* Matamec Expl. Heavy REO (hREO) in Kanada *

Sehr gutes Zeichen, wenn Pinetree Capital das Engagement verstärkt!

18.02.2011 22:55
Pinetree Capital Ltd. Acquires Securities of Matamec Explorations Inc.

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/18/11 -- Pinetree Capital Ltd. (TSX: PNP) announces that through a series of transactions ending on February 17, 2011, it acquired ownership of 386,000 common shares ("Common Shares") of Matamec Explorations Inc. ("Matamec") through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange, representing approximately 0.3% of the total issued and outstanding common shares of Matamec as of February 17, 2011. As a result of this transaction, Pinetree held, as at February 17, 2011, an aggregate of 11,150,001 common shares of Matamec, including the Common Shares, and rights to acquire an additional 750,000 common shares of Matamec upon exercise of certain convertible securities (the "Convertible Securities"). In the event that the Convertible Securities are fully exercised, the holdings of Pinetree represents a total of 11,900,001 common shares of Matamec, or approximately 10.2% of all issued and outstanding common shares as at February 17, 2011, calculated on a partially diluted basis assuming the exercise of the Convertible Securities only.

This transaction was made for investment purposes and Pinetree could increase or decrease its investment in Matamec depending on market conditions or any other relevant factor.
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http://www.finanznachrichten.de/...f-matamec-explorations-inc-256.htm  

http://www.finanznachrichten.de/...zone-of-the-kipawa-deposit-256.htm

ne interessante 3D animation gibts auf http://www.matamec.com/

gruß black.jack  

aber bewegt man damit wirklich die leute zu kauf? heute +30% in frankenfurt, wtf? canada hatte am freitag ein enorm hohes volumen. weiss jemand näheres?

Date Open High Low Close Volume Chg % Chg
04/11/2011 0.550 0.560 0.510 0.530 353,670 0.000 0.00%
04/08/2011 0.450 0.550 0.450 0.530 1,204,750 0.080 17.78%
04/07/2011 0.430 0.460 0.430 0.450 101,341 0.000 0.00%
04/06/2011 0.460 0.460 0.440 0.450 149,680 0.000 0.00%
04/05/2011 0.470 0.475 0.450 0.450 208,528 -0.020 -4.26%
04/04/2011 0.440 0.470 0.440 0.470 323,655 0.030 6.82%
04/01/2011 0.420 0.440 0.410 0.440 82,940 0.000 0.00%  

Matamec Intersects 1.04% ZrO2 Over 73.3 Metres on its Kipawa HREO-Y-Zr Deposit

http://www.stockhouse.com/tools/...Fsymbol%3DV.MAT%26newsid%3D8127615

Habe den riesen Drop leider verpasst, da konnte man ruhig nachkaufen ;/. Na ja ist egal. Habe sowieso vor die Aktien langfristig aufzubewahren :).
Was mir aber fehlt ist das "Businessplan" von Matamec. Wann wollten die mit der Entwicklung von Kipawa anfangen? Bisher waren sie immer fleißig am Exploring und Geldsammeln. Wann fangen wir mit der Gewinnung diesen seltenen Erden an? Mitte 2012?  

da kann ich dir nur die intensive studie der neusten präsentation auf matamec.com empfehlen. Sehr aufschlussreich!! hier mal ein link http://www.matamec.com/pdfs/Matamec-CorporatePresentation-030411.pdf

laut aktueller timeline wird eine produktion in 2014 angepeilt. bis dahin steht noch sehr viel arbeit vor dem team.
sehr interessant ist auch der finanzplan. man rechnet von 2011-2013 mit einem finanziellen aufwand von 22.700.000$. dieser gilt aber NUR für zeus.
cash hat man 7.000.000$ plus 7.850.000$ aus options und warrents. damit sollte man mind. bis mitte 2012 auskommen.

frage in die runde: es sind ja nun alle ausstehenden bohr ergebnisse aus dem 2010/11 programm veröffentlicht. das resourcen update steht aber noch aus, richtig?
das update zusammen mit der noch austehenden pea könnte doch für einen schönen sommer sorgen?!

gruß black.jack  

zur zeit +18% in toronto bei hohem volumen!!
ist das update schon unterwegs?

