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Xali Gold Initiates Engineering and Permitting for both Operations and Exploration at Pico Machay Gold Project in Peru
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xali Gold Corp. (TSXV:XGC) (“Xali Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of engineering studies to update the Feasibility Study for its Pico Machay Gold Project (“Pico Machay” or the “Project”) originally completed in 2009. Adam Johnston, FAusIMM, CP(Met), of Transmin Metallurgical Consultants has been engaged to help assemble the engineering team and oversee mineral processing, metallurgical testing and rec
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