Artemis has interest in 328 mineral claims covering an area of 1,487 sq. km distributed among the property and the Capoose, Auro, Key, Parlane and RJK claim blocks. The Crown controls surface rights over the project area.
The Blackwater mine project will comprise the construction, operation and closure of an open pit gold and silver mine and ore processing facilities.
Artemis plans to use a combined gravity circuit and whole ore leach for recovering gold and silver. The mining company will initially target high-grade, near-surface ore for processing. However, it will use stockpiled lower-grade material for processing at the end of the mine life.
The Blackwater mine received its BC Mines Act permit in March 2023. A positive decision statement was issued by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency in April 2019, and an Environmental Assessment certificate followed later that year.
The company signed a…
