Derek Iwanaka, manager of investor relations for CBR Gold, said equipment and supplies have been barged to the Moira Sound site about 30 miles of southwest of Ketchikan.
The 25,000-foot drilling program will assess the gold, silver, copper and zinc resources.
No actual mining is planned.
Iwanaka said exploration could last through December.



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