Goldcorp acquired 51% of the Porcupine Joint Venture (PJV) from Placer Dome in May 2006. The Porcupine operation consists of three operating gold mines and a central milling facility within the City of Timmins in northeastern Ontario. The properties have produced more than 67 million ounces of gold since production began in 1910 and include North Americas longest continually operating gold mine. The operating properties, combined with extensive and highly prospective land holdings, are strategically located in one of the worlds great gold producing camps. In 2015, gold production from the Dome mill was 274,300 ounces. In 2015, PGM marked its 105th year of continuous mine and mill operations.