-- Grande Portage Resources (GPG.V) 周三表示，公司已启动一项“正式、全面的”地球化学表征计划，以推进位于阿拉斯加东南部的 New Amalga 金矿项目的许可审批。样品已于 4 月 24 日寄出。 地球化学表征是金属矿开采项目的标准环境研究，该测试旨在确定项目将开采的不同类型岩石是否具有长期反应性（产生酸并导致金属释放）。公司指出，此前在 2020-2021 年对少量 New Amalga 围岩样品进行的有限测试结果令人满意，所有测试样品均显示出显著的净酸中和率。 公司表示，目前的计划将测试数量更多的样品，这些样品代表了根据初步经济评估 (PEA) 矿山计划（生效日期为 2026 年 2 月 11 日）计划开采区域内的不同岩石类型。 根据初步经济评估（PEA）的矿山计划，所有矿山开发过程中产生的岩石和矿石分选废料都将返还地下，主要以胶结充填物（CRF）的形式回填，矿山关闭后不会有任何废石留在地表堆场。该公司补充道，测试计划还将首次利用新阿玛尔加（New Amalga）材料制备胶结充填物。 “地球化学项目的启动是我们环境研究进展中的一个重要里程碑，”总裁兼首席执行官伊恩·克拉森（Ian Klassen）表示，“该项目的结果将成为联邦《国家环境政策法案》（NEPA）环境审查流程以及阿拉斯加州采矿许可证申请的关键依据。充填物测试还将提供重要数据，为未来的工程和成本研究提供信息。我们很高兴看到，继上个月发布的初步经济评估报告取得优异成果之后，该项目持续推进。” GPG的股价昨日下跌0.03美元，至0.365美元。
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