Photos Courtesy Kinross Alaska Jeremy Brans, Vice-President and General Manager, Kinross Alaska, with the first ounces of gold poured from the Gil mine.
Kinross Alaska celebrates Gil-Sourdough milestone
13 kilometers from Fort Knox, with Gil ore processed at the Kinross mill. Leadership from Kinross Alaska, as well as Gil project leaders and employ- ees who played a key role in the de- velopment of the project, attended the first pour to see their hard work come to life. “Mining the Gil deposit has been a long-time goal for Kinross. Seeing the first ore go into the mill is a very sat - isfying achievement for the Gil team,” said Clint Connelly, Project Superin - tendent, Fort Knox. “We look forward to maintaining safe production over the next few years at Gil.”
Project leaders mark first gold pour with optimism for future Kinross Alaska celebrated a signif- icant milestone in November with its first gold pour from the Gil-Sourdough mine. The Gil mine had its official ground - breaking ceremony in September and expects to add 80 to 100 jobs in Alas - ka and produce approximately 160,000 ounces of gold over a two-year mine life. The satellite deposits are located
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The Alaska Miner
Winter 2022
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