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process ore from Willa. The Max mine
and mill have been on care and mainte-
nance since 2011, when the Max molyb-
denum mine was shut down.
Margaux Resources Ltd. targeted
both a strata-bound lead-zinc-silver zone
and a tungsten-skarn zone at Jersey-
Emerald, with a focus on underground
bulk sampling and drilling.
Braveheart Resources Inc. continued
work at its neighbouring Referendum
and W h itewater propert ies, and
Klondike Silver Corp. continued mine
and mill facility upgrades and environ-
mental work at its Slocan Silver project
to the north.
Nor t h of Revelstoke, Hua k a n
International Mining Inc. continued
environmental baseline studies at the
underground gold and base-metal J&L
mine, in order to move toward environ-
mental assessment, and Silver Phoenix
Resources Inc. drilled electromagnetic
targets at its River Jordan project.
SPECIALTY METALS AND INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS
CertainTeed Gypsum Canada Inc. con-
tinued production at its Elkhorn gyp-
sum mine and continued to advance the
proposed Kootenay West Mine, which
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