Solidus Resources has announced the results of the feasibility study for its Spring Valley gold project in Pershing County, Nev. The study was prepared by lead consultant Ausenco Engineering Canada. “The Spring Valley project will be Nevada’s next large heap leach gold mine with a 10-plus year mine life and first quartile AISC. The completion of the feasibility study represents…
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Metso launches modular FIT, Foresight conveyors
Metso is launching productized FIT in-plant and Foresight overland conveyors for reliable material transportation in the mining industry. The standardized conveyor modules and premium components offer high capacity and layout flexibility and substantial savings in time and resources, from feasibility and design to implementation, thereby enabling higher lifetime productivity. The high-capacity Metso Foresight overland conveyors are fixed or relocatable and…
Read MoreU.S. Gold attains operating permit for Wyoming project
U.S. Gold said its wholly owned subsidiary, Gold King Corp., has been issued a surface gold mine permit for the CK gold project in southeast Wyoming. In 2020, the company had pivoted from a purely exploration focus of its highly prospective assets in Nevada and Idaho to development of CK. “Having previously been granted the industrial siting permit in June…
Read MoreBLM filing moves Paramount Gold’s Grassy Mountain forward
The Bureau of Land Management has filed a notice of intent, thus initiating the preparation of an environmental impact statement for Paramount Gold Nevada’s proposed Grassy Mountain mine in Oregon. “The filing of the NOI in the federal registry marks a major milestone, providing a definitive path forward towards the construction and operation of the Grassy Mountain mine,” said Paramount…
Read MoreLynn Lake hits key permit milestones
Alamos Gold said the federal Environmental Impact Assessment for its Lynn Lake gold project in northern Manitoba, Canada, has been completed and a positive Decision Statement has been issued by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada. Additionally, in accordance with the Environment Act, the Province of Manitoba has issued Environment Act Licenses for the project’s MacLellan and Gordon…
Read MoreLas Chispas checks in with first silver, gold pour
Canadian-based SilverCrest Metals has achieved the first pour of gold and silver at the Las Chispas mine in Sonora, Mexico. The milestone pour on June 30 consisted of 312 kilograms of dore – about 9,200 ounces of silver and 100 ounces of gold. SilverCrest reported that its underground mining rates have increased during the quarter, with production from stoping and…
Read MoreElk Creek determined as nation’s second largest rare earth resource
Colorado’s NioCorp has received updated feasibility study results for its Elk Creek project in southeast Nebraska confirming the asset to be the second largest indicated-or-better rare earth resource in the United States. In a newly released update to the report compiled in collaboration with Understood Mineral Resources, Optimize Group and Dahrouge Geological Consulting, rare earth elements were evaluated as a…
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