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Lead man Josh Lacy confers with his brother, Junior Lacy, near the sampling piles. Sampling occurs post-leach where the material is tested to ensure all the gold has been captured.
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In addition to generating energy, Florida Canyon is also interested in saving energy – where possible. It was the first mine in Nevada to go completely LED with its lighting. In response, NV Energy presented the mine with a rebate check for $55,698. Meanwhile, the company is gearing up for a busy year. Murphy said staff members have been working on a permit that would allow them to expand the heap leach pads at Florida Canyon. He explained for some time the primary mining has been at the company’s Standard Mine operation, about five miles southeast of Florida Canyon. Once construction is complete on the heap leach pads, primary mining will switch back to the Florida Canyon site. Mining at Standard will continue on a smaller scale for about a year after that. The mines have operated on a small scale, employing just about 163 people, while they mitigated for wedge issues. Murphy explained wedge issues occur when there is a fault behind a slope that is being mined. The fault makes the wall of the slope unstable and eventually – unable to support its own weight – the material crumbles See FLORIDA, 42
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