News
posted on
Oct 26, 2010 09:44AM
Keep in mind, the opinions on this site are for the most part speculation and are not necessarily the opinions of the company WITHOUT PREJUDICE
And it speaks to the good relations SLI has with the Peruvian Ministerio de Energia y Minas. Steady advancement! It's all good. Oct 26, 2010 (TheNewswire.ca via COMTEX) -- (via Thenewswire.ca) Ansell Capital Corp. ("Ansell") and St. Elias Mines Ltd. ("St. Elias") are pleased to announce that an Environmental Impact Study ("EIS") has been completed and that the Ministerio de Energia y Minas (Ministry of Energy and Mines) has recently granted a permit to allow drilling on the Vilcoro Gold Property (the "Property") located in north-central Peru. Obtaining the drilling permit was a complicated process involving community consultation, approval, and participation; evaluation of environmental impacts on flora, fauna, and water; an archeological assessment, negotiations with owners of surface rights for permission to build platforms and access roads, approval of work plans and submittal of a rehabilitation program. The Companies are pleased to have completed this process in a reasonably short time, and are currently requesting bids from various companies to begin the drill program as soon as possible. Initially, 6 to 8 reverse-circulation drill holes totaling 1500 to 2000 meters are planned. Ansell has the right to acquire a 65-per-cent interest, subject to a 1.5-per-cent net smelter royalty in the Vilcoro gold property. (See new release dated April 16, 2010) Vilcoro Gold Property The Vilcoro Gold Property, comprising 1,600 hectares, is located near the town of Santiago de Chuco in the sierra of northern Peru. The Property is principally underlain by Tertiary volcaniclastic rocks of the Callipuy Formation. The sierra of northern Peru is one of the most prolific gold-producing regions in the world, and the Callipuyvolcanics host the largest of the gold deposits; including three producing multi-million-ounce deposits; Pierina (Barrick), Yanacocha (Newmont and others) and Alto Chicama (Barrick). The Property is favorably located adjacent to the claim block that covers the Lagunas Norte mine (+9 million oz gold) recently put into production by Barrick Gold in the Alto Chicama mining district of central Peru. In addition, there are four other important gold deposits within 14 to 24 km of the Vilcoro Property. These deposits are: the Tres Cruces deposit (1.75 million ounces of gold); the Arena deposit (2 million ounces of gold); the Virgen deposit (400,000 ounces of gold); and the Santa Rosa mine (reserves unknown, currently producing approximately 80,000 ounces of gold per year.) The Property can be explored on a year-round basis as it located at a moderate elevation of between 2,500m and 3,250m and a well-maintained all-weather gravel road, originating at Trujillo on the Pan American Highway, passes through the western third of the Property. All technical work is being supervised by, and the contents of this news release have been verified by, John Brophy, P.Geo, a Canadian geologist residing in Peru, who is a "qualified person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. On behalf of the Board of Directors "Jevin Werbes" Jevin Werbes, President Ansell Capital Corp. For further information, please visit the website at www.sedar.com to view the Company's profile, please visit us at www.ansellcapital.com or contact Jevin Werbes at 604-921-1810. 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. Copyright (c) 2010 Thenewswire.ca - All rights reserved.