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PRECIOUS METALS
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. began test
mining at its Bonanza Ledge mine near
Wells in early 2015. Activity at its Cariboo
Gold project included up to 55,000 metres
of exploration drilling on high-grade
underground-mineable vein deposits as
well as disseminated bulk surface-mine-
able deposits. A March 2015 technical
report for Cow Mountain, part of the
Cariboo Gold project, lists 2.8 million
ounces of gold in the "indicated" category
and two million ounces in the "inferred"
category, at grades of 2.4 grams per tonne
and 2.3 grams per tonne respectively.
Westhaven Ventures Inc. acquired
epit hermal gold prospects in t he
Spences Bridge gold belt. Work on the
Shovelnose property included lidar and
ground geophysical surveys, and drilling.
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.
acquired Bralorne gold mine in late 2014
but suspended mining shortly thereaf-
ter. The company announced plans for a
multi-stage, multi-year project aimed at
increasing resources and capacity. Work in
2015 included improvements to mine and
mill facilities as well as exploration drilling.
David Brett and
Rob Shives at GWR
Resources Inc.'s Lac
La Hache project.
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