A Vancouver junior miner that’s digging for high-grade silver near Temiskaming Shores is working with a First Nation band to explore around a former underground mine.
Brixton Metals announced May 10 that it has struck an exploration agreement with the Timiskaming First Nation (TFN) for its Langis Silver project.
Signed on May 2, the agreement lays the negotiating groundwork for an economic benefits agreement providing employment, business and training opportunities for Timiskaming members should Brixton bring the project into production.
The project is 15 kilometres north of Temiskaming Shores and sits within Timiskaming First Nation’s traditional territory.
The agreement also provides for a contribution to the community based on the Brixton’s exploration budgets.
Timiskaming First Nation Chief Terence McBride said he looks forward to relationship with company “that respects both TFN's aboriginal rights and our commitment to both protecting the environment and sustainable development
"We are very happy with the cooperation and support that we have received from the TFN with our proposed activities in the region,” said Brixton chairman-CEO Gary Thompson in a statement. “We believe that this milestone agreement provides Brixton a clear path to its project development within the TFN traditional territory."
Last February, Brixton acquired the Langlis Mine, as part of a larger 3,200-hectare land package of claims, from Canagco Mining.
A drilling program planned for this year as the company works toward a preliminary economic assessment and a near-term production plan.
A former 10-million ounce producer, Langis was part of the Cobalt silver boom in the early 1900s. Beginning in 1908, it operated intermittently until 1989 when silver prices collapsed.
To the company, the Langis project is “unique opportunity” to return to an historic silver district and apply modern exploration techniques. They believe the potential for new discovery is high and a “strong possibility exists to generate mineral resources from extensions to historical workings and new exploration.”
Langis’ past production numbers are 10.4-million ounces of silver from 379,479 tonnes or 418,305 short tons with a recovery grade of 25 ounces per ton or 777.60 grams per tonne of silver.
