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Emgold Presents Case Study on Idaho-Maryland Mine at World Junior Mining Congress, South Africa and Projects First Revenues From Production of Ceramics in Q1 2006
Emgold Presents Case Study on Idaho-Maryland Mine at World Junior Mining Congress, South Africa and Projects First Revenues From Production of Ceramics in Q1 2006.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: EMR\n\nVANCOUVER, Sept. 20 /CNW/ - Emgold Mining Corporation (EMR-TSX-V)\n(\"Emgold\") is pleased to announce that Bill Witte, Emgold's President and CEO,\nhas presented a case study on the exploration and development of the \nIdaho-Maryland Mine to delegates attending the World Junior Mining Congress in\nCape Town, South Africa.\nThe paper delivered by Mr. Witte outlines Emgold's approach and\nactivities designed to secure a Conditional Mine Use Permit for the \nIdaho-Maryland Mine in Grass Valley, California as well as community relations\ninitiatives implemented by Emgold to generate local support for the project. A\ncopy of Mr. Witte's presentation is available on Emgold's website at\nwww.emgold.com.\nThe World Junior Mining Congress features presentations by mining\nexecutives from Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the US, Canada,\nand the Democratic Republic of Congo. The four-day event brings together\njunior and senior mining executives, fund managers, financiers and regulators\nfrom around the world to network and conduct business.\nEmgold is currently focusing on the permitting, geology and mine planning\nfor the Idaho-Maryland Mine and the commercialization of its proprietary\nCeramext(TM) technology to convert mine tailings and other siliceous waste\nmaterials into premium ceramic products. A key milestone for Emgold is receipt\nof the Conditional Mine Use Permit from the City of Grass Valley, California\non or before the third quarter of 2007. Should Emgold be successful in\nobtaining the permit, it will raise the necessary capital to dewater the\nexisting mine, construct a decline and initiate an extensive underground\ndiamond drilling exploration/delineation program keying off the historic\nintercepts and workings documented in 11 tons of paper records that Emgold has\ncarefully reviewed and archived from the previous operations at the mine.\nMr. Witte also announced that Emgold, through its wholly owned subsidiary\nGolden Bear Ceramics Company (\"Golden Bear\"), is now producing quantities of\nhigh-quality ceramic tile in its 45,000 sq. ft. Grass Valley pilot and\ndemonstration plant using modified existing ceramic manufacturing equipment\nspecially constructed and configured to incorporate key features of the\nCeramext(TM) process. Golden Bear now expects to be ...