Bullion River Gold Corp.
, a publicly held company based in Reno, says it hired a contractor to handle preliminary work for an exploratory drilling program at its French Gulch mine in Shasta County, Calif.
Widman Contractors Inc.will rehabilitate 1,200 feet of rail in the mine's access tunnel among other work.
Connors Drilling LLC is expected to start an exploratory drilling program at the mine this month.
