Tournigan aims to reduce environmental impact in Slovakia
Wednesday 30th 2007f May, 2007
Tournigan Gold Corporation has announced that it has identified a number of ways to reduce the environmental impact of its Kremnica Gold project in Slovakia., following a pre-feasibility study.
According to the firm, optimising surface infrastructure layouts and improving the resource model will allow environmental impact to be reduced, while at the same time improving the social acceptability of the project.
In addition to this, "raising substantial in-pit inferred material to the indicated classification so that it may be included in the project economics" will help achieve these goals at a site which has a historical link.
"The Kremnica pre-feasibility study indicates that this region of Slovakia, which was a gold producer as early as the eighth century, could once again regain its status as a precious metals producer," said James Walchuck, president and chief executive of Tournigan.
The company also announced that an environmental and social impact assessment is being carried out by Golder Associates, which includes socially responsible consultative studies.
Tournigan's other gold project away from the United States is at Curraghinalt in Northern Ireland.
According to the firm, optimising surface infrastructure layouts and improving the resource model will allow environmental impact to be reduced, while at the same time improving the social acceptability of the project.
In addition to this, "raising substantial in-pit inferred material to the indicated classification so that it may be included in the project economics" will help achieve these goals at a site which has a historical link.
"The Kremnica pre-feasibility study indicates that this region of Slovakia, which was a gold producer as early as the eighth century, could once again regain its status as a precious metals producer," said James Walchuck, president and chief executive of Tournigan.
The company also announced that an environmental and social impact assessment is being carried out by Golder Associates, which includes socially responsible consultative studies.
Tournigan's other gold project away from the United States is at Curraghinalt in Northern Ireland.
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