gruß black.jack  

Auch hier sollte in der nächsten Zeit wieder der Bulle zum Vorschein kommen.  

denke ich auch.
hatte anfangs des jahres zu 0,45€ teilgewinne realisiert und habe mich nun wieder auf die lauer gelegt. matamec ist mMn ne heiße story, da muss ich nochmal zugreifen.
ende april haben sich einige nochmal eingedeckt . am 29ten waren die höchsten umsätze seit über einem jahr.

kenne kein anderes unternehmen im bereich HREO/REO die mit so einem relativ geringen finanziellen aufwand in produktion gehen könnte. muss allerdings auch zugeben das ich mich in dem bereich nicht allzugut auskenne;)

gruß in die runde black.jack  

Die  letzte News bei Mata ist eine Weile her. Dennoch macht sie heute 10% plus (Frankfurt). Stehen vielleicht ein paar Infos an? Immerhin hat Matamec diese Woche drei Präsentationstermine:

Cambridge: Vancouver Resource Investment Conference Booth 818
Vancouver Convention Centre East (old) 999 Canada Place Vancouver, BC June 5-6

Metal-Pages: Metals for Energy & the Environment 2011 – June 1 & 2
Come see Andre Gauthier, president, speak at 3:30 pm June 2nd.

Critical Materials Investment Symposium -June 2 & 3
Come listen to Caroline Wilson, investor relations, at her presentation!

Hoffen wir mal, das Matamec wieder mit positiven Neuigkeiten auf sich aufmerksam macht.  

Matamec Makes a Higher Value Rare Earths Concentrate from the Eudialyte Zone of the Kipawa Deposit  Jun. 6, 2011 (Marketwire Canada) --  MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- Matamec Explorations Inc. ("Matamec" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MAT) is pleased to announce updated results from a metallurgical test program to recover rare earths values from its Kipawa deposit on the Zeus property. The Company's objective is to develop a high value, low cost RE (rare earths) deposit in North America in preparation for the anticipated shortage of heavy rare earth.  A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) study will soon commence on the Kipawa Deposit. The PEA will be based on a new mineral resource estimate to be announced in mid-June 2011, and the results from the on-going optimization phase work at SGS Minerals Services laboratory in Lakefield Ontario since December 2010. Significant progress has been made to achieve the following two main goals:      To apply a physical pre-concentration process to maximize recovery of the RE into less than 35% of the original ore mass.     To recover over 95% of the RE from the pre-concentrate by leaching and solid/liquid separation at a low energy and reagent cost.  The "Matamec Ore Processing Team" continues to improve the recovery by applying a dry physical separation process to produce a RE concentrate. This process can now concentrate over 90% of the yttrium values into less than 40% of the original ore mass, substantially better than the previous result of 92.8% yttrium values into 52.8% mass, as announced on March 8th, 2011. This advancement over previous results also comes with the added benefit of processing at a much coarser crush size, with an associated reduction in operating costs.  For leaching, preliminary testing has recovered 95% of the available RE from the pre-concentrate. To agree with the principles of Matamec, this test be repeated before being established as a conclusive recovery result. Nevertheless, this is potentially a significant improvement from the 89.2% RE leach recovery obtained on the Eudialyte Zone whole rock samples as previously announced on October 18th, 2010. Proprietary leach testing on this concentrate continues to simplify the current process while improving project economics. Andre Gauthier, president of Matamec underlines that "these tests were undertaken with the supervision of our metallurgist, the late Les Heymann. The SGS Minerals Services laboratory and Eliza Ngai, our new metallurgist, will continue the numerous tests planned by Mr. Heymann to improve upon the recovery. We are very confident that these recent tests will meet our goals and place the Kipawa deposit in a fast track of development. The high value Kipawa deposit could be developed in a timely, and low cost manner."  Aline Leclerc, geologist and V-P Exploration, and Eliza Ngai (P.Eng) are Matamec's Qualified Persons for this press release.

