Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSXV: LG | OTCQB: LGCXF) has announced that its consultants have begun the final phase of base line environmental data collection for its exploration plan of operations (POO) at its Santa Fe Mine project in Nevada, USA.
Commencing next week, consulting biologists will complete helicopter-borne raptor surveys throughout the 12.2km2 tentative operational study area at Santa Fe.
In the following weeks, consultants will finish on-the-ground botanical surveys, the last field observations needed to proceed. The company expects that the cultural and biological resource reports will be ready for review by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) in late Q2 2024.
Final review is expected in H2 2024 allowing the Santa Fe Mine project to enter the NEPA process. Eventual approval will allow more surface disturbance on the property giving Lahontan the ability to continue to explore and expand the current mineral resources as well as provide needed baseline data and analysis that can be used if Lahontan wishes to modify anything going forward.
“Lahontan is excited to enter the final phase of data collection for its Santa Fe Mine project plan of operations,” commented Lahontan CEO, founder, president, and director Kimberly Ann.
“We have been in the data collection mode for nearly 12 months, and we are literally within a few months of submitting our draft Cultural and Biological Resource reports to the BLM. As we continue to examine options for potentially restarting mining operations at Santa Fe, having these key base line studies complete and nearly in the hands of the BLM is a tremendous achievement.”
Lahontan Gold Corp. is a Canadian mine development and mineral exploration company that holds four top-tier gold and silver exploration properties in the Walker Lane of Nevada. Lahontan’s flagship property, the 26.4km2 Santa Fe Mine, had past production of 345Koz Au and 711Koz Ag between 1988 and 1995 from open pit mines utilizing heap-leach processing.
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