This mine is located near Dubreuilville, 83 km north-east of Wawa in Ontario. In 1985, drilling approximately two kilometres south of the Kremzar mine intersected a series of sub-parallel lenses containing gold mineralization within deformed rocks of the Goudreau Lake Deformation Zone (gldz). These lenses are known as the Lochalsh, Island Gold, Shore, and Goudreau Lake Zones. In 1989 and 1990, underground infrastructures were built into the Island deposit beneath Goudreau Lake from an adit on the north shore. A bulk sample weighing 4,167 tonnes was extracted and processed at the Kremzar Mill. Exploration work was conducted from 1996 to 2002. Encouraging results were obtained, and in 2004, an exploration program was initiated in order to complete a resource estimate. On January 1st, 2005, Richmont Mines became the operator of the project and on October 1st, 2007, the project attained the commercial production.

Highlights

• The Island Gold Mine was brought into commercial production on October 1st, 2007.
• Richmont Mines, holds a 100% interest in the gold mine.
• In mid-December 2008, Richmont Mines has acquired all of Patricia Mining’s outstanding shares.
• Proven and probable resources of 1,031,187 tonnes as at December 31, 2008.
• Measured and indicated resources of 422,197 tonnes as at December 31, 2008.
• Inferred resources of 676,608 tonnes as at December 31, 2008.

Download the reserve and resource table as of December 31, 2009

Download the 43-101 technical report


Composite Longitudinal Section of the Island Gold Mine





Longitudinal Section of C/D Zones of the Island Zone





Longitudinal Section of E/E1 Zones of the Island Zone





Photos from the Island Gold Mine infrastructure