An independent evaluation of Northair Mines’ Willa property has come up with a reserve of 546,500 tons grading 0.182 oz gold, 0.28 oz silver and 0.87% copper across widths of 30-120 ft. President Donald McLeod says the reserves are readily accessible from current underground workings.
The independent evaluation, which was done by Dr Paul W. Richardson, was based on surface and underground drill data. It also revealed a linear feature to the breccia zone which increases the potential for finding additional tonnage, says Mr McLeod.
A $500,000 development program is now under way and the work will include drifting and underground diamond drilling. He notes that previous bulk samples from drifting and crosscutting returned higher values than diamond drilling.
Metallurgical testing is under way to confirm earlier work which indicated good recoveries. The company is also negotiating the use of an established mill in the region and a stage one submittal to the provincial government is being prepared. This is a prerequisite to production. Northair has 50% of the project with BP Selco and Rio Algom sharing the remainder.
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