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Taranis Engages Norwest Corporation to Permit Second Mining Operation at Thor
(via TheNewswire) Lakewood, Colorado / TheNewswire / December 6, 2017 - Taranis Resource...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Taranis Engages Norwest Corporation to Permit Second Mining Operation at Thor(via TheNewswire)\n\n \nLakewood, Colorado / TheNewswire / December 6, 2017 - Taranis Resources Inc. (\"Taranis\") [TSX.V: TRO] is pleased to update exploration and mining activity related to its 100%-owned Thor Project in southeastern British Columbia.\n\n \n \nPursuant to the successful permitting, execution and closure of the Gold Pilot Plant at Thor (MX-5-062), Taranis is moving forward with the permitting of a Density Media Separation plant at Thor (10 tonnes/hours). The endeavor will seek to permit and process several high-grade stockpiles at Thor that date from the early 1900's and 1970's.\n\n \n \nThor Stockpiles\n\n \n \nTaranis undertook a detailed examination of the Thor stockpiles commencing in 2012 that included volume and grade calculations, environmental baseline monitoring and Acid Rock Drainage (\"ARD\") characterization with full knowledge that stockpiles contained a valuable resource of metals. All work was done to NI 43-101 standards.\n\n \n \nThe stockpiles were mined from the main Thor deposit, and consequently the grade and metallurgy are representative of the main Thor Ag-Au-Pb-Zn-Cu deposit itself. The stockpiles are already broken and at surface, so no drilling and blasting is required.\n\n \n \nPermitting of Stockpiles\n\n \n \nThe permitting application will be undertaken in two stages. The first will outline the concept and present it to the government permitting agencies, and develop a timeline. The second stage will incorporate the specifics of the operation including operation, design specifications, processing specifications and environmental monitoring to ensure the successful operation of the mine.\n\n \n \nThere are five very unique aspects of this second mining operation at Thor:\n\n \n \n-It involves removing several ARD-producing stockpiles from the surface, some of which have been there for over 100 years.\n\n\n \n-The processing involves gravity concentration of the ore and will produce two products. The first of these is concentrate that will contain almost all the sulphide minerals and economic value, and this will be shipped offsite for further processing/smelting. The second will be spoils that will be essentially quartz and gangue minerals that have no economic value.\n\n\n \n-Taranis has received testing re...