Record output for Casa Berardi

The Casa Berardi mine in Quebec was excluded from a list of Canada’s top 12 gold mines in a recent story (T.N.M., July 6/92).

Owned by TVX Gold (TSE) and Golden Knight Resources (TSE) through a 60-40 joint venture, Casa Berardi produced a record 119,000 oz. gold last year. The Snip mine in British Columbia, owned by Cominco (TSE) and Prime Resources Group (VSE), also surpassed expectations by producing 109,162 oz. in 1991, its first year of production.

Mine Owner(s) 1991 1990 Rank

1 Williams Int’l Corona/Teck 518,703 1

2 Golden Giant Hemlo Gold 443,400 2

3 David Bell Int’l Corona/Teck 283,128 3

4 Campbell Placer Dome 260,521 5

5 Doyon Lac/Cambior 257,271 4

6 Lupin Echo Bay 216,877 6

7 Bousquet 2 Lac 175,844

8 Dome Placer Dome 144,526

9 Con Nerco 123,000 9

10 Detour Lake Placer Dome 119,530 7

11 Casa Berardi TVX/Golden Knight 119,000

12 LaRonde Agnico-Eagle 116,831 12