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Invicta mine
Invicta mineral property is located in the Western Pre-Cordillera of the Peruvian Andes in theHuauraProvince, Department of Lima, Central Coast of Peru in the Districts of Paccho and Leoncio Prado. The property is approximately 250 km north ofLima, and approximately 29 km east of the town of Sayan. Invicta is a gold-silver-copper hydrothermal mineral deposit. The probable mineral reserve of 7.8 million tonnes have an average grade of 2.14 g/t Au, 16.08 g/t Ag, 0.43% Cu, 0.32% Pb and 0.30% Zn.
Mining Method: Open Pit & Underground
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): 8
Reserves/Resources: 7.8 Mt at 2.14 g/t Gold & 16.08 g/t Silver (probable reserves)
Products: 161,000 oz per year Gold (gold equivalent)
Owner: Andean American Gold Corp.
country/region: PERU
Continent: South America
| lagunas norte gold mine
Lagunas Norte is located on the Alto Chicama property in north-central Peru, 140 kilometres east of the coastal city of Trujillo, and 175 kilometres north of Barricka?s Pierina mine. The property lies on the western flank of the Peruvian Andes and is at an elevation of 4,000 to 4,260 metres above sea level.Lagunas Norte is Barricka?s lowest cost operation and in 2010, the mine produced 808,000 ounces of gold at total cash costs of $182 per ounce.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 6.6m oz gold (Dec 31, 2010, proven and probable reserves)
Products: Gold - 808k oz in 2010
Owner: Barrick Gold Corp.
country/region: PERU
Continent: South America
| pierina mine
The Pierina mine is located in the Andean Cordillera in the Department of Ancash in north-central Peru, approximately 10 kilometres northwest of the city of Huaraz, at an altitude of approximately 4,100 metres.Pierina is an open-pit, truck-and-loader operation.As a result of rising gold prices, and based on mineral reserves Pierinas mine life has been extended to the end of 2016.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2014 (possible 2018)
Reserves/Resources: 771 koz gold & 23.2 Moz silver (proven + probable, Dec.2011)
Products: Gold - 152 koz gold (2011)
Owner: Barrick Gold Corp.
country/region: PERU
Continent: South America
| Yanacocha Mine
Yanacocha is a gold mine in northern Peru, considered to be the second largest gold mine in the world, producing over US$7 billion worth of gold to date.The mine is located high in the Andes Mountains, 28 miles north of Cajamarca and 375 miles north of Lima.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Reserves/Resources: 60mt @0.93g/t (Dec 31, 2009, proven and probable reserves)
Products: Gold, 64t in 2009
Owner: Newmont (51.35%), Buenaventura (43.65%), IFC (5%)
country/region: PERU
Continent: South America
| didipio mine
The Didipio Project is located approximately 270km NNE of Manila and 35km to the ESE of the provincial capital of Bayombong within the Province of Nueva Vizcaya in Philippines. Alluvial gold was discovered in the Didipio area in the 1970s.The Didipio deposit will be mined by both open pit and underground methods.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2029
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 1.68 Moz (proven & probable, Feb 2012)
Copper - 503.8 Mlbs
Products: Gold: 100 Koz per year (designed) Copper: 30.8 Mlbs per year
Owner: Oceanagold Corp. - 100%
country/region: PHILIPPINES
Continent: Asia
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