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Nicola Nears Final Mill Preparation, Increased Gold Mill Feed Deliveries, and Engages Vesta Filipchuk for ESG Initiatives
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 25, 2021) - Nicola Mining Inc. ( TSXV: N...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Nicola Nears Final Mill Preparation, Increased Gold Mill Feed Deliveries, and Engages Vesta Filipchuk for ESG InitiativesVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 25, 2021) - Nicola Mining Inc. (TSXV: NIM) (FSE: HLI) (the \"Company\" or \"Nicola\") is pleased to announce that it has nearly completed mill upgrades and secured spare parts prior to recommencing milling operations. In its May 5, 2021 press release, the Company announced that it had extended the Gold and Silver Profit Share Agreement with Blue Lagoon and received its first shipment from the Dome Mountain Mine. With the end of spring runoff, the parties have been able to increase shipping of material from the mine to Nicola's wholly owned mill for processing (See Figure 1).The Company is also pleased to announce that it has engaged Vesta Filipchuk to lead Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (\"ESG\") initiatives for Nicola Mining Inc. Ms. Filipchuk is a recognized leader with over 30 years of experience in corporate, social and environmental responsibility, Indigenous relations and negotiations, community engagement, and sustainability. She has an exemplary track record in developing and implementing landmark initiatives and programs using collaborative planning and decision methods that bring together companies, governments, and society to achieve sustainable benefits, all of which are core to the Company's credo.Ms. Filipchuk was the director of social, environmental, and regulatory affairs (\"SERA\") for the Galore Creek Copper Project1, owned by Newmont Corporation and Teck Resources Limited. She has significant experience in building and leading SERA teams and managing community and Indigenous relations in North America. She was also a Senior Policy Advisor for the Senate of Canada - Energy and Environment.Peter Espig, CEO of Nicola, commented, \"Nicola Mining is a company that places great emphasis on balancing our business of exploration and production while embracing our fiduciary environmental and social responsibilities. As the Company enters into an exciting operational juncture, we look forward to providing news flow; however, in addition to these milestones, we will continue to place great emphasis on ESG / SERA, which will become even more important as the Company moves forward.\" Figure 1: Stockpiling of gold / silver mill feed pri...