A permit to treat about 2.5 million tons of dump and stamp mill tailings, left over from the former operations at the Yellow Aster mine in California, has been received by Vancouver-based Glamis Gold.
The company reports production of about 1,000 oz gold per month will begin in the near future. Costs are expected to be low. The company says recovery rates from bulk leach testing indicate recoveries will run at 80%.
In other news, Glamis reports that at the Sullivan property in Nevada, a 27,000-ton metallurgical test pile has been leached to a point where good recoveries are indicated. The copper content can be handled with low cyanide consumption, and crushing may be required, says the company.
A decision to place the property, to be known as Cuervo mine, into production at a rate of 36,000 oz gold per year, is expected once the crushing effects are known. The company says exploration work by former owners of the property identified a geological trend extending onto the Cuervo mine property from the adjoinning Paradise peak mine.
And, the company reports a decision handed down by a California civil court concerning the dismissal of an employee who had a part interest in the Picacho mine, was awarded in favor of the former employee. Damages and legal fees related to the case may reach $1.2 million(US), says the company, which is seeking an appeal.
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