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North Bay Resources Commences Fran Gold Winter Ore Shipment to Bishop Gold Mill, California
North Bay Resources Commences Fran Gold Winter Ore Shipment to Bishop Gold Mill, California.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n BISHOP, Calif., Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North Bay Resources Inc. (the “Company” or “North Bay”) (OTC: NBRI) is pleased to announce a 16 mile winter road has been opened and loading of ore has commenced at its Fran Gold Project. Winter conditions of up to 3 feet of snow and temperatures of 3 degrees Fahrenheit have been overcome to allow for loading of ore, currently underway (see Picture 1). The shipment consists of 120 tons of surface material loaded into one metric tonne (2200 lbs.) super-sacks and placed on flat-bed tractor trailers for delivery to the railhead proximate to the mine. The railroad will transport to the rail terminal at Modesto, California with inclusive delivery to the Company’s Bishop, California Gold Mill. The target material has been recently assayed with grades over 1 ounce per ton. Picture 1. Fran Gold Shipment Fran Gold Flotation Results Initial results of metallurgy studies from Woods Process Services have been received, including flotation recovery of gold. The results indicate the gold ore is highly amicable to the flotation process (see Picture 2).   The head grade assays completed by Woods Process Services are consistent with on-site work of greater than 1 ounce per ton. The process involves grind to 150 minus mesh, consistent with the Bishop Gold Mill crush and grind circuit, use of a frother, general metal recovery reagent, and selective gold recovery reagent. Middle and final concentrate assays for gold and silver as well as delivery of the specified frother and reagents to the Company’s Bishop Gold Mill are expected shortly. Picture 2. Final Flotation Concentrate – Woods Process Services Equipment Acquisition The Company has acquired additional gravity circuit gold separation equipment from Ruby Gold Mines, Inc. (“RGI”) from existing inventory. The gravity equipment includes Knudsen Bowl and Gemini Shaker Table. The specialized gravity equipment will be picked-up this week, installed and tested. The specialized gold extraction equipment will be used for optimization and expansion of the gravity circuit. Initial processing of gold ore using the gravity circuit at the Bishop Gold Mill with Fran Gold ore has shown recovery of gold by gravity. The Company has shipped gravity recovered concentrate to its gold and silver refi...