| Risk and valuation analysis of the Keno Hill (Bellekeno) Project |
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| Title(s) of the Keno Hill (Bellekeno) Project |
 | Alexco Resource Corp.
Owner: 100% |
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| In June 2005, Alexco was selected as the preferred purchaser of the assets of Keno Hill by PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., the court-appointed interim receiver and receiver-manager of Keno Hill. In February 2006, following lengthy negotiations with both more... |
 | Silver Wheaton
Purchasing Contract: 25% |
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| Silver Wheaton will pay Alexco US$50 million to acquire 25% of all payable silver produced from the Keno Hill project, for the lesser of US$3.90 (subject to a one percent annual adjustment starting in year four after the achievement of specific opera more... |
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| Location of the Keno Hill (Bellekeno) Project |
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Keno Hill, Alexco's flagship project, is located in the Yukon Territory, 330 kilometers north of Whitehorse, and comprises more than 30 historic mines. From 1913 to 1989, the district produced more than 217 million ounces of silver with average grade more...
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| History of the Keno Hill (Bellekeno) Project |
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Keno Hill, historically one of the world's highest-grade silver districts, is Located in the Yukon Territory, 330 kilometers north of Whitehorse and close to the villages of Mayo and Keno City, Keno Hill lies within the traditional territory of the N more...
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| Geology of the Keno Hill (Bellekeno) Project |
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The local geology is characterized by three sedimentary rock units metamorphosed to greenschist facies assemblages during the Middle Cretaceous. The Lower Schist comprises Devonian to Mississippian graphitic, calcareous, and sericitic schists, quartz more...
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | historical |
| LEAD (lbs) | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | |
| SILVER (oz) | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | 217,000,000 |
| ZINC (lbs) | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | |
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