West Kirkland Advances Hasbrouck Gold Project with New Approvals, Nevada
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West Kirkland Mining Inc. has received the Nevada State Engineer’s approval for an inter-basin transfer of water from basin 137A where the Three Hills Mine is located to basin 142 where the Hasbrouck Mine is located. Approval for piping water from the Three Hills Mine, where the company leases a water right, to the Hasbrouck Mine eight km to the south effectively finalizes the company’s water supply plans for the project as a whole.
A plan of operations for the Hasbrouck Mine has been accepted as complete by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is in addition to the federal and state permits already on hand for construction and operation of the Three Hills Mine.
WATER
Water supply to the Three Hills Mine is already planned and permitted to come from a well to be installed there under a water right leased from Liberty Moly, LLC. The company took the measure of leasing a water right from Liberty Moly, LLC in 2017 as no new water rights are being issued in basin 137A as it is over-appropriated. Basin 142 where the Hasbrouck Mine is located is also over-appropriated. West Kirkland has filed an application for a water right in Basin 142, which will be held in abeyance until one or more existing water rights are extinguished. Thus, obtaining permission to transfer water from the Three Hills Mine to the Hasbrouck Mine is a logical and efficient method to source water for the Hasbrouck Mine. The State Engineer’s approval for inter-basin transfer satisfies one of the few remaining prerequisites for mine construction and operation of the Hasbrouck Mine.
PLAN OF OPERATIONS AT HASBROUCK MINE
While all key permits for the Three Hills Mine construction and operations were secured in 2016, the company continues work on permitting the open pit Hasbrouck Mine and is focusing on obtaining all necessary permits for mine construction and operation. Permitting for the Hasbrouck Mine was started in 2017 and is on track to obtain federal permits in Q4 2019. The company’s plan of operations for the Hasbrouck Mine was accepted by the BLM in March 2018. The company anticipates permitting at Hasbrouck Mine to essentially follow the same path as at Three Hills Mine, which proved to be straight-forward with federal permits obtained seven months after submission of a plan of operations. Specialist for all critical permitting areas are engaged and preparing the required reports. The company plans to apply for key state permits, which are subject to less uncertainty and take less time than federal permits, as the federal permitting process advances.
ABOUT THE HASBROUCK GOLD PROJECT
The Hasbrouck Gold Project consists of two all-oxide gold-silver deposits eight km apart, near the Town of Tonopah in southern Nevada. The preliminary feasibility study supports that both deposits can be open-pit mined with 1:1 stripping ratios, minimal pre-stripping, and 76 percent heap-leach gold recovery. There are no known technical, environmental, economic, or social obstacles preventing immediate construction at the northern deposit (Three Hills Mine) and finalizing permit acquisition is the only outstanding item for construction at the southern deposit (Hasbrouck Mine). Permitting Hasbrouck Mine was started in 2017 and is now well-advanced with federal permits targeted in Q4 2019.
About West Kirkland Mining Inc.
West Kirkland is focused on acquiring and advancing near-construction gold projects in safe jurisdictions, and owns a 75 percent interest in, and a 1.1 percent net smelter return royalty over, the Hasbrouck Gold Project in Tonopah, Nevada.
The company has secured an option on a district scale land position for future exploration. At this time, the company will focus its efforts on completing full permitting for its gold reserves.
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