Nevada King is the third largest mineral claim holder in the State of Nevada, behind Nevada Gold Mines (Barrick/Newmont) and Kinross Gold. Gary is a Qualified Person (QP) registered with the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America, with special expertise in Metallurgy (Member Number - 01013QP). Upon retirement from Newmont in 2008, Gary has continued as an independent consultant on multiple North American and international mining operations and development projects, providing operations technical consulting guidance and managing metallurgical testing and process design activities. Gary's previous roles have included: Mill Superintendent for The New Jersey Zinc Company and Noranda Mining Company, Director of Metallurgy for Meridian Minerals Company and Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp., and Director of Metallurgy and Technology for Newmont Mining Corporation, where he managed Newmont's corporate metallurgical laboratory and R&D staff and a staff of Process Managers (engineers) responsible for global Newmont process development and engineering design projects. Gary has numerous patents in the fields of pressure oxidation of gold, silver and copper ores, and in the flotation of precious metals and PGM ores. Gary has over 40 years of experience with internationally recognized mining companies, in the areas of project management, process development, operations, design engineering, R&D and corporate due diligence activities. To better prioritize drill targets at Atlanta, understanding and optimizing gold recoveries across all styles of the mineralization is key to advancing the project." Our maiden drill program was very successful in outlining a high-grade corridor of gold mineralization along the Atlanta Mine Fault, as well as a large halo of lower grade mineralization emanating from the fault area. Gary brings a long and successful track record in mineral processing and project development that will be highly beneficial as we advance our Atlanta Gold Mine Project. The results of this testwork are anticipated to be received by the end of June.Ĭal Herron, Exploration Manager for Nevada King, stated: "We are very pleased to welcome Gary Simmons to our team as our metallurgical consultant. This will in turn directly assist the Company in drill targeting and program strategy as it continues to execute at Atlanta. This testwork program is designed to determine gold (and possibly silver) recovery in an oxide recovery circuit.Īs part of this program, Nevada King submitted 1,009 drill samples that were taken from various portions of the Atlanta resource area to American Assay Labs for initial gold cyanide solubility testing.Ī primary goal of this testwork is to understand what types of recovery methods may apply to Atlanta ore types in a potential mining scenario, where historically only milling and cyanide leach were used.Īlso important, this testwork will define the metallurgical domains that will either constrain or expand the size of the ore body based on recoveries. Starting February 2022, Gary began the process of reviewing and designing a metallurgical testwork program at Atlanta with the objective of understanding potential ore-type classifications including oxide, transitional (mixed oxide/sulfide) and sulfide, as well as understanding potentially deleterious minerals and the conditions that may affect gold and silver recoveries. Gary Simmons is a highly experienced, internationally-recognized metallurgist who has previously served as Director of Metallurgy and Technology of Newmont Mining Corporation, for which he managed corporate metallurgical laboratory and R&D staff responsible for global Newmont process development and engineering design projects.
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