Continental Gold Engages UBC to Develop Environmental Remediation Plan for Buriticá Project, Canada
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Continental Gold Inc. has engaged the University of British Columbia (UBC) to assist in the development of an environmental remediation plan and a sustainable co-existence model for the company’s formalized small-scale miners at the Buriticá project. While environmental remediation as a result of illegal mining is not a requirement or legal liability, the company wishes to play a significant role in the restoration of the local environment.
The engagement is being led by Marcello Veiga, P.Eng, PhD. Dr. Veiga, a metallurgical engineer and environmental geochemist, has over 30 years of experience consulting for mining companies in Brazil, Canada, the United States, Venezuela, Chile, Peru and Colombia, and has worked extensively on environmental and social issues related to artisanal and formalized mining. As a professor at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at UBC, his research and teaching topics are focused on diverse issues that have helped to develop a more sustainable environment for mining communities throughout the world.
During Dr. Veiga’s illustrious career, he has advised numerous private and public entities, including consulting for the World Bank on artisanal mining formalization issues in Colombia, and for Natural Resources Canada on the feasibility of replacing the use of mercury with small-scale cyanidation plants. In addition, he has acted as an expert and Chief Technical Advisor for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization on a global mercury project.
“We are excited to have someone with Dr. Veiga’s experience and background to assist in the formulation of an environmental remediation plan and a sustainable formalization model for Buritica’s small-scale miners. With the government-led illegal mining intervention nearing completion, we are focusing our attention on the environmental impact of illegal mining and the establishment of a proper framework for our formalized miners to operate harmoniously with the company’s operations,” said Mateo Restrepo, president of Continental Gold.
About Continental Gold
Continental Gold Inc. is an advanced-stage exploration and development company with an extensive portfolio of 100%-owned gold projects in Colombia. Formed in April 2007, the Company-led by an international management team with a successful track record of discovering and developing large high-grade gold deposits in Latin America-is focused on advancing its high-grade Buriticá gold project to production.
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