Galleon Gold has received the green light from the province to begin test mining at its West Cache project, west of Timmins.
The Toronto gold company announced this week that the energy and mines ministry has approved and filed its mine closure plan, a major milestone that allows Galleon to move into key phase of its advanced exploration program.
The company intends to extract an 86,500-tonne bulk sample, which is estimated to contain 22,600 ounces of gold at a grade of 8.13 grams per tonne.
Galleon did not provide a specific date when this sample will be taken except to say site preparation, surface work, and other pre-development activities “will commence accordingly.”
West Cache is located 13 kilometres west of the city, along a historic mine trend that includes Pan American Silver’s Timmins West Mine.
