Update on Revett Troy Mine
by Duane Williams, KLCB-KTNY Radio
September 6, 2013
The Troy Mine could possibly resume mining operations as early as the fourth quarter of this year.
Since the suspension of underground activities in December 2012, Revett has continued to monitor conditions underground and has undertaken efforts to identify a viable and safe route back into the previously established mining areas to re-establish access to mining areas in the A and C Beds via the Lower Quartzite haulage route at its Troy Mine.
Operating crews have completed the D Drive development into the southeast slope of the previously-mined Lower Quartzite ore zone within the North Ore Body. The operating team, along with a geotechnical consultant and a Montana Safety and Health Administration representative were able to inspect an area extending approximately 400 feet south of the D Drive to current water levels. Initial observations reveal safe travel conditions to that point. John Shanahan, Revett's President and CEO said, "the D Drive is indeed viable."
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Duane Williams, KLCB-KTNY Radio
By Duane Williams, KLCB-KTNY Radio, e-mail: klcb@frontiernet.net, www.klcb-ktny.com.
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