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Avanti Mining Inc. is poised to begin
construction at the past-producing
Kitsault molybdenum mine. The fed-
eral environmental assessment process,
completed in June, concluded that the
project would not result in unacceptable
environmental damage.
At the Red Chris project (Imperial
Metals Corporation), the 30,000-tonne-
per-day mine site saw installation of all
major infrastructure components, con-
struction of a tailings dam, and min-
ing at the East zone. Commissioning is
scheduled for late this year, although pro-
tests related to the Mount Polley tailings
dam failure and resulting spill may delay
startup. Exploration for porphyry copper-
gold deposits similar to Red Chris contin-
ued nearby. Colorado Resources reported
an initial inferred resource of 142.3 mega-
tonnes grading 0.22 per cent copper and
0.26 grams per tonne gold from work
completed in 2013 at the North
ROK
project; early-2014 drilling proved depth
continuity. At the
ROK-Coyote project,
Firesteel Resources Inc. and Oz Minerals
Limited drilled several targets under a
joint-venture agreement. However, drill-
ing was interrupted by protestors with
environmental and social concerns.
Gold Reach Resources Ltd. contin-
ues to intersect copper-gold at its multi-
deposit Ootsa project, six kilometres from
the Huckleberry copper mine. Drilling
in 2014 demonstrated that mineralization
extends between the East and West Seel
deposits. Exploration of regional pros-
pects in the 57- by 21-kilometre mineral
tenure included groundwork and drilling.
Kaizen Discovery Inc. (formerly West
Cirque Resources) and joint-venture
partner Freeport McMoRan Inc. proved
metalliferous roots at Tanzilla. Drilling
intersected several intrusive phases and
high-sulfidation, copper-gold-molybdenum
mineralization in three of five holes.
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