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| place = | subdivision_type = | state/province = Northwest Territories| country = Canada| products = | amount = | financial year = | type = | greatest depth = | discovery year =Falconbridge Ltd.>Falconbridge| official website = | acquisition year = | module = }}The Salmita Mine was a gold producer in the Northwest Territories, Canada during 1983 to 1987. The deposit was first discovered in 1945 and underground exploration was carried out in 1951–1952. It was reactivated for exploration by Giant Yellowknife Mines Limited in 1975 and entered production in 1983. They used the old camp and milling plant of the abandoned Tundra Mine, located a few kilometres to the south. The mine produced {{convert|179,906|ozt|kg}} of gold from the milling of 238,177 tons of ore.NEWS,weblink Gold Mines Hang On Despite Shaky Price, 37, February 8, 1985, The Windsor Star, en, The production costs of its Salmita mine, about 150 miles north of Yellowknife, fell to less than $200 an ounce late last year., NEWS,weblink Salmita Gold saves Giant's bacon, October 26, 1985, 98, The Financial Post, en, The Salmita mine, which started producing life in December, 1983, is at Matthews Lake, 150 miles northeast of Giant's operating base (since 1948) of Yellowknife, the territorial capital. Without the Salmita mine, providing the bulk of Giant's ..., WEB, Form 40-F SEABRIDGE GOLD INC For: Dec 31,weblink 2021-08-11, StreetInsider.com, The area is now owned by Seabridge Gold.WEB, Courageous Lake, Seabridge Gold,weblink 2021-08-11,

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