Barkerville Receives Drill Permits For Exploration on Barkerville Mountain

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV:BGM) receives drilling permits for 900 drill holes from the Government of British Columbia for exploration on Barkerville Mountain.

The press release is quoted as saying:

The Company continues to develop its Cariboo Gold Project in Barkerville, B.C., which encompasses (from northwest to south east) the former producing Hardscrabble Tungsten Mine, Mosquito Creek Gold Mine (now on care and maintenance), Aurum Mine, Island Mountain Mine, Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine, Bonanza Ledge (proposed mine), the Cariboo Thompson Gold & Silver Mine and the Cariboo Hudson Mine. The Company commenced operations in the Cariboo District in 1994 and since that time has focused on the exploration and development of its gold properties. Mineral tenures in the historic Cariboo goldfields encompass approximately 1,112 square km (112,484 hectares) over a 60 km long by 20 km wide belt. In the Barkerville Gold Camp, 101 creeks have reported placer gold production. Recorded gold production from the area totals more than 3.8 million ounces, including an estimated 2.64 million ounces from placer mining and 1.23 million ounces from lode mining. The Company began gold dore production at its QR Mine in September 2010 and has not hedged any future gold production.

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