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West Vault Mining Provides an Update on Its ESG Initiative in Nevada - the Arid Land Research Fund
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2023) - West Vault Mining Inc. (TSXV:...
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[{"type":"text","content":"West Vault Mining Provides an Update on Its ESG Initiative in Nevada - the Arid Land Research FundVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2023) - West Vault Mining Inc. (TSXV: WVM) (OTCX: WVMDF) (\"West Vault\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to provide an update on work completed to date by the Arid Land Research Fund (ALRF) under the direction of the University of Nevada Reno (UNR).The ALRF was conceived by West Vault in April 2022 as a cost-effective and meaningful way to improve the environment. Its purpose is to quantify the factors that cause desertification and to develop and implement ways to reverse its spread. Desertification is a major problem in the US West and, indeed, in many other parts of the world. The ALRF is a multi-year undertaking led by the world-class team of earth and environmental scientists at UNR. It is supported financially by several mining companies in Nevada, with some of the research work being performed on the sponsors' mine properties. West Vault's CEO Sandy McVey, commented, \"We initiated the fund because we wanted to go beyond just talking about ESG - we wanted to do something very real which would generate meaningful and measurable results, not just check the ESG box. We chose UNR as we know they will get solid results - they have an impressive track-record in this field. And in order to broaden the effectiveness of these research programs and to keep our costs down, we have created a group of Nevada-based mining companies to support this important work. We very much appreciate their participation - this will benefit us all.\"Led by Professor Tamzen Stringham of UNR, the first of two programs commenced in December 2022 with the hiring of a full-time researcher. Professor Stringham commented on this first program:\"It focuses on seeding techniques and measuring the effect of adding coatings to Indian ricegrass seeds to promote germination and propagation of this important native grass. Indian rice grass is indigenous to the US West but settlement has all but eradicated it - re-establishing it would be an extremely important step in pushing back desertification.\"For example, in the Tonopah to Caliente area in Nevada there is approximately 7.3 million acres of rangeland that at one time had an understory of Indian ricegrass. Utilizing information provided by the USDA, N...