The Company completed a Definitive Feasibility Study for Eskay Creek in November 2023 which highlights high-grade, pit-constrained Reserves of 4.6 Moz AuEq at an average grade of 3.6 g/t AuEq, an after-tax NPV5% of C$2B, 43% IRR, and a 1.2-year payback at US$1,800/oz Au and US$23/oz Ag. Skeena is aggressively advancing Eskay Creek toward production, with on-site project construction activities continuing in 2024. In addition to Eskay Creek and Snip, the Company has over 170,000 hectares in the Golden Triangle, making Skeena the third largest landholder in the area behind Newmont and Teck.
Skeena Resources Limited is a Canadian mining exploration and development company focused on revitalizing the past-producing Eskay Creek gold-silver mine located in Tahltan Territory in the Golden Triangle of northwest British Columbia, Canada. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange under ticker SKE.
Skeena strives to become Canada's premier mineral development team; admired for our innovation, our creativity, and our commitment to deliver value and prosperity wherever we operate.
See MoreDiscovered in 1988, the former Eskay Creek Mine was the highest-grade gold mine in the world when it was in production. Eskay Creek 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 completed a Definitive Feasibility Study in November 2023 on Eskay Creek which highlights an after-tax NPV5% of C$2.0B, 43% IRR and a 1.2-year payback at US$1,800/oz Au and US$23/oz Ag.
See More Engage HereSkeena sees environmental, social and governance (ESG) as the key components to a responsible resource sector. We strive to implement the highest ESG standards at Eskay Creek and in the communities in which we operate. Skeena is actively engaged in closure planning and low carbon mine design to establish a positive environmental legacy.