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Beauce Gold Fields Honored to Participate in the Inauguration of Promenade des Mines
(TheNewswire) July 18, 2025 – TheNewswire - Montreal, Quebec - Canada Be...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Beauce Gold Fields Honored to Participate in the Inauguration of Promenade des Mines\n\n\n (TheNewswire)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n July 18, 2025 –\n \n\n TheNewswire -\n \n\n Montreal, Quebec - Canada\n \n\n Beauce Gold Fields (Champs D’Or en Beauce) (TSX Venture:\n\"BGF\"), referred to as \"BGF\" or the\n\"Company,\" a mineral exploration company focused on gold in\nsouthern Quebec, is proud to have attended the official inauguration\nof the Promenade des Mines and the Séraphin-Bolduc Dredge historic\nsite on July 11, 2025. Hosted by the Municipality of\nSaint-Simon-les-Mines, the event celebrated the town’s mining\nheritage and the revitalization of the community's historical\nlandmarks.\n \n\n\n\n As part of its commitment to preserving local heritage,\nBGF made a symbolic donation to the municipality, consisting of a\ntwo-foot-long spud iron box-end wrench—an artifact likely used to\ntighten the hexagonal nuts on the historic dredge. The tool was\ndiscovered on the Company’s Beauce property near the site of the\nformer dredging operations. BGF also contributed historical documents\nfrom the Beauce Placer Mining Company detailing the operations of the\nSéraphin-Bolduc Dredge, which operated in the 1960s and was the\nlargest placer gold mine in Eastern North America.\n \n\n\n\n “The Municipality’s efforts to commemorate the\nlegacy of gold mining in Saint-Simon-les-Mines deeply resonate with\nour mission,” said Patrick Levasseur, President and CEO of Beauce\nGold Fields. “We are honored to contribute to the recognition of\nthis important history and to continue its legacy through exploration\nand sustainable economic development.”\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n From left to right: François Bégin, municipal\ncouncilor of Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Patrick Levasseur, president of\nChamps d’Or en Beauce and André Lapointe, mayor of\nSaint-Simon-les-Mines\n \n\n\n\n\n To learn more about the dredge’s history, engineering and the\noperation the placer mine, visit the Municipality of\nSaint-Simon-les-Mines’ official webpage dedicated to this legacy:\n \n\n\n\n\n\n https://sslm.ca/histoire-et-patrimoine/lhistoire-de-la-drague-seraphin-bolduc\n \n\n\n\n\n\n The site features detailed information ...