- LaFleur Minerals plans to restart its fully-permitted and recently refurbished Beacon Gold Mill in Val-d’Or, Quebec, by early 2026, offering many surrounding gold projects a much-needed nearby milling option.
- In addition, a minimum 5,000-metre diamond drilling program is launching at the company’s wholly-owned 166 km² Swanson Gold Project this month, and a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) is underway to evaluate open-pit mining and milling scenarios at current gold prices, as they rise above $3,300/oz, expected to hit $4,000/oz by the second quarter of 2026, JP Morgan analysts say.
- In support of the company’s Swanson Project plans for a 100,000-tonne bulk sample to be processed at the Beacon Mill, LaFleur expects a conservative restart cost of C$5-6 million, which includes further upgrades, benefitting from no outstanding royalties or encumbrances, providing investors both near-term production potential and exposure to the upside of surging gold, with a site visit planned for July 2025 for prospective investors and analysts.
LaFleur Minerals (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF), a Canadian near-term gold producer, is making steady progress toward restarting its 100%-owned Beacon Gold Mill in Val-d’Or, Quebec, and launching a large-scale bulk sampling program at its Swanson Gold Project (https://ibn.fm/ywO6A). The company aims to reinitiate gold production by early 2026, situated in Canada’s most prolific gold-producing region, aligning with record-high gold prices now exceeding US$3,300 per ounce.
LaFleur acquired the Beacon Gold Mill, strategically located in Quebec’s Abitibi Gold Belt, in late 2024. The facility had already been given over C$20 million in repairs and upgrades under its previous owner, Monarch Mining, before being acquired under opportunistic terms by what is now known as…
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