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Final Preparations for Underground Operations Have Begun at Wingdam Placer Gold Bulk Sampling Program
Final Preparations for Underground Operations Have Begun at Wingdam Placer Gold Bulk Samp...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Final Preparations for Underground Operations Have Begun at Wingdam Placer Gold Bulk Sampling Program\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 SASKATOON, SK\n \n ,\n \n Aug. 20, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. (TSXV: OMM) (\"Omineca\" or the \"Company\") announces that final preparations for the mining operations of its bulk sampling program have begun at the Wingdam underground Paleoplacer project located in the Cariboo Mining District, British Columbia.  Omineca's joint venture partner and mining contractor, now combined under the name Lightning Creek Mining Corp. (\"LCM\"), has completed dewatering and rehabilitating the 550-meter decline down to the mining face. Staging of the first crosscut is well underway and updates will be provided as operations progress and forward mining plans are finalized.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Staging for 2021 Crosscuts and Processing\n \n \n With the mine workings dewatered, final installation or completion is underway for (but not limited to):\n \n \n \n Ground/wall preparation, shotcreting, drifting and mucking\n \n \n Grout plant above ground with slick lines to run to underground\n \n \n Permanent underground electrical\n \n \n Permanent water management system (pumps, sump stations, pipes, settling ponds)\n \n \n Permanent ventilation system\n \n \n Preparation for drifting: surveying, pilot hole drilling and cutter/roadheader preparation\n \n \n Assembly/refurbishment of gravity separation facility (trommel and wash plant)\n \n \n \n Ground Stability\n \n \n LCM has engaged Dr.\n \n Curtis Berthelot\n \n , (P.Eng.), President and Chief Technology Officer of PSI Analytics (\"PSI\") as their Lead Engineer and Mine Manager for the underground project at Wingdam.  PSI conducted extensive lab testing on in situ overburden and bedrock material and performed groundwater behavior analysis in the mine area. This work determined that a specialized injected grout system would be a safe, energy efficient, and time-saving method of stabilizing the \"...