Newmont Goldcorp*
Miners underground at Red Lake Gold Mines - Photo courtesy of Goldcorp
Red Lake is located in one of the world’s most prolific gold districts. Goldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines (RLGM) includes the Red Lake, Balmer and Campbell underground mining and processing complexes and Cochenour, a potential new source of ore. Ore from RLGM is hoisted up either the Balmer or Campbell shafts, then processed at the Campbell Mill using a crushing and grinding circuit combined with a gravity concentration for free-milling gold or carbon-in-pulp for refractory gold. Gold recoveries average 96%. Recent investments in infrastructure and development have positioned this renowned mine for many more years of long-term sustainable production.
Red Lake’s most advanced exploration target is HG Young, located about 1.5 kilometres northwest of the Red Lake complex. Still, in the concept phase, the focus at HG Young is on building a geological model that will lay the foundation for a pre-feasibility study. During the third quarter of 2017, a positive trade-off study was completed. Goldcorp expects HG Young to become an integral part of the Red Lake district in the future.
Red Lake’s exploration program has the following goals:
Our formal Collaboration Agreements with the Wabauskang and Lac Seul First Nations provides a framework for working together and supports educational, health and cultural programing. Red Lake also contributes to the local economy through local hiring and procurement initiatives, capacity building, community donations and investment in local infrastructure. We provided financial support for the Municipality of Red Lake’s Community Improvement Plan for revitalizing, beautifying and promoting economic development in the region. We also operate a recreational facility, sponsor youth programs and events and helped develop the Red Lake Medical Clinic.
For more information on Goldcorp Inc.'s current operations click here.
Red Lake’s most advanced exploration target is HG Young, located about 1.5 kilometres northwest of the Red Lake complex. Still, in the concept phase, the focus at HG Young is on building a geological model that will lay the foundation for a pre-feasibility study. During the third quarter of 2017, a positive trade-off study was completed. Goldcorp expects HG Young to become an integral part of the Red Lake district in the future.
Red Lake’s exploration program has the following goals:
- Discover a mine reserve replacement (in this region)
- Re-examine the entire Red Lake Mine deposit to understand its upside potential
- Continue exploration drilling at Cochenour
- Collect and organize all the historical data for the Red Lake Belt and complete a generative study to develop a portfolio of targets
Our formal Collaboration Agreements with the Wabauskang and Lac Seul First Nations provides a framework for working together and supports educational, health and cultural programing. Red Lake also contributes to the local economy through local hiring and procurement initiatives, capacity building, community donations and investment in local infrastructure. We provided financial support for the Municipality of Red Lake’s Community Improvement Plan for revitalizing, beautifying and promoting economic development in the region. We also operate a recreational facility, sponsor youth programs and events and helped develop the Red Lake Medical Clinic.
For more information on Goldcorp Inc.'s current operations click here.
* Text and photographs were provided by Goldcorp Inc. as part of the Beneath It All: Red Lake's Mining Story exhibit that was displayed at the Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre from July to October 2018. In April 2019 Golcorp Inc. merged with Newmont Mining to form Newmont Goldcorp Corporation.