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Foran Mining (TSXV:FOM) announced plans to being metallurgical studies on the Bigstone deposit in Saskatchewan, southwest of the McIlvenna Bay deposit. These plans are based on positive results from the 2015 winter drill campaign, and include logging and sampling of historic drill core, combined with further geological interpretation.
As quoted in the press release:
Samples of the main styles of mineralization at Bigstone are being submitted for scoping level metallurgical testwork. Representative composite samples will be selected from the 2015 drill core for both the copper-rich Main Zone and the zinc-rich Massive Sulphide horizon. Testwork will include an initial assessment of the metal recovery and grinding characteristics of the mineralized zones. The results are expected to be received by fall 2015.
An independent consultant has recently completed the compilation and validation of historic drill data from Bigstone. With this database in place, Foran plans to conduct a summer program which will include logging and sampling of historic drill core, combined with further geological interpretation. This data can form the basis for an independent mineral resource estimate at Bigstone.
Foran Mining CEO, Patrick Soares, said:
The exceptional results from our winter 2015 program clearly demonstrate that the Bigstone deposit merits further work. As such, we plan to advance this deposit using a step by step approach, commencing with metallurgical testwork. Pending positive results, the next step would be to conduct an independent mineral resource estimate.
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