The Casa Berardi mine is located 95 km north of La Sarre, on a 37 km portion of the Casa Berardi fault and produces mainly gold.   

Safety is an absolute priority for Hecla Quebec. The mining company has always aimed to innovate and invest for the benefit of the health and safety of its workers. The company has implemented an integrated health and safety management system throughout the company and attaches great importance to continuous improvement and innovation.  

In 2018, the Casa Berardi mine was the first international mine to receive CORESafety certification from the US National Mining Association.  

This second John T. Ryan award in three years demonstrates the dedication of all Casa Berardi employees toward health & safety. It is also a strong demonstration of teamwork and leadership among the company in managing risks, innovation, developing a safety culture to achieve a zero incident rate and to ensure everyone is safely returning home to their families every day.  

The Goldex Complex is the easternmost part of the chain of operations and properties that Agnico Eagle owns in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec and northern Ontario.  

Goldex Complex includes the Goldex mine for which the underground mining and processing in the mill started in September 2013. Goldex have mined more than a million ounces since this time. Located less than 30 km, the Akasaba West open-pit mine, who started its commercial production in February 2024, is also part of the Goldex Complex. 

Innovation has an important place at Goldex. An automated conveyor system, Rail-Veyor, is used for ore handling. It helps reduce trucks’ utilization, costs, GHG emissions, and health and safety risks. 

Akasaba West will use the Goldex mine mill and both operations contribute to rehabilitating Manitou, a tailing site formerly used by an unrelated third party and abandoned to the Quebec government.  Goldex Complex distinguishes by its engagement toward health, safety and wellness of its 700 employees and contractors.