Ximen Mining Corp (TSX-V:XIM, OTCQB:XXMMF) said it has now received the first draft of one of two permits expected for the Kenville Gold Mine, which it said is soon to be one of the greenest gold mines in Nelson, British Columbia.
The company said its management received the draft Environment permit for review on Friday, December 23, 2022, and have had an initial look at the terms and conditions and everything appears to be in order and as expected.
Most items have been discussed and agreed to over the last three years and have already been addressed, such as construction of the discharge channel.
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The balance of items is mostly related to clerical and administrative clarity, for example, updated site plans A and B in a scale of 8 by 11 or 11 by 17 format with new legends.
Once the remaining items have been addressed and the company has had time to give the permit a final review, the Final EMS Permit will be issued, it added.
Ximen Mining said it is also waiting on a second draft permit from the mines department of British Columbia, noting that in calls and discussions last week it said it can see an end to the process is very near.
Currently, the company added, the task at hand is to digitize some existing historic reports for the completion of determining the bond amount and precise boundary of the area of the permit.
There is nothing unexpected and things appear to be straightforward from here. Once the bond amount in determined and the permit boundary defined, the company said it expects to immediately receive a draft for final review.
Ximen Mining owns 100% interest in three of its precious metal projects located in southern British Columbia. Ximen`s two gold projects are The Amelia Gold Mine and The Brett Epithermal Gold Project.
The company has also acquired control of the Kenville Gold mine, near Nelson, which comes with surface and underground rights, buildings and equipment.
Ximen also owns the Treasure Mountain Silver Project adjacent to the past-producing Huldra Silver Mine. Currently, the Treasure Mountain Silver Project is under an option agreement. The option partner is making annual staged cash and stocks payments as well as funding the development of the project.
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