On Track To Generate First Cash From Sale of Gold And Silver Concentrate
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 7, 2021 / Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. (the "Company") (CSE:BLLG)(FSE:7BL)(OTCQB:BLAGF) is pleased to provide the following update on its Dome Mountain Gold / Silver Project, an all-year road accessible project located a short 50-minute drive from Smithers B.C., that holds both an Environmental Management Act Permit (EMA) and a Mining Permit providing for up to 75,000 tonnes production annually. In addition, the property has 15 known high grade gold veins with 90% of the nearly 19,000 hectare property yet to be explored (see the Company's news release dated May 4, 2020).
PROCESSING OF MINERALIZED MATERIAL BEGINS
The Company is pleased to report that on Friday July 2, 2021, the Company's toll milling partner, Nicola Mining, started the processing of the mineralized material from its Dome Mountain underground mine. Shipping of the mineralized material, which began on June 14, 2021, has gone smoothly with approximately 15 trucks leaving the mine site on a weekly basis. To date 44 - forty ton trucks - have been dispatched to Nicola, delivering some 1700 tonnes of the Dome Mountain high-grade mineralized material. Daily shipments are expected to continue until all 6,000 plus tonnes of material have been removed from the underground mine and processed at the Nicola Mining mill.
"It was an honour to be hosted by Nicola's President, Peter Espig, and be on site to witness firsthand the very first Dome Mountain mineralized material get crushed and readied for processing," said Rana Vig, President and CEO of Blue Lagoon Resources. "In fourteen short months since acquiring this mine, our team has laser beam focused on execution, delivering unprecedented results for this project. And although we have successfully hit numerous important milestones, perhaps none has been as important and as rewarding as witnessing ‘our' mineralized material being processed and readied for conversion into gold and silver," he added.
Once processed and converted, the concentrate produced from processing the Dome mineralized material will be sold to Ocean Partners UK Limited, a leading European based commodities trading company with offices in six countries around the world (see news release June 7, 2021). Payment to both Nicola Mining and the Company will be based on every 50 tonnes of concentrate material received by Ocean Partners.
Nicola Mining's President, Peter Espig (left) with Blue Lagoon Resources President & CEO, Rana Vig, standing at mill site next to newly arrived shipment of Dome Mountain's high-grade mineralized material
Blue Lagoon Resources President & CEO, Rana Vig, standing next to conveyer transporting Dome Mountain mineralized material from Nicola's primary crusher to its secondary crusher
With the last underground mining at Dome Mountain taking place in 1992, the Company announced on June 7, 2021, that it estimated that more than 6,000 tonnes of high-grade mineralized material was never removed and remained stored underground. In September 2017, over 5,000 tonnes of this mineralized material that is currently being shipped to Nicola Mining for processing, was assayed and yielded the following results.
Grade Sampled g/t Gold | Estimated Tonnes | Location of Sample |
11.5 | 100 | Outside pile at 120 level |
13.2 | 50 | Vent RSE Upper level |
14.8 | 100 | Vent RSE back |
18.9 | 80 | Dwpt 10.5 |
11.6 | 500 | Dwpt 11 |
10.2 | 150 | Dwpt 12 |
17.6 | 1000 | Dwpt 13/14 |
41.5 | 40 | 750 RSE Arg 1370 level |
10.7 | 1500 | Tag 068 |
11.9 | 1500 | End of drift 1290 level |
The above results of quantity and grade provide a range only and are insufficient to define a mineral resource. There can be no assurance that a mineral resource will be defined from further exploration.
The company will evaluate a production decision once all permit requirements are in place. Any production decision in advance of obtaining a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability of the project is associated with increased uncertainty and risk of failure.
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL
Rock samples were collected from underground mineralized material piles. Strict chain of custody and shipping protocols were maintained. The rock samples were crushed up to 80% passing 10 mesh (2mm), riffle split (250 g) and pulverized (mild steel) to 95% passing 105μ (0.105mm) including cleaner sand. The 30g sample was mixed with fire assay fluxes (borax, soda ash, silica, litharge) and with Ag added as a collector and the mixture is placed in a fire clay crucible, the mixture is preheated at 850°C, intermediate 950 °C and finish 1060 °C, the entire fusion process should last 60 minutes. The crucibles are then removed from the assay furnace and the molten slag (lighter material) is carefully poured from the crucible into a mould, leaving a lead button at the base of the mould. The lead button is then placed in a preheated cupel which absorbs the lead when cupelled at 950°C to recover the Ag (doré bead) + Au. The sampling program was undertaken by and under the direction of Dr. Mathias Westphal P.Geo.
The scientific and technical data contained in this news release was approved by William Cronk, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101 and a consultant to the Company.
For further information, please contact:
Rana Vig
President and Chief Executive Officer Telephone: 604-218-4766
Email: [email protected]
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This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. (the "Company") expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include results of exploration activities that may not show quality and quantity necessary for upgrading mineralization classification or for further exploration and exploitation of minerals deposits, market prices, and continued availability of capital and financing, permitting and other approvals, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.
SOURCE: Blue Lagoon Resources Inc.