11:37 AM EST - Coastal Gold Corp. : commenced a metallurgical testing program on samples taken from the Hope Brook gold project, located in southwestern Newfoundland. The follow-up metallurgical testing program will focus on additional opportunities for process improvement identified in the 2012 study, including further development of the gravity concentration circuit and the potential for pre-concentration of the mill feed. Coastal Gold Corp.
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