$i-80 Gold is currently producing gold at its El Nino mine at South Arturo (joint venture with Nevada Gold Mines – a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Corporation).
i-80 Gold Begins Underground Drill Program At Granite Creek
i-80 Gold today reported that the overhauling of underground drill bays has been completed, and underground drilling activities have begun at the Granite Creek property situated in Humbolt County, Nevada.
i-80 Gold Begins Underground Drill Program At Granite Creek June 16, 2021 7:49 AM Christopher Messmer 0 Comments Gold, i-80 Gold Corp
$i-80 GOLD CORP. (TSX: IAU) today reported that the overhauling of underground drill bays has been completed, and underground drilling activities have begun at the Granite Creek property situated in Humbolt County, Nevada.
Granite Creek hosts open pit and underground resources on the property. The firms 22,000 metre drill program has begun, which focuses on both surface and underground drilling. The primary objective of the current program is to advance the project to production.
Underground drilling will be focusing on the delineating of sufficient resources for the development of a near–term mining and development plan. Surface drilling meanwhile will test mineralization for open pit definition and metallurgical purposes.
I-80 also declared that the Getchell Property is to be addressed as the Granite Creek property from this point onward. The decision was made to avoid confusion with the open pit at Getchell that’s situated at the nearby Turquoise Ridge mine property.
i-80 GOLD CORP. last traded on the TSX at $2.68.
i-80 Gold Begins Underground Drill Program At Granite Creek
i-80 Gold today reported that the overhauling of underground drill bays has been completed, and underground drilling activities have begun at the Granite Creek property situated in Humbolt County, Nevada.
i-80 Gold Begins Underground Drill Program At Granite Creek June 16, 2021 7:49 AM Christopher Messmer 0 Comments Gold, i-80 Gold Corp
$i-80 GOLD CORP. (TSX: IAU) today reported that the overhauling of underground drill bays has been completed, and underground drilling activities have begun at the Granite Creek property situated in Humbolt County, Nevada.
Granite Creek hosts open pit and underground resources on the property. The firms 22,000 metre drill program has begun, which focuses on both surface and underground drilling. The primary objective of the current program is to advance the project to production.
Underground drilling will be focusing on the delineating of sufficient resources for the development of a near–term mining and development plan. Surface drilling meanwhile will test mineralization for open pit definition and metallurgical purposes.
I-80 also declared that the Getchell Property is to be addressed as the Granite Creek property from this point onward. The decision was made to avoid confusion with the open pit at Getchell that’s situated at the nearby Turquoise Ridge mine property.
i-80 GOLD CORP. last traded on the TSX at $2.68.
$i-80 Gold Corp. (TSX: IAU): Newest Gold Producer in the Market. a Nevada- Focused Mining Company, Goal of Achieving Mid-Tier Gold Producer Status; Ewan Downie, CEO Interviewed By Dr. Allen Alper, PhD Economic Geology and Petrology, Columbia University, NYC, USA on 4/25/2021
We spoke with Ewan Downie, CEO and Director of i-80 Gold Corp. (TSX: IAU), the newest gold producer in the market. i-80 Gold Corp is a Nevada-focused mining company, with a goal of achieving mid-tier gold producer status.
$The Company is currently producing gold at its El Nino mine at South Arturo (joint venture with Nevada Gold Mines – a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Corporation).
The Company is also advancing the development of its 100% owned, feasibility-stage McCoy-Cove projects, located proximal to Nevada Gold Mines’ Phoenix operation, and its past producing Getchell project that is located immediately south of Nevada Gold Mines’ Turquoise Ridge operation.
The PEA of the Getchell project is expected to be completed in H1 2021, followed by the commissioning of a Preliminary Feasibility or Feasibility Study, immediately after.
i-80 Gold Corp. is a Nevada-focused mining company with a goal of achieving mid-tier gold producer status. In addition to its producing mine, El Nino at South Arturo, i-80 is beginning to plan for future production growth through the potential addition of the Phases 1 & 3 projects at South Arturo and advancing the development of the Company’s Getchell and McCoy-Cove Projects.
Qualified Person
Tim George, PE, Manager of Engineering Services, is the Qualified Person for the information contained in this press release and is a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101.
The primary assay laboratories for the South Arturo Mine are ALS Minerals and American Assay Labs in Reno, Nevada. For a complete description of sample preparation, analytical methods and QA/QC procedures, refer to the technical report dated January 25, 2021 (effective date December 1, 2020), titled “Preliminary Feasibility Study for the South Arturo Mine, Elko County, NV” located on i-80’s website https://i80gold.com
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