Miners encouraged by Ambler underground copper deposit
The company seeking to mine copper, zinc and other metals from the Ambler Mining District in Northwestern Alaska says it has encouraging news from this year's exploration drilling.
Holes drilled into the Bornite project, Ralph Lauren Online Sale one of two active mining projects in the Ambler district, found additional copper resources near the surface that are potentially suitable for open pit extraction, with ore containing moderate concentrations of the metal, Vancouver based NovaCopper Inc. Supra Vaider Shoes Australia said in a statement released Tuesday. Copper ore deeper in the earth was found to Hollister Co Models be Hollister Cologne richer and potentially suitable Cheap Christian Louboutin Heels for underground mining, NovaCopper said.
The latest information about NovaCopper's 2013 exploration results adds to information released by the company on Oct. 7. The two active projects within it, Bornite and Arctic, are separated by about 16 Christian Louboutin Sale Sydney miles. NovaCopper is pursuing both, in cooperation with NANA Regional Corp., and has grouped them into what it calls the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects.
NovaCopper's drilling this Replica Oakley Sunglasses year and in 2012 focused on the Bornite project, which was less explored than the Arctic resources. More Bornite exploration drilling results will be released in coming weeks, NovaCopper said.
NovaCopper Buy Polo Shirts was created in 2011, spun off from owner company NovaGold Resources Inc. specifically to pursue the Ambler Mining District projects.
To encourage more development at the Ambler Mining District, Gov. Sean Parnell is pushing for a road linking it to the Dalton Highway to the east, part of his "Roads to Resources" program. The Alaska Legislature this year appropriated $8.5 million for the Ambler road project.
