creek mine is a primary surface molybdenum mine and mill located approximately 48 kilometres southwest of the town of challis in idaho s custer county.
According to the epa toxic release inventory tri greens creek is the second largest producer of mining related toxic waste in alaska behind red dog mine the vast majority of the waste comes in the form of crushed rock that contains a variety of toxic metals or compounds such as arsenic and lead.
The majority of that comprising the tailings storage facility will be adjacent to an continue reading project overview.
Hecla s 100 owned and operated greens creek mine in southeast alaska is one of the largest and lowest cost primary silver mines in the world and is the cash generating engine of the company.
Hecla acquired the rock creek project in june 2015 with the acquisition of revett mining company.
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Selenium occurs naturally in sedimentary rocks shales coal and phosphate deposits and soils.
Overview history the project as proposed will encompass approximately 481 acres and continue reading rock creek noxon montana.
It s partnerships with local communities to promote and support education youth activities and health services.
Rock creek metal craft 3198 n 3800 e hansen id 83334.
We re proud to own this valued resource right in hecla s back yard just 50 miles from our lucky friday mine.
