North Bay Resources
Commences Fran Gold Winter Ore Shipment to Bishop Gold Mill,
California
Bishop, CA -- December 2, 2024 --
InvestorsHub NewsWire -- North Bay Resources Inc. (the
"Company" or
"North
Bay") (OTC:
NBRI) is pleased to announce a 16 mile winter road has been
opened and loading of ore has commenced at its Fran Gold
Project. Winter conditions of up to 3 feet of
snow and temperatures of 3 degrees Fahrenheit have been overcome to
allow for loading of ore, currently underway
(see Picture
1). The shipment consists of 120
tons of surface material loaded into one metric tonne (2200 lbs.)
super-sacks and placed on flat-bed tractor trailers for delivery to
the railhead proximate to the mine. The railroad will transport to the
rail terminal at Modesto, California with inclusive delivery to the
Company's Bishop, California Gold Mill. The target material has
been recently assayed with grades over 1 ounce per ton.
Picture 1. Fran
Gold Shipment
Fran Gold Flotation
Results
Initial results of metallurgy studies
from Woods Process Services have been received, including flotation
recovery of gold. The results indicate the gold ore is
highly amicable to the flotation process
(see Picture
2). The head grade assays completed by
Woods Process Services are consistent with on-site work of greater
than 1 ounce per ton. The process involves grind to 150
minus mesh, consistent with the Bishop Gold Mill crush and grind
circuit, use of a frother, general metal recovery reagent, and
selective gold recovery reagent. Middle and final concentrate
assays for gold and silver as well as delivery of the specified
frother and reagents to the Company's Bishop Gold Mill are expected
shortly.
Picture
2.
Final Flotation
Concentrate – Woods Process Services
Equipment
Acquisition
The Company has acquired additional
gravity circuit gold separation equipment from Ruby Gold Mines,
Inc. ("RGI") from existing inventory. The
gravity equipment includes Knudsen Bowl and Gemini Shaker Table.
The specialized gravity equipment will be picked-up this week,
installed and tested. The specialized gold extraction
equipment will be used for optimization and expansion of the
gravity circuit. Initial processing of gold ore using
the gravity circuit at the Bishop Gold Mill with Fran Gold ore has
shown recovery of gold by gravity. The Company has shipped gravity
recovered concentrate to its gold and silver refining partner in
Reno, Nevada for evaluation and sale. RGI, supplier of the equipment, is
the owner of the Ruby Gold Mine and processing facility, located in
Sierra County, California. Further discussions are currently
underway with RGI.
Fran Gold
Project
The Property is 34,360 acres and is
located 20 miles from Centerra Gold's 60,000 tonne per day Mt.
Milligan Copper, Gold Mine (299Mt @ 0.22% Cu, .45 g/t Au). To date
there has been in excess of 50,000 feet of diamond drilling in 104
holes at Fran, primarily at the Bullion Alley Zone. A gold deposit,
3700 feet in length, with width of up to 120 feet, and depth of
over 700 feet has been delineated. The deposit contains 3 to 4 well
defined parallel gold veins grading up to 2.6 troy ounces of gold
per ton as well as wide sections of low and mid-grade gold in veins
and disseminated in veinlets throughout the deposit. Surface
trenching has identified a near surface sub-zone where the gold
bearing veins swell and are accessible from surface. In addition,
samples have assayed up to 1.68% copper and 5.1 troy ounces per ton
silver. There is property wide potential for additional discoveries
of gold and copper with numerous showings outside of the Bullion
Alley Zone. There is approximately 5,000 tons of surface material
available for shipment.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
of
NORTH BAY RESOURCES
INC.
Jared Lazerson
CEO
info@northbay-resources.com
northbay-resources.com
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1995 and applicable Canadian securities
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