Trend-Roman coal mine.
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Canada Zinc Metals Corp. completed
step-out and infill drilling at Akie, which
focused on the Cardiac Creek deposit,
and soil sampling at Yuen North.
SPECIALT Y METALS, IRON, NICKEL,
INDUSTRIAL MINER ALS
Taseko Mines Limited continued metal-
lurgical test work at Aley. Modification
of the process resulted in niobium
recoveries above the targeted 50 per
cent. The resource was upgraded to
include a reser ve estimate of 83.8
megatonnes at 0.5 per cent Nb2O5.
Taseko proposes an open-pit mine
with a 10,000-tonne-per-day process-
ing plant and a ferroniobium conver-
tor. Engineering and environmental
studies continued.
First Point Minerals Corp. reported
bench-scale market tests indicating
that the Decar concentrate is amenable
to blending with laterite nickel in fer-
ronickel production.
Graymont Western Canada Inc. con-
tinued work on the proposed Giscome
limestone quarry and lime processing
facility. Drilling was completed in early
2014 to better define the resource.
Green Mountain Gemstones Inc.
continued to explore for, and mine,
nephrite jade at Ogden Mountain.
After being delayed by fire, Fertoz
Limited collected a bulk phosphate sam-
ple at Wapiti East for trials on organi-
cally fertilized farms. A Mines Act appli-
cation is progressing for a small mine.
COAL
Anglo American plc (Peace River Coal
Inc.) received the final component of the
Mines Act Permit Amendment for the
Roman Mountain expansion, continued
mine construction and conducted infill
drilling. An exploration team will remain
on site as the Trend-Roman mine goes into
care and maintenance in 2015. Drilling at
Waterfall was completed in April.
OMINECA AND NORTHE AST
