Minera Alamos Receives Positive Change of Land Use Notice for its Permit Application at Santana Gold Project
Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 27, 2019) - Minera Alamos Inc. (TSXV: MAI) ("Minera" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received notification from the Mexican environmental authorities (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales - "SEMARNAT") regarding the Company's permit application (MIA-ETJ) for the development of the Santana gold project ("Santana"). The notification confirms the successful completion of the technical review phase of the Company's application (Estudio Tecnico Justificativo - "ETJ") for the change of land use to allow the Company to construct mining and processing facilities at the Santana project area. Following the completion of the change of land use payments, SEMARNAT will be in a position to issue the formal approval documentation for the Santana project.
"The receipt of this notification represents another major milestone for the Company. Despite the anticipated delays related to the changes in the Mexican government in 2018, this notice was received approximately one year following our permitting application for commercial production at Santana," stated Darren Koningen, CEO of Minera Alamos. "Our highly experienced Mexican technical team continues to demonstrate the ability to concurrently advance our full portfolio of late-stage gold development projects. Mexico remains one of the world's premier mine development locations with respect to the timeframes required for permitting of new operations. We are excited to advance the Company's Santana gold project which remains our top priority for construction consideration in 2019."
The receipt of a MIA-ETJ permit for Santana will allow the Company to initiate applications for other state/local permits that will be required in advance of any commercial mine production. These lesser permits cover activities such as water use and explosives. In addition, the Company can now proceed with advanced discussions with potential contractors related to mining, crushing, construction, etc. The Santana MIA-ETJ applications were structured to provide the Company with significant flexibility to further optimize the development approach for the project and the ability to expand the project operations organically once resources are increased. While certain state and local permits are required to commence mining operations the successful completion of the MIA-ETJ permit process will allow the Company to commence all necessary earthworks and construction activities in advance of mining operations.
As planning activities ramp up over the summer, the Company will provide regular updates as to the progress on multiple fronts. Additionally, efforts are underway to complete Phase 2 of the exploration and development drilling program at the Santana project. The new program was designed to demonstrate the potential of the project to host multiple "Nicho-style" mineralized systems that could be combined to supply feed material for an expanded regional production facility.
Drilling will follow-up on the step out holes at the main Nicho deposit where Phase 1 drilling returned holes that included: 80.4m of 1.05 g/t Au and 127m of 0.81 g/t Au (see news releases dated October 17, 2018 and November 1st, 2018).
Additionally, the Divisadero discovery hole (95.7m of 1.47 g/t AuEq - see news release dated October 25th, 2018), remains the only hole drilled into a new system that has been traced at surface over an extent of 300-400m before it disappears under surface cover. This area as well as other newly defined Nicho-style pipes like Zata have now been well defined at surface but remained largely undrilled as of the end of the 2018 Phase 1 program.
Mr. Darren Koningen, P. Eng., Minera Alamos' CEO, is the Qualified Person responsible for the technical content of this press release under National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Koningen has supervised the preparation of and has approved the scientific and technical disclosures in this news release.
About Minera Alamos:
Minera Alamos is an advanced-stage exploration and development company with a portfolio of high-quality Mexican development assets, including the La Fortuna open-pit gold project in Durango (positive PEA completed and permits granted) and the Santana open-pit heap-leach development project in Sonora (test mining and processing completed).
The Company's strategy is to develop low capex, high margin assets with expansion opportunities while continuing to pursue complementary strategic acquisitions.
For Further Information Please Contact:
Minera Alamos Inc.
Doug Ramshaw, President
Tel: 604-600-4423
Email: dramshaw@mineraalamos.com
Website: www.mineraalamos.com
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release may contain forward-looking information and Minera Alamos cautions readers that forward-looking information is based on certain assumptions and risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations of Minera Alamos included in this news release. This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements", which often, but not always, can be identified by the use of words such as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will", or "plan". These statements are based on information currently available to Minera Alamos and Minera Alamos provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements with respect to Minera Alamos' future plans with respect to the Projects, objectives or goals, to the effect that Minera Alamos or management expects a stated condition or result to occur and the expected timing for release of a resource and reserve estimate on the Projects. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results relating to, among other things, results of exploration, the economics of processing methods, project development, reclamation and capital costs of Minera Alamos' mineral properties, the ability to complete a preliminary economic assessment which supports the technical and economic viability of mineral production could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons. Minera Alamos' financial condition and prospects could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons such as: an inability to finance and/or complete an updated resource and reserve estimate and a preliminary economic assessment which supports the technical and economic viability of mineral production; changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets; changes in demand and prices for minerals; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with Minera Alamos' activities; and other matters discussed in this news release and in filings made with securities regulators. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of Minera Alamos' forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on Minera Alamos' forward-looking statements. Minera Alamos does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by Minera Alamos or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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