Oreterra Metals (OTMC.V) on Thursday said it started construction of a 30-person fly-in camp at its Trek South porphyry copper-gold prospect in northern British Columbia's Golden Triangle.
The Trek South camp will house crews for two core drills, including geophysical and geological personnel. The camp is expected to be in service by month's end, it said.
"As a new drill prospect only recently revealed by glacial ice melt, a mid-July start for this year's first-ever drill program was stipulated by the company's exploration permit with the BC Ministry of Mining and Critical Metals," chief executive Kevin Keough said in a release. "However, environmental and archaeological site-clearing surveys being completed today and tomorrow, are expected to allow for a program start as early as June 15 in future years."
Shares of the company were last seen unchanged at C$0.40 on the TSX Venture Exchange.