Skeena Resources Limited
Skeena is a junior Canadian mining exploration company focused on developing prospective precious metal properties in Tahltan Territory in the Golden Triangle of northwest British Columbia, Canada.
The Company’s primary activities are the exploration and development of the past-producing Eskay Creek mine, which contains an open-pit resource of 2.6 million ounces at 5.9 g/t AuEq in the Indicated category and 1.4 million ounces at 3.0 g/t AuEq in the Inferred category. The Company recently completed a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on Eskay Creek which highlights an after-tax NPV5% of C$638M, 51% IRR and a 1.2-year payback at US$1,325/oz Au. Skeena is also exploring the past-producing Snip gold mine.
News Releases
- Nov 27, 2020 Skeena Announces Grant of Incentive Stock Options
- Nov 24, 2020 Skeena Intersects 36.75 g/t AuEq over 18.32 metres in 21A Zone Infill Drilling at Eskay Creek
- Nov 19, 2020 Skeena Intersects 5.29 g/t AuEq over 56.34 metres in 22 Zone Infill Drilling at Eskay Creek
- Nov 17, 2020 Skeena Resources Closes C$46.0 Million Common Share Public Offering
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Eskay Creek Project
Discovered in 1988, the former Eskay Creek Mine was the highest-grade gold mine in the world when it was in production. Eskay produced 3.3 million ounces of gold and 160 million ounces of silver at average grades of 45 g/t gold and 2,224 g/t silver from 1994 -2008.
Skeena released an updated resource for Eskay Creek in November 2019 along with a Preliminary Economic Assessment which contains 2.6 million ounces at 5.9 g/t AuEq in the Indicated category and 1.4 million ounces at 3.0 g/t AuEq in the Inferred category. Skeena is aggressively advancing Eskay towards a Pre-Feasibility Study which is expected to be released in H1 2021.
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