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Extraction from surface is permitted and test mining is planned to begin immediately. Material will be stockpiled and then processed once a mill is purchased. Toll mining is another potential near-term option. This should generate significant cash flow which is intended to finance the development and exploration of the existing workings.The plan is to extract gold mineralization at a rate of 150 tpdby the end of 2020.
The company plans to develop and test-mine the historical high-grade Mary K mine in Idaho. Bond Resources has signed an L.O.I with the owners of the mineral leases and 450 acre property. Conditions of the underground workings are currently unknown, but additional development and/or rehabilitation is considered straight forward. Elk City is located 33 miles ESE of Grangeville, Idaho. It is the closest town. Elk City is accessed by a well maintained two lane highway (Hwy 14), which follows the south fork of the Clearwater River.
The mine was shut down for WWII and never reopened.Only about 2,000 tons of gold mineralization were mined at Mary K.The average grade reported by Mr. Kleesattelwas around 0.65 opt (ounce per ton)The last workings developed by Kleesattelwere below the #4 level, near what he called “the apex of a very rich ore shoot”.There, 23 feet below the #4, he recorded assays of of11.02 to 59.12 opt.Kleesattelhad a stroke shortly after WWII was over, and passed away leaving his wife, Mary, to hold the land until her death. See additional information on gold company Idaho.
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Mr. Carrabba is a mining executive with over 42 years of management and operational experience in the resource industry. He has served on boards of several listed companies including Newmont Mining, Key Bank, Lithium-X and Fura Gems. Mr. Carrabba is currently an active board member on NYSE-listed Timken Steel as well as TSX-listed AECON and NioCorp. Read additional information at https://bondresources.ca/.