SPOKANE, WASHINGTON — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Hunt Mining Corp. („Hunt“) (TSX VENTURE: HMX) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an amendment to its agreement with Fomento Minero De Santa Cruz Sociedad Del Estado („Fomicruz“) regarding the La Josefina project in Santa Cruz, Argentina. The La Josefina project, Hunt-s flagship property, lies to the east of, and is contiguous to, Hunt-s recently acquired La Valenciana project. The amended agreement provides Hunt with an additional eight years to explore the project and the option to buy back 40% if Fomicruz elects to back in. If the option is exercised this would result in Hunt owning 91% of the project.
The amended agreement for La Josefina has the following provisions:
President Matt Hughes stated: „We have been working to complete an amendment to our La Josefina agreement for the last year. The whole exploration team is excited to now have an agreement in place that provides the necessary time to fully explore a prospective gold project the size of La Josefina.“
About Hunt Mining
Hunt Mining Corp. has been an active and aggressive explorer in Santa Cruz since 2006. During that time, Hunt-s wholly owned subsidiary, Cerro Cazador S.A., has completed a large amount of exploration activity including approximately 57,000 meters of HQ core drilling, 416 line kilometers of Induced Polarization geophysical surveys and more than 15,000 surface channel, chip, and trench samples. Hunt Mining has recently entered into an exploration agreement with Eldorado Gold for exploration and development in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina. Historical results and additional information can be viewed at .
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This announcement contains forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively, „forward-looking information“) within the meaning of applicable securities laws, relating, but not limited to Hunt-s expectations, intentions, plans and beliefs. Forward-looking information can often be identified by the use of words such as -anticipate-, -believe-, -expect-, -goal-, -plan-, -intend-, -estimate-, -may- and -will- or similar words suggesting future outcomes or other expectations including the ability to make the required investments, the exercise by Hunt of its option for a second exploration term and the making of the additional exploration investment, the completion of a feasibility study, the exploration, economic and production potential of the La Josefina project, the ownership interest in the JV corporation and the timing for the creation thereof, the timeline for the construction of a mining and processing facilities and a refinery, the timing for production and processing, the exercise by Fomicruz of its option to purchase additional interest in the JV corporation, and the exercise by Hunt of its option to purchase any or all of Fomicruz-s interest in the JV corporation. Such forward looking-information is based on assumptions and current expectations that involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, failure to establish estimated resources, the grade and recovery of ore which is mined varying from estimates, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects, uncertainties relating to the interpretation of the geology, continuity, grade and size estimates of mineral resources and unanticipated operational or technical difficulties and other risks and uncertainties set out in Hunt-s annual and quarterly management discussion and analysis which are available at . Such forward-looking information is based on a number of assumptions, including but not limited to, the availability of financing, no significant decline in existing general business and economic conditions, the level and volatility of the price of gold, the accuracy of Hunt-s resource estimates and of the geological, metallurgical, price and other assumptions on which the estimates are based. Should one or more risks and uncertainties materialize or should any assumptions prove incorrect, then actual results could vary materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking information and accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this forward-looking information. Readers are further cautioned that the forgoing lists of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors are not exhaustive. Hunt does not assume the obligation to revise or update this forward-looking information after the date of this announcement or to revise such information to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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Contacts: Hunt Mining Corp. Dean Stuart Investor Relations (403) 517-2270
Hunt Mining Corp. Matthew J. Hughes President and CEO (509) 290-5659
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