Historic mine, modern technology and future hedges: the Wingdam gold project

Building on the promise of historical data, Omineca Mining is using innovative technology to recover gold in the Cariboo

The president and CEO of CVG, are confident that mining technology has evolved to the point where the sunken treasure can finally be recovered.

They are borrowing the same technology that potash mines in Saskatchewan use to sink massive shafts through wet clay and sand.  A test-mining operation.

We used freeze-mining technology to stabilize the unconsolidated gravels and provided the ability to drive a production drift across the pay channel at depth

The test-mining resulted in a bulk sample that recovered 99 per cent of the gold and confirmed both the freeze-mining process and the results of historic sampling and limited production.