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First Mining Announces Positive Initial Review by Best Practice Independent Geotechnical and Tailings Review Board for the Springpole Gold Project
First Mining Announces Positive Initial Review by Best Practice Independent Geotechnical and Tail...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n First Mining Announces Positive Initial Review by Best Practice Independent Geotechnical and Tailings Review Board for the Springpole Gold Project\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n\n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Nov. 13, 2024\n \n\n /CNW/ -\n \n First Mining Gold Corp. (\"First Mining\" or the \"Company\")\n \n (TSX: FF) (OTCQX: FFMGF) (FRANKFURT: FMG) is pleased to announce that an Independent Geotechnical and Tailings Review Board (\"\n \n IGTRB\n \n \") has been formally established for the Springpole Gold Project (the \"\n \n Project\n \n \"). First Mining's initiative in establishing the IGTRB follows its commitment to sustainability and represents best practice in\n \n Canada\n \n and internationally with the objective of providing independent expert advice on key engineering components including the Project's Co-Disposal Facility (\"\n \n CDF\n \n \") for tailings and mine rock management.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The IGTRB development process was initiated in 2023 and formalized in 2024 with the IGTRB meeting to review the updated Pre-Feasibility Study design for the CDF. The IGTRB is composed of three independent and recognized world-class experts, each with over 40 years of experience including:\n \n\n\n\n Peter Lighthall\n \n , P.Eng.\n \n\n\n Ward Wilson\n \n , Ph.D, P.Eng.\n \n\n\n John Lupo\n \n , Ph.D, P.E.\n \n\n\n \"First Mining is appreciative of having such a leading group of experts providing objective external reviews and important recommendations on the advancement of the Project's key infrastructure,\" stated\n \n Dan Wilton\n \n , CEO of First Mining.  \"Our goal was to establish the IGTRB early, prior to construction, to obtain valuable feedback on the work completed to date and next steps planned. Their work has already helped inform optimizations to the CDF design improving operational and environmental performance and to inform the supplemental studies planned for detailed engineering.\"\n \n\n The IGTRB has reviewed all design materials produced to date by the engineering team and ...