By acquiring Taiga, SSR would add five new properties, for a total of 34,569 hectares, to its Saskatchewan project portfolio.

The McKenzie Break project is located 25 km north of the company’s wholly owned 750-t/d Beacon gold mill.

Company has 10 sales processes underway across its portfolio and 15 further assets under review.

Total gold production combined with other metals is expected to be 7.5 million gold equivalent ounces in 2022.

It said stoppage will affect full-year production, placing it below the bottom end of the expected 100,000-110,000 gold ounces range.

The gold miner must come up with a new plan to move more than 20 short-tailed chinchillas from its Salares Norte site.

The company says the Albatross discovery, about 1 km west of the Cass zone, demonstrates potential near the Kim and Cass zones for additional resources.