The Golden Sunlight mine is an open pit gold mine in Jefferson County, Montana, 5 mi (8 km) northeast of Whitehall and 24 mi (39 km) east of Butte, Montana. The mine sits at an elevation of 6,000 ft (1,829 m) on the Bull Mountain range.

Feb 11, 2022 · The pioneering Tailings Reprocessing Project at Golden Sunlight has the potential to generate tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue and benefits for Montana over the next decade, while removing a source of possible water pollution from the mine site.

Mar 21, 2019 · WHITEHALL, Montana — The Golden Sunlight mine, operated by Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD) (TSX:ABX) (“Barrick” or the “Company”), has been approaching the end of its operational life in recent years, with the mine’s remaining gold reserves nearly depleted.

Oct 9, 2024 · The Golden Sunlight Mine, located in the historic mining region of Whitehall, Montana, has played an essential role in U.S. gold production since its inception. It is now transitioning into a site focused on environmental remediation, pyrite recovery, and responsible land management.

Mar 22, 2021 · The Golden Sunlight mine produced more than 3 million ounces of gold during its nearly 40 years of operation. The mine shut down in 2019 when gold production was no longer economically viable. Public environmental scoping comments on the project closed on March 12, 2021 and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is currently completing ...

Golden Sunlight Mine aimed to recover an estimated 36,000 ounces of gold believed to be situated at the bottom of an existing pit mine. Atkinson’s work included 1,300 feet of 14-foot-wide by 14-foot-high sub-level access and a miscellaneous access ramp at a -15 to +15 percent grade as well as 1,500 feet of 13-foot-wide by 13-foot-high sub ...

The Golden Sunlight mine is located in Jefferson County in southwestern Montana, 55 kilometers east of Butte and eight kilometers northeast of Whitehall. The property lies on the eastern flank of a fault-bounded mountain range known as Bull Mountain. Golden Sunlight is mined by conventional open-pit methods.

Sep 13, 2021 · The Golden Sunlight Mine is located approximately five miles northeast of Whitehall, Mont. in Jefferson County. The project, an amendment to the current operating permit under the Metal Mine Reclamation Act, would allow Golden Sunlight to excavate and reprocess tailings in order to extract a gold and sulfide concentrate.

Aug 27, 2021 · The Golden Sunlight Mine is located approximately five miles northeast of Whitehall, Mont. in Jefferson County. The project, an amendment to the current operating permit under the Metal Mine Reclamation Act, would allow Golden Sunlight to excavate and reprocess tailings in order to extract a gold and sulfide concentrate.

Aug 27, 2021 · The Montana Department of Environmental Quality on Friday released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Golden Sunlight Mine about 5 miles northeast of Whitehall in Jefferson County. Barrick Gold Corporation closed its mine in 2019 and, in 2020, applied to reprocess mine waste to extract a gold and sulfide concentrate.