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Montauban Project

Location: 52 km NE from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada

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1500 – 1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
V6E 4N7

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Summary

Mine TypeTailings
Study CompletedPreliminary Economic Assessment
Study in ProgressPreliminary Economic Assessment Update
StageConstruction
Commodities
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Mica
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotESGold Corp. is advancing the fully permitted Montauban Gold-Silver Project with the dual objective of economically recovering residual minerals and restoring the historic mine site to environmentally responsible standards. The project involves rehabilitating contaminated tailings sites while extracting gold, silver, and industrial minerals such as mica.

It comprises five principal tailings sites: Anacon Lead 1, Anacon Lead 2, Tétreault 1, Tétreault 2, and Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, all generated from historic processing at the former Montauban underground mine, which hosted a gold-rich VMS deposit.

As of Q1 2025, key infrastructure, including the mill building and hydroelectric power line, is already in place, and heavy mill equipment has been secured.
Latest NewsESGold Corp. Issues Restricted Share Units to New Director and Provides Construction Update on Montauban Project     May 6, 2025

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
ESGold Corp. 100 % Indirect
The Montauban property is held 100% by ESGold.

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Deposit type

  • Tailings

Summary:

Mineralization There is no primary precious-metal mineralization on the Property; however, there are five (5) tailings sites on the Property that were generated during the processing of ore from the historic underground Montauban Mine, which hosted a gold-rich VMS deposit. Secova proposes to mine the Anacon Lead 1 tailings site, which has average gold (Au) and silver (Ag) grades of 0.28 g/t (Au) and 27.10 g/t (Ag), and is delineated over an area of 695 m x 195 m, with a depth of 45 m.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

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Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityProductUnitsAvg. AnnualLOM
Gold Metal in doré oz 3,00011,085
Silver Metal in doré oz 230,000761,878
Mica Concentrate kt 1857

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* According to 2023 study.

Production Costs

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* According to 2023 study / presentation.

Operating Costs

CurrencyAverage
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* According to 2023 study.

Project Costs

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Processing OpEx $M CAD 20
G&A costs $M CAD 2.9
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