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liest sich gut! resourcen update noch diesen monat. PEA soll "bald" beginnen. Das sollte matamec doch wieder aufschwung verleihen.

gruß black.jack

 

Für ein sachlich objektives Statement zum aktuellen stand und fortschritt, des "metallurgical test program" fehlt mir leider das nötige know how. hab mich mit den verschieden möglichkeiten zur gewinnung der hREO's noch kaum auseinandergesetzt.
Liest sich aber für mich als laie alles durchaus positiv. es scheint als ob intensiv daran gearbeitet wird die (späteren) produktionskosten schon im vorfeld deutlich zu senken.

zitat aus den news von heute:
"This process can now concentrate over 90% of the yttrium values into less than 40% of the original ore mass, substantially better than the previous result of 92.8% yttrium values into 52.8% mass, as announced on March 8th, 2011. This advancement over previous results also comes with the added benefit of processing at a much coarser crush size, with an associated reduction in operating costs."


Was noch erwähnenswert ist, ist das der metallurgist Les Heymann mit dem matamec bei diesen tests zusammen gearbeitet hat leider kürzlich verstorben ist.
Eliza Ngai die in der vergangeheit viel mit Les Heymann zusammengearbeitet hat "übernimmt" seine Position.
nachzulesen hier: http://tmx.quotemedia.com/...le.php?newsid=41754691&qm_symbol=MAT  

http://www.matamec.com/pdfs/Matamec-MetalPagesLasVegas-020611.pdf

gruß black.jack  

Matamec to Present New Kipawa Mineral Resource Estimate at its AGM on June 30th

Jun. 23, 2011 (Marketwire Canada) --

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- Matamec Explorations Inc. ("Matamec" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MAT) is pleased to announce that the mineral resource model for its heavy rare earths-yttrium-zirconium Kipawa deposit is almost complete. The new mineral resource estimate will be presented at its AGM on June 30th. The press release will also be available at 2 pm Eastern time on Marketwire's website on June 30th.

The new estimate includes 42 new diamond drill holes. The campaign began on December 1, 2010 and ended on February 8, 2011 for a total of 3,332 meters drilled. The main objective was to convert the majority of the inferred mineral resources into indicated resources.  

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/...sx-venture-mat-1533677.htm

bin mal gespannt wie der markt die news aufnimmt.

gruß black.jack  

so in CA gings nach der Veröffentlichung der news ordentlich runter.
Schlusskurs waren 0,41$.

Warum? News so schlecht? Jmd ne Idee?

Ich finde nicht. Das Ziel des Bohrprogrammes war es inferred resources in indicated resources umzuwandeln. (siehe #215)
Ich denke dieses Ziel wurde erfüllt. Laut dem neuen resourcen update sind nun 76% der gesamten resource indicated.
Um das zu verdeutlichen hier mal die 5 "kritischsten" Elemente nach resourcen update und zum vergleich mit den alten werten in den klammern:

Chemical Elements (in oxides) Indicated Category (kg)   Inferred Category (kg)


Dysprosium (Dy2O3)                2,300,000 (1,100,000)        600,000 (1,000,000)
Terbium (Tb2O3)                       400,000  (200,000)             100,000 (200,000)
Yttrium (Y2O3)                             14,300,000 (6,700,000)      3,900,000 (6,400,000)
Europium (Eu2O3)                        200,000 (100,000)              100,000 (100,000)
Neodymium (Nd2O3)                8,500,000 (4,000,000)        2,400,000 (3,500,000)


dazu konnte man die indicated resource von zirconium auf 170,500,000kg (43,300,000) steigern.
Ich hoffe diese Vergleich ist soweit richtig (bin gerade etwas verwirrt wegen den verschiedenen cut-off grades). Die zahlen in den Klammern habe ich aus der Präsentation #214 Seite 20.

Interessant auch die Ankündigung eines neuen Bohrprogramms: "Another drilling campaign is scheduled soon to increase the quality of the resources and to verify the lateral and depth extensions of the Kipawa deposit"

Desweiteren können wir uns auf die Scoping Study freuen die im frühen Herbst veröffentlicht werden soll.

gruß black.jack  

Montreal, July 7, 2011 – Matamec Explorations Inc. (“Matamec” or the “Company” – TSX-V: MAT) would like to take the opportunity to provide additional information regarding its press release of Thursday, June 30, 2011.

