| Risk and valuation analysis of the Relief Canyon Mine |
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| Title(s) of the Relief Canyon Mine |
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| In 2004, the property was acquired by Firstgold Corp. |
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| Location of the Relief Canyon Mine |
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Relief Canyon is an open-pit, heap leaching operation located approximately 110 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada.
The mine is readily accessible by improved roads. Water for mining and processing of operations is provided by two wells located on t more...
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| History of the Relief Canyon Mine |
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The Relief Canyon gold deposit was discovered by Duval Corporation in 1981. The property has gone through a series of owners and operations since that time. From 1986 to 1989, 220,500 ounces of gold were taken out of the Relief Canyon property. The operations were then ceased because of the falling price of gold. In 2004, the property was acquired by Firstgold Corp.
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| Geology of the Relief Canyon Mine |
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Gold mineralization at the Relief Canyon Mine area is hosted in an inter-formational tectonic breccia between younger, thin-bedded sandy shale of the Triassic Grass Valley Formation and older thin-to-medium bedded Triassic Cane Springs limestone, as more...
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