Besides being useful, the removal of concentrated sulfur eliminates a source of potential groundwater contamination.
The removal of concentrated sulfur eliminates a source of potential groundwater contamination
In a media statement, the Toronto-based company said that public environmental scoping comments on the project closed on March 12, 2021, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is currently completing its environmental review.
Barrick owns both Nevada Gold Mines and Golden Sunlight. The latter produced more than 3 million ounces of gold during its nearly 40 years of operation and shut down in 2019 when gold production was no longer economically viable.
“[With the closure project] everyone wins: the local community gets jobs and cleaner water; the state of Montana gets taxes, and Barrick continues to get some revenue from an operation previously judged to be terminal. We look forward to completing the permitting process this fall and shipping the first concentrates as early as the end of this year, ”Bristow said at the meeting.
