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Viva Gold Provides ESG Progress Report for Its Tonopah Gold Project in Nevada
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 7, 2021 / Viva Gold Corp. ( TSXV:VAU)(OTCQB:VAUCF ) (t...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Viva Gold Provides ESG Progress Report for Its Tonopah Gold Project in NevadaVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 7, 2021 / Viva Gold Corp. (TSXV:VAU)(OTCQB:VAUCF) (the \"Company\" or \"Viva\") is pleased to provide an update on its environmental, social and governance (\"ESG\") efforts for its Tonopah Gold Project (\"Tonopah, or Project\") located near Tonopah Nevada.\"Viva made significant progress this year in working with its regulators to advance the environmental and social baseline study efforts required to support future Mining Plan of Operations (\"MPoO\") review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Project, and other Nevada State environmental permitting requirements. These efforts demonstrate our focus and commitment to de-risk and add value to Tonopah by moving the Project towards feasibility and permitting. To add to this focus, in July 2021, the Company staked an additional 69 unpatented lode mining claims at the project\", states James Hesketh, President & CEO.On March 16, 2021, the Tonopah project team participated in a virtual baseline kickoff meeting with Bureau of Land Management (\"BLM\") staff, which subsequently resulted in the receipt of a completed Baseline Data Needs Assessment Form (\"BNAF\") dated May 16, 2021. The BNAF provided guidance from BLM Resource Specialists concerning baseline environmental and study requirements to support NEPA review of a future MPoO. In addition, on March 18, 2021 the Team conducted a virtual meeting with the Nevada Department of Environment Bureau of Mining Regulation and Reclamation (\"NDEP BMRR\") to present the Project concept and to discuss characterization of groundwater and ore, waste rock and pit wall geochemistry. On the basis of those meetings and the BNAF, the Company has proceeded with contracted baseline surveys:Initial biological surveys were performed for specific wildlife species in August 2021, the results of which was provided to the BLM in November 2021. Additional biological surveys were not performed in 2021 as the seasonally-appropriate time to conduct those surveys had passed. Viva intends to contract for the additional surveys identified in the BNAF beginning in early 2022 during the seasonally-appropriate time.In November 2020 a cultural resources re-survey was conducted over the core of the project area. A draft re-surve...