Infill drilling has upgraded the Kipawa Deposit resource and indicated resources have increased by 67% at a 0.2% TREO cut-off. The table below now provides the TREO cut-off grades for the Kipawa Deposit for November 2010 and June 2011. Depending on the cut-off grade applied, the recently completed definition drill program has increased the indicated resource by between 40% (cut-off of 0.5% TREO) and 67% (cut-off of 0.2% TREO) and the indicated resource now stands at between 72% and 84% of the total resource.

If we compare current resource (June 2011) with the resource of November 2010 at an equivalent cut-off:

   It increases the volume of the REE zones inside the overall mineralized envelope of the deposit.
   It increases the RE Oxide content in the REO envelope (at 0.2% TREO).
   It increases of the size of the indicated mineral resources.

RE Oxide Zones:

   At a cut-off grade of 0.3% TREO, mineral resources in the Indicated category show an increase from 8.3 Mt to 12.5 Mt with little change in grade.  This represents an increase of 51% in Rare Earth Oxide content.
   More than 94% of the mineral resources grade higher than 0.2% TREO in each category.


Viele weitere Infos und Visualisierungen: http://www.matamec.com/2011/07/...egarding-updated-resource-estimate/  

Matamec Improves Economics of Kipawa Deposit With Metallurgy

Jul. 21, 2011 (Marketwire Canada) --

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- Matamec Explorations Inc. ("Matamec") or the "Company"(TSX VENTURE:MAT) is pleased to announce that it is now able to produce a pre-concentrate containing 90% of the contained yttrium in only 35% of the original ore mass of the Kipawa Deposit. This is significant in lowering the amount of acid required downstream and consequently lowering the operating cost of the project. Furthermore, the optimisation of Matamec's straightforward proprietary leaching method has dramatically reduced the amount of heat, acid, water and time required in solubilising the rare earths. Seven leach tests utilizing this proprietary method have been completed to date resulting in an excellent overall REE recovery of 88%, and an even higher 89% recovery for HREE+Y.

Since the start of the test work program in March 2010 at SGS Minerals Services, Matamec has been focused on both the pre-concentration and the leaching processes for treating the unique coarse grained eudialyte ore. Matamec believes that a combination of these two steps is vital in developing a successful, low-cost rare earth project.

The achievement of concentrating 90% of the yttrium values into 35% of the original ore mass is a considerable improvement from the previously reported values of 52.8% original ore mass (press release March 8, 2011) and 40% original ore mass (press release June 6, 2011). This advancement in optimizing the pre-concentration of the ore has been made by applying a coarse grind and employing a dry permanent magnetic separator for the elimination of gangue minerals from the ore.

A major breakthrough in the leaching of the pre-concentrate has also been achieved. The proprietary leaching method developed by Matamec can now successfully leach the eudialyte ore in a simple and low-cost manner. This straightforward leaching method can dramatically reduce the amount of heat, acid, water and time required in solubilising the rare earths. Seven leach tests have been completed to date resulting in an excellent overall REE recovery of 88%, and an even higher 89% recovery for HREE+Y.

These two developments significantly lower the operating and capital costs; and in turn, improve the overall economics of the project.

André Gauthier, president of Matamec, points out that, "with the results of these new pre-concentration and leaching tests, and based on information announced in other REE companies' press releases, Matamec may have defined the lowest cost metallurgical treatment process. With our pre-concentrate we need only lixiviate 35% of the ore mass with acid, and, we have also reduced the heat, residence time and reagent consumption drastically in the leaching process. It is the simplicity and low-cost nature of our metallurgical process which sets the Kipawa deposit apart from its peers." He adds that, "along with these impressive metallurgical results, Matamec will be able to process lower grade mineralization from the Kipawa deposit and increase the life of the mine."

Aline Leclerc, V-P Exploration (Geo.) and Eliza Ngai (P.Eng) are Matamec's Qualified Persons for this press release. Together, they have verified the information in this press release.  

Hallo Leute, im Moment befindet sich MAT in einer sehr spannenden charttechnischen Situation. Hält die Unterstützung bei ~0,37$??
Letztes Jahr um diese Zeit konnte man MAT zu absoluten Schnäppchenkursen einsammeln. Ich denke nicht das das dieses Jahr wieder klappt. Die letzt news zeigt das MAT auf einem