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Kootenay Silver Inc. (TSXV:KTN) provided updates on ongoing hydrologic work and environmental baseline studies required for the advancement of the Promontorio resource: 3 monitoring wells have been installed along the main corridor of mineralization stretching from the Northeast Zone through the Pit on to the SW zone, and environmental baseline work over a 12 month period has been completed.
As quoted in the press release:
Three monitoring wells have been installed along the main corridor of mineralization stretching from the Northeast Zone through the Pit on to the SW zone. The wells were installed to characterize the ground water levels to be used to develop a conceptual hydrogeological model and to determine additional information that is valuable at this stage of the Promontorio Project. Information gathered includes, but is not limited to:
- Understanding groundwater on the property in terms of an initial evaluation of pit dewatering requirements.
- Initial evaluation of the potential for groundwater to supply a source of water to the project.
- Collection of initial baseline groundwater data that can be used to support acquisition of regulatory permits and assess potential environmental impacts.
In addition, environmental baseline work over a 12 month period is complete and was done to analyze the characteristics of the surrounding environment. Surveying and data collection, of flora and fauna observations, sampling of soil, water and sediments and compilation of information on climate and socio-economic data of the area of interest were included. An analysis of geological and hydrological information available for the area was also compiled. This study provides baseline data needed to assess environmental impact of a future potential mining operation. The work was conducted by Delia Patricia Aguayo Hurtado, independent environmental consultant in Hermosillo, Sonora.
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