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Drilling projects underway at Golden Sunlight Mine

There are currently two drilling projects underway at the Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine near Whitehall.

At the Community Transition Advisory Committee last week, Mine General Manager Dan Banghart said they have been active on the exploration front, with two drilling projects in the Apex area. He said one is doing delineation drilling, and the other is doing geotechnical work. He said they are drilling in the APEX area to see if the ore body makes sense for going underground.

Banghart said a third drilling project was recently completed in the underground portion of the mine, and they are looking forward to getting the results.

For the second straight month, production was down at the Golden Sunlight Mine. Banghart said the production for November was 1,660 ounces, 50 percent of their target. Banghart told the committee that they once again because of problems with a change from a Carbon-In-Leach (CIL) to a Carbon-In-Pulp (CIP) process. He said they tried the CIL process, but it did not work. Banghart did however state the things were going well underground.

Banghart reported November as an injury free month. He said they have not had a reportable injury since January 11, 2016, adding they are looking forward to ending the year with no injuries.

On the employment front, Banghart reported there are currently 44 Barrick and one regional Barrick employee. He said there are currently 90 contract employees, a lions share of them working underground for RedPath Mining.

 

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