Red Moon Resources Inc. is advancing its Ace gypsum deposit in western Newfoundland toward production, the company said Aug. 3.

The Ace deposit is part of the historical Flat Bay open pit gypsum mines, which produced a reported 15 million tonnes from the 1950s until production ceased in 1990.

Red Moon applied for a mining lease on the Ace deposit from the government of Newfoundland and Labrador and estimates potential resources of between 3 million and 5 million tonnes within the mining lease.

The company intends to conduct a financing in fall to secure funds necessary to bring the Ace gypsum project into production, it noted.