Production at the Detour Lake gold mine during the first quarter was the best recorded during its six-year operating life. A total of 26.6 million tonnes was mined during the quarter, up from the 22.5 million tonnes recorded in the same quarter in 2018. “This has been by far the best performing first quarter the company has ever had since start of operations,” said Detour Gold Chief Operating Officer Frazer Bourchier in a May 2 statement. “I would expect that by year-end we start achieving predictable and consistent operational results and shift towards the optimization phase. We are tracking well to achieve our annual guidance and execute on our 2018 life of mine plan.” Detour Lake is an open-pit gold mining operation, 185 kilometres northeast of Cochrane. The mine began production in February 2013 READ HERE
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