TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 28, 2011) - Carpathian Gold Inc. ("Carpathian" or the "Corporation") (News - Market indicators) wishes to report that it has received official notice that the Licença Instalaçấo ("LI") has been granted to its wholly owned subsidiary Mineração Riacho dos Machados Ltda. ("MRDM") which now allows the Corporation to re-proceed with construction of the Riacho dos Machados ("RDM") Gold Project located in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The Corporation previously announced on October 18, 2011 that it had been advised by a decision by COPAM, one of the Brazilian environmental authorities having jurisdiction over its RDM Gold Project that it had attached a condition to the previously granted Ad Referendum for the Licença Instalaçấo ("AR LI") to the effect that MRDM, should not start any installation work on the Project until the LI is ratified by COPAM, pending their further review of technical documents. While the AR LI was valid and allowed the Corporation to proceed with construction on the Project (see press release dated September 16, 2011), the Corporation elected to suspend work on the Project while the review process was in progress and to work with COPAM to satisfy its queries and concerns. On November 21, 2011 at a special meeting held by the COPAM, the LI was unanimously ratified, allowing MRDM to proceed with the construction and development of the Project.
Dino Titaro, President and CEO commented, "We are very pleased that we were able to satisfy the COPAM and the various state government agencies on matters relating to the Project and have received the go-ahead to re-commence the development of the Project. While the suspension on our previous permission to proceed with construction of the Project was fairly short, it will delay the original plan by the Corporation on its time line to declaring production, which is now envisioned to be by mid-2013. With the governmental go-ahead to construct the Project and with the previously announced senior bank facility available to the Corporation along with its current cash position the Project is well funded and ready to be developed to commercial gold production."
About Carpathian
The Corporation is an exploration and development company whose primary business interest is developing near-term gold production on its 100% owned Riacho dos Machados ("RDM") Gold Project in Brazil, which is currently focusing on activities surrounding permitting and construction, along with progressing its exploration and development plans on its 100% owned Rovina Valley Au-Cu Project located in Romania. On a company wide basis, the Corporation currently hosts NI 43-101 resources of 4.0 million ounces of gold in the measured plus indicated categories and 4.5 million ounces of gold in the inferred category, as well as 759.1 million pounds of copper in the measured plus indicated category and 663.1 million pounds of copper in the inferred category.
The RDM Gold Project is targeted to produce in the order of +/-100,000 ounces of gold per annum with an anticipated goal for the commencement of production by mid-2013. The Rovina Valley Project will enhance the Corporations growth profile as a mid-tier gold producer.
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