VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 09/19/13 — Red Eagle Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE: RD)(OTCQX: RDEMF) is pleased to announce the results from a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment („PEA“) for the San Ramon deposit on its 100% owned Santa Rosa Gold Project located in Antioquia, Colombia. Highlights include (all amounts in US$):
Table 1 – Summary of San Ramon Pre-Tax Economic Results by Gold Price
Table 2 – Summary of San Ramon Post-Tax Economic Results by Gold Price
The PEA was prepared by Mine Development Associates in accordance with the definitions in Canadian National Instrument 43-101 („NI 43-101“). The PEA is considered preliminary in nature. It includes Inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative to have the economic considerations applied that would enable classification as mineral reserves. There is no certainty that the conclusions within the PEA will be realised. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Project Mineral Resources
The underground resources outlined in the PEA contain a portion of the resources estimated on September 10, 2013 (see below), adjusted using an average cut-off of 2.10 grams gold per tonne. Measured and Indicated material below the mining cutoff grade inside of mineable areas were used to dilute the material processed with an average grade of 1.51 grams per tonne. Additional internal dilution of non-resource stated material was added at zero grade. Total dilution of 26% is included in the minable material.
Table 3 -San Ramon Underground Resources Estimate
After fully studying the alternatives, a decision was made to prepare a PEA based on an underground operation due to economic and permitting considerations. The September 10, 2013 resource estimate is dominantly an open pit resource, which was the initial concept, and is included here for reference only. It is based on 45,600m in 238 core holes drilled. Approximately 75% of the resources are Measured and Indicated with the classification primarily a function of drill hole spacing. The block model utilises blocks that are 2m north-south by 2.5m vertical by 2.5m east-west. For resource reporting, a cut-off grade of 0.3 grams gold per tonne was used for potential open pit mineable material (to a maximum depth of 330m below the surface) and a cut-off grade of 1.2 grams gold per tonne was used for the remaining potential underground mineable material. The deposit remains open at depth.
Table 4 -San Ramon September 10, 2013 Resource Estimate
The September 10, 2013 resource estimate was prepared by Michael Lindholm C.P.G., of Mine Development Associates of Reno, Nevada, who is a Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101. The complete NI 43-101 Technical Report pertaining to the updated resource estimate is available on Red Eagle Mining-s and .
Mining and Processing
The PEA is based upon San Ramon being an underground mining operation using mechanized cut-and-fill and sublevel long-hole open stoping mining methods. It is assumed the plant will be designed to operate at a processing rate of 1,000 tonnes per day and a total of 3.6 million tonnes of ore will be mined over 10 years at an average run of mine („ROM“) mill feed grade of 4.76 grams gold per tonne.
The PEA also assumes that the ore will be processed using conventional whole-ore carbon-in-leach („CIL“) producing gold dore. Expected metallurgical recoveries for the sulphide material are 93% at an optimum P8075 micron grind size with a total estimated 514,000 ounces of recoverable gold to be produced over 10 years. San Ramon-s projected recoverable production rates are summarised below:
Table 5 -San Ramon Projected 10 Year Annual Gold Production
Capital and Operating Costs
The estimated capital and operating costs for San Ramon are summarised below. Indirect costs include EPCM and owners costs. Capital costs have assumed that the exploration decline planned on being developed during 2014 at an estimated cost of $9 million will be completed and can be utilised for mine development. Sustaining capital for underground development has been budgeted at $51 million throughout the ten year mine life.
Table 6 -San Ramon Initial Capital Costs
Table 7 -San Ramon Operating Costs
All-in sustaining cash costs, including all project-related costs such as sustaining capital, exploration and reclamation costs are summarised below:
Table 8 -San Ramon Cash Costs
Opportunities for enhanced economics
Any dore produced will contain silver which has not been included in the September 2013 resource estimate or the results of the PEA.
Metallurgical test work has primarily been performed on lower grade samples representative of grades in a potential open pit. Current test work is focused on higher grade samples representative of underground grades. A positive head grade recovery relationship is anticipated.
Sample gold grade decreases significantly when core recoveries are below 70%, which may be due to washing out of gold from saprolite when drilling. Assays of samples of saprolite may therefore be understated where core recoveries are below 70%.
Next Steps
The planned work programme includes:
The complete NI 43-101 Technical Report pertaining to the PEA will be filed within 45 days and will be available on Red Eagle Mining-s and . The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Red Eagle Mining-s Vice President of Exploration, Jeff Toohey P.Eng., who is a Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101.
The following Qualified Persons as defined under NI 43-101 are independent of Red Eagle Mining and responsible for the Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the San Ramon project development:
About Red Eagle Mining
Red Eagle Mining Corporation is a well-financed gold exploration and development company with an experienced mine-development team. Management is focused on building shareholder value through discovering and developing gold projects with low costs and low technical risks in Colombia, a jurisdiction with prolific historic production but until recently limited modern exploration. Red Eagle Mining is developing the 350 km2 historic Santa Rosa Gold Project located in the Antioquia Batholith. Development will initially commence with the San Ramon deposit where a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment supports project advancement. Feasibility and permitting are currently underway.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements within, other than statements of historical fact, are to be considered forward looking. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. There can be no assurances that such statements will prove accurate and, therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the „U.S. Securities Act“) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
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