Omineca Announces Operational Re-Start of the Underground Placer Gold Recovery Program at Wingdam
Omineca Announces Operational Re-Start of
the Underground Placer Gold Recovery
Program at Wingdam
SASKATOON, SK
,
Feb. 24, 2025
/CNW/ - Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. (TSXV: OMM)
(OTCQB: OMMSF) ("Omineca" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the re-start of
underground operations at the Wingdam placer gold project. D&L Mining, working with ground
stabilization specialists BAT Construction Ltd., are currently setting up and preparing the
underground workings in advance of re-entering the paleochannel containing gold bearing gravels
beginning at the already established crosscut heading #3.
Following delays related to the provision of geotechnical submissions to the BC Ministry (EMLI),
operations are now set to begin under the mine plan utilizing tunnel liner plate and/or grouted fore-
poling (spilings) as needed for ground support in advancing into the gold bearing gravels. The
entrance heading will be at a location described in previous news releases, where mining conditions
exhibited very dry gravel at the breakthrough from bedrock into the gold bearing paleo-gravels.
Under the mine plan, miners will use either grouted fore-poling followed by the application of
shotcrete after excavation or tunnel liner plate where applicable. There are advantages to both
types of artificial ground support depending on the characteristics and conditions encountered. D&L
has restarted operations with preparatory tasks including rehabilitating the haulage/access drift,
cleanout and upgrading dewatering sumps, ventilation upgrades, bulkhead installation and
evaluation/reinforcement of existing bulkheads as necessary. With all equipment, mining supplies,
and manpower now aggregated on site and operations well underway it is expected that gold
bearing gravel recovery will commence in the very near term.
Omineca will provide further updates as D&L advances into the channel toward the central portion
where the highest concentrations of placer gold are known to accumulate. The current plan is to
continue tunnelling and processing gold-bearing gravels across the full width of the channel followed
by excavation both up and downstream within the central portion of the old riverbed.
Qualified Person
All scientific and technical information in this news release has been prepared by, or approved by
Stephen Kocsis
, P.Geo., Lead Geologist. Mr. Kocsis is a qualified person for the purposes of
National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd.
Omineca
Mining and Metals Ltd.'s flagship
Wingdam
gold exploration and placer recovery projects
are located along the
Barkerville
Highway 45 km east of the City of
Quesnel
. The
Wingdam
Property
includes mineral tenures totaling over 61,392 hectares (613 square
kms
) and in excess of 15 linear
kilometers of placer claims, both encompassing the Lightning Creek valley where topographic
conditions created thick layers of overburden, which preserved a large portion of a buried
paleochannel
containing placer gold-bearing
gravels
.
Omineca
also has an exploration and diamond
drill program currently underway exploring for the potential multiple hard rock sources of the placer
gold at
Wingdam
.
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statements are based on the current expectations and views of future events of Omineca's
management. In some cases, the forward-looking statements can be identified by words or
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not occur and could differ materially with other factors beyond the control of Omineca. No
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place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Omineca undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.
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SOURCE
Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd.
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For further information:
For further information, please contact: Tom MacNeill, President and
CEO, 306-653-2692
CO: Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd.
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