BC Gold Project contract awarded.Val d'Or Val d'Or (väl dôr), town (1991 pop. 23,842), SW Que., Canada, SE of Rouyn-Noranda. It is a mining center. Gold was discovered in the region in 1909; copper, zinc, lead, and molybdenum are also mined. and Sudbury-based mining contractor Ross Finlay 2000 has been awarded a contract for an exploration decline and under-ground development for the Afton Copper-Gold Project in British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography . The former Afton Mine, located 10 kilometres west of Kamloops, is owned by DRC DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DRC Down (Stage) Right Center DRC Director(ate) of Reserve Components DRC Disability Rights Commission (United Kingdom) Resources Corp. of Vancouver. Work involves construction of a 2,000-metre exploration decline to provide lateral access and cross-cuts in a mineralized min·er·al·ize v. min·er·al·ized, min·er·al·iz·ing, min·er·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To convert to a mineral substance; petrify. 2. To transform a metal into a mineral by oxidation. 3. zone. Diamond drilling, bulk sampling and technical studies will be conducted as part of an $18-million feasibility study. |
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