Benchmark Metals Inc, a precious metals explorer operating in British Columbia has released an update on the ongoing engineering and technical work for the Lawyers Gold-Silver Project.
The flagship project is located within a road accessible region of the well-known Golden Horseshoe area of north-central British Columbia.
The development work will be used to support a feasibility-level design strategy for the property.
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Benchmark is currently drilling seven PQ and HQ-sized multipurpose holes in the Cliffs Creek Deposit and the AGB Deposit, totaling 2,415 meters for hydrogeological, geotechnical, resource, and metallurgical test work.
Some of the work includes- in-situ permeability (packer) test work, geotechnical logging, down-hole televiewer mapping, sampling for geotechnical test work such as unconfined compressive strength, sampling for comminution test work, piezometer installation for groundwater baseline towards engineering design and environmental baseline, and resource definition.
Ian Harris, Vice President of Engineering at Benchmark said the following in a statement:
"The company is focused on completing all necessary engineering work to establish Canada's next gold-silver mine. Because there has been such a heavy focus on fast-tracking to a construction decision and defined exploration windows the company has been steadfast in maintaining a detailed overall project schedule.”
Harris continued: “Not only has this allowed us to maintain a fast-track pace but added to the cost-effectiveness by executing multipurpose drilling and data collection. While logistically difficult in one of the busiest seasons ever in the Golden Horseshoe, the team has executed above expectations. The project continues to be on track for potential construction readiness in 2024."
The ongoing work is being led by a “world-class” team from Benchmark, APEX Geoscience Ltd, JDS Mining Inc, Knight Piesold Ltd, F. Wright Consulting Inc, and DGI Geoscience Inc.
Running parallel to the exploration work is additional feasibility level testing for detailed metallurgical modeling.
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