Aurcana Silver Provides Operations Update
09 March 2022 - 10:05AM
AURCANA SILVER CORPORATION ("
Aurcana" or the
"
Company") (TSXV: AUN) provides the following
update on operations at its wholly owned Revenue-Virginius Mine
located in Ouray, Colorado, USA.
Mining and development operations have continued
to focus on the completion of the #1 Alimak raise hoist / elevator
system (the “#1 Raise Hoist”) throughout January and most of
February. As a result of extreme winter weather conditions at the
mine site during the second half of February, the site has been
periodically inaccessible. Due to the high cost of maintaining the
Company’s labor on standby and the higher cost of winter operations
in general, the Company has temporarily suspended mining operations
in order to ensure the efficient use of the Company’s resources and
to conserve cash during the immediate term.
Based on the progress at site to date, the
Company’s anticipated plans for resumption of work, the completion
of the #1 Raise Hoist remains targeted for the second quarter of
2022. Completion of the #1 Raise Hoist is essential to reducing
underground travel time for mine workers and for safe and
sustainable access to the upper levels of the Virginius Vein. The
Company believes that this hoisting system will have an immediate
and long-term positive impact on mining productivity, as well as on
subsequent mine development and production and mill production. The
improved access to the upper levels of the Virginius and other
veins is also expected to enhance future exploration and
development activities at the mine.
Operations are anticipated to resume as soon as
it is practical and cost effective to do so, with an initial
priority focus on activities associated with completion of the #1
Raise Hoist. The Company then anticipates that operations at the
mine will ramp to full production as quickly as possible thereafter
following the completion of the #1 Raise Hoist.
Qualified Person Statement
The scientific and technical content of this
news release was reviewed and approved by Michael Gross, P. Geo, a
“qualified person” within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101
– Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
ABOUT AURCANA SILVER CORPORATION
Aurcana Silver Corporation owns the
Revenue-Virginius Mine, in Colorado, and the Shafter-Presidio
Silver Project in Texas, US. The primary resource at Shafter and
Revenue-Virginius is silver. Both are fully permitted for
production.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AURCANA SILVER
CORPORATION
“Kevin Drover”President & CEO
For further information, visit the website at www.aurcana.com or
contact:
Aurcana Silver Corporation850 – 789 West Pender StreetVancouver,
BC V6C 1H2Phone: (604) 331-9333
CAUTIONARY NOTES
This press release contains forward looking
statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The
use of any of the words “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “expect”,
“estimate”, “objective”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”,
“predict”, “potential” and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward looking statements. In particular, this press
release contains forward looking statements concerning, without
limitation, statements relating to the operational adjustments
necessitated by winter conditions, and the temporary suspension of
mining operations at the Revenue Virginius mine in order to
conserve resources and cash during completion of #1 Raise Hoist,
and the impact of such adjustments on the production and operations
of the Company at the Revenue Virginius mine (including with
respect to the timing of all such matters). Although the Company
believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward
looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should
not be placed on the forward looking statements because the Company
cannot give any assurance that they will prove correct. Since
forward looking statements address future events and conditions,
they involve inherent assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Actual
results could differ materially from those currently anticipated
due to a number of assumptions, factors and risks. These
assumptions and risks include, but are not limited to, assumptions
and risks associated with the receipt of regulatory or shareholder
approvals, and risks related to the state of financial markets or
future metals prices.
Management has provided the above summary of
risks and assumptions related to forward looking statements in this
press release in order to provide readers with a more comprehensive
perspective on the Company’s future operations. The Company’s
actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially
from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward looking
statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of
the events anticipated by the forward looking statements will
transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits the
Company will derive from them. These forward looking statements are
made as of the date of this press release, and, other than as
required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any
intent or obligation to update publicly any forward looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or results or otherwise.
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.
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