Alexco Resource Corp. announced positive results from a pre-feasibility for its Keno Hill silver mine in Yukon, Canada, on Friday – potentially outlining a future for an operation that has been suspended since 2013.

According to the study, Keno Hill will have approximately eight years of mine life and has an annual mine production of 154,000 tonnes per year, with an average feed grade of 804 grams per tonne silver, 2.98 per cent lead, 4.13 per cent zinc and 0.34 grams per tonne gold. Overall, the mine is expected to produce 27.2 million ounces of silver, 67.2 million pounds of zinc and 65.4 million pounds of lead.