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Brigus Gold Corp

6/19/2013, 7:40 AM ET
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Country: Canada
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Brigus is principally engaged in gold mining including extraction, processing, and refining, as well as related activities including exploration and development of mineral deposits principally in North America.  The Company owns Black Fox, an open pit and underground mine and mill located in the Province of Ontario, Canada (“Black Fox”).  The Black Fox mine site is situated seven miles east of Matheson and the mill complex is twelve miles west of Matheson.  Ore mining from the open pit began in March 2009 and milling operations commenced in April 2009.  The development of the Black Fox underground mine commenced during 2010 and ore production from the underground mine is expected to commence in 2011.  The Company owns two exploration properties adjacent to the Black Fox mine site known as Grey Fox and Pike River. The Company is also advancing the Goldfields Project located near Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada, which hosts the Box and Athona gold deposits. In Mexico, the Company holds  a 100 percent interest in the Ixhuatan Property located in the state of Chiapas, and an 80 percent interest in the Huizopa Joint Venture, (20 percent Minas de Coronado, S. de R.L. de CV), an early stage, gold-silver exploration joint venture located in the Sierra Madres in the State of Chihuahua.  In the Dominican Republic, Brigus and Everton Resources have a joint venture covering the Ampliacion Pueblo Viejo (“APV”), Loma El Mate and Lomo Hueca mineral exploration projects.