Trevali Mining Corporation ("Trevali" or the "Company")
(TSX:TV)(TSX:TV.WT)(OTCQX:TREVF)(LMA:TV)(FRANKFURT:4TI) wishes to
announce that it has made the final option payment to acquire a
100% interest in the past-producing Ruttan Copper Deposit in
northern Manitoba.
The Ruttan deposit contains a NI-43-101 compliant inferred
resource of 19.75 million tonnes of 1.17% Cu, 1.47% Zn(i) (510
million lbs of copper and 640 million lbs of zinc contained) and
remains open for expansion to depth, beneath previous mine
workings, and in the hanging and footwall zones (Figure 1).
To view Figure 1: Ruttan Mine Project Exploration Potential,
please click on the following link:
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Geologically large to giant Volcanic Massive Sulphide (VMS)
deposits such as Ruttan rarely occur in isolation, they typically
form camps or clusters of deposits -consequently based on targeting
and prospectivity analysis conducted to date, the Company believes
that the Ruttan deposit and immediate underexplored region holds
good to excellent exploration potential The majority of the former
mine infrastructure remains in place including tailings management
facility, water treatment plant, power, road / rail and the town of
Leaf Rapids that was built to service the former mine.
(i) NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate by Wardrop Engineering
Inc., January, 2009 at a 1% copper equivalent cut-off.
ABOUT TREVALI MINING CORPORATION
Trevali is a zinc-focused base metals producer with operations
in Canada and Peru - the Halfmile and Santander mines respectively.
In Canada, Trevali owns the Halfmile zinc-lead-silver mine and
Stratmat polymetallic deposit, and has entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire the Caribou Mine and Mill, all located in the
Bathurst Mining Camp of northern New Brunswick. The Company also
has the past-producing Ruttan copper-zinc mine in northern
Manitoba. Production from the Halfmile mine commenced in early 2012
and is ramping up to the planned production rate of
2,000-tonnes-per-day.
In Peru, the Company has the Santander zinc-lead-silver mine and
the former-producing Huampar silver mine, both located in the
Central Peruvian Polymetallic Belt. Mine commissioning is
anticipated to commence at the Santander operation in late-2012
with ramp up to full 2,000-tonnes-per-day production to follow
shortly thereafter. Additionally through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Trevali Renewable Energy Inc., Trevali is undertaking a
significant upgrade of its wholly-owned Tingo run-of-river
hydroelectric generating facility along with transmission line
upgrades and extensions to allow, in addition to supplying power to
the mining operation on the property, the potential sale of surplus
power into the Peruvian National Energy Grid.
The common shares of Trevali are listed on the TSX (symbol TV),
the OTCQX (symbol TREVF) and on the Lima Stock Exchange (symbol
TV). Warrants to purchase common shares of Trevali are listed on
the TSX (symbol TV.WT). For further details on Trevali, readers are
referred to the Company's web site (www.trevali.com) and to
Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Qualified Person and Quality Control/Quality Assurance
EurGeol Dr. Mark D. Cruise, Trevali's President and CEO and a
qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has
supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical
information that forms the basis for this news release. Dr. Cruise
is not independent of the Company, as he is an officer and
shareholder.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
TREVALI MINING CORPORATION
Mark D. Cruise, President
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the United States private securities litigation
reform act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Statements
containing forward-looking information express, as at the date of
this news release, the Company's plans, estimates, forecasts,
projections, expectations, or beliefs as to future events or
results and the company does not intend, and does not assume any
obligation to, update such statements containing the
forward-looking information. Such forward-looking statements and
information include, but are not limited to statements as to: the
anticipated use of proceeds, the incurring of expenses that qualify
as "flow-through mining expenditures," the accuracy of estimated
mineral reserves and resources, anticipated results of future
exploration, and forecast future metal prices, anticipated results
of future electrical sales and expectations that environmental,
permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, political,
marketing or other issues will not materially affect estimates of
mineral reserves. These statements reflect the Company's current
views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon
a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered
reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant
business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties
and contingencies.
These statements reflect the Company's current views with
respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of
assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the
company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic,
competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies.
Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from the
results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements contained in this
news release and the company has made assumptions and estimates
based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include,
without limitation: fluctuations in spot and forward markets for
silver, zinc, base metals and certain other commodities (such as
natural gas, fuel oil and electricity); fluctuations in currency
markets (such as the Peruvian sol versus the U.S. dollar); risks
related to the technological and operational nature of the
Company's business; changes in national and local government,
legislation, taxation, controls or regulations and political or
economic developments in Canada, the United States, Peru or other
countries where the Company may carry on business in the future;
risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral
exploration, development and mining (including environmental
hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected geological or
structural formations, pressures, cave-ins and flooding); risks
relating to the credit worthiness or financial condition of
suppliers, refiners and other parties with whom the Company does
business; inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance,
to cover these risks and hazards; employee relations; relationships
with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations;
availability and increasing costs associated with mining inputs and
labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and
development, including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses
and permits and the presence of laws and regulations that may
impose restrictions on mining;
diminishing quantities or grades of mineral reserves as
properties are mined; global financial conditions; business
opportunities that may be presented to, or pursued by, the Company;
the Company's ability to complete and successfully integrate
acquisitions and to mitigate other business combination risks;
challenges to, or difficulty in maintaining, the Company's title to
properties and continued ownership thereof; the actual results of
current exploration activities, conclusions of economic
evaluations, and changes in project parameters to deal with
unanticipated economic or other factors; increased competition in
the mining industry for properties, equipment, qualified personnel,
and their costs. Investors are cautioned against attributing undue
certainty or reliance on forward-looking statements. Although the
Company has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated,
described or intended. The Company does not intend, and does not
assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements
or information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in
circumstances or any other events affecting such statements or
information, other than as required by applicable law.
Trevali's production plans at Halfmile-Stratmat and Santander
are based only on Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources and not
Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Inferred Mineral Resources are considered too speculative
geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them
that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves, and
there is therefore no certainty that the conclusions of the
production plans and Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) will be
realized. Additionally where Trevali discusses
exploration/expansion potential, any potential quantity and grade
is conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration
to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further
exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral
resource.
The TSX has not approved or disapproved of the contents of this
news release.
Contacts: Trevali Mining Corporation Steve Stakiw Manager -
Corporate Communications (604) 488-1661 / Direct: (604) 638-5623
(604) 408-7499 (FAX)sstakiw@trevali.com www.trevali.com
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