Victoria Gold Corp. (TSX:VGCX) has confirmed that John McConnell and the Victoria Gold team are the recipient of the AME 2021 E.A. Scholz Award for excellence in mine development.
The recipient of the AME 2021 E.A. Scholz Award are leaders who have made a significant contribution to the mineral exploration and development industry. A celebration of excellence will be held at the prestigious AME Awards Gala at the Vancouver Convention Centre West on February 2, 2022.
“Receiving this outstanding achievement displays John’s dedication and vision in bringing the Eagle Gold Mine into production,” Chairman, Sean Harvey, said.
“The Eagle Gold Mine, Yukon’s newest and largest ever gold mine, is the culmination of over a decade of work for John and the Victoria Gold team and the Yukon community and all stakeholders have an outstanding opportunity to share in the benefits for decades to come.”
About the Dublin Gulch Property
Victoria Gold’s 100%-owned Dublin Gulch gold property is situated in central Yukon Territory, Canada, approximately 375 km north of the capital city of Whitehorse, and approximately 85 km from the town of Mayo. The Property is accessible by road year round, and is located within Yukon Energy’s electrical grid.
The Property covers an area of approximately 555 square km and is the site of the Company’s Eagle and Olive Gold Deposits. The Eagle Gold Mine is Yukon’s newest operating gold mine. The Eagle and Olive deposits include Proven and Probable Reserves of 3.3 million ounces of gold from 155 million tonnes of ore with a grade of 0.65 grams of gold per tonne.
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