Asset Report
Santa Luz gold mine
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Report summary
The mine briefly operated between 2013 and 2014 but it ceased due to poor economics. The operation was reviewed, and following the completion of a technical study in July 2016, it was decided to re-open the mine. Equinox commenced mining at Santa Luz in June 2021 and is expecting to pour first gold in Q1 2022 with restarted construction completing at the same time. The operation anticipates producing 110koz for the first five years of mining. The Santa Luz project is an orogenic gold deposit expected to be mined as a conventional open pit operation. The processing plant has a 2.70Mt/a capacity and it comprises conventional milling, pre-aeration, RIL leaching, and an electrowinning circuit. The final product is gold dore.
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- Mining
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- CAPEX
- Royalties & Taxes
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