Crews are already on the site conducting mapping, sampling and prospecting work.

Wesdome plans to have an updated Kiena resource by the end of this year.

The updated technical report puts the after tax NPV at $2.3 billion (8% discount) and the after tax IRR at 27.4%.

The ruling from the U.S. District Court for Arizona challenged the U.S. Forest Service's June 2017 decision that enabled the company to move forward with a mine plan.

The Quebec-based company said it produced 3,572 ounces of gold in the quarter that ended on June 30, 2019, a rise of 169% from the previous quarter.

Gold production in Q2 2018 was 214,593 ounces, up 31% from 164,685 ounces a year earlier.