About
About
Montauban's 115-year history
2021
DNA Canada Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of DNA Precious Metals sells the Montauban asset to Secova Metals which work on completing the engineering plans and final mill design.
2011
DNA Precious Metals acquires initial 10 mining claims, by 2014 DNA Precious Metals held 165 mining claims, acquired all the necessary permits to operate a commercial 1,000 tpd commercial mill and completed all infrastructural construction which included access roads, main hydro power and 16,000sq.ft steel building.
2008
Excel Gold Mining drills 52 holes, no deeper than 50 metres, totalling 1505 metres on the norther section of the Montauban Mine property. They intercept 14.32g/t Au and 25.84g/t Ag at 3 metres from the surface.
1982
Muscocho begins mining operations and operates a 360 tpd mill until 1990. During this period, they produce 92,553oz of gold and 323,376oz of silver.
1974
Muscocho Explorations Limited acquires the southern property and the following year Muscocho optioned the northern, United Montauban, property from its successor company, Satellite Metal Mines Limited.
1948
Title to the property reverted to the Tétrault Estate in 1944, and in 1948 Anacon Lead Mines Ltd. resumed mining operations and built a 1000 tpd mill which operated until 1955.
1942
War requirements during 1942 to 1944 saw the operation of the mine by Siscoe Metals under contract to the Wartime Metals Corporation.
1929
Lease reverted to Tetreault Estate and production resumed between 1935-1937.
1924
Property was leased to British Metals Corporation who improved the mill and operated it until 1929.
1910
Lead and zinc mineralization were first discovered in the Montauban area by prospector Elzear Gauthier and in 1911 mining rights acquired by Pierre Tetreault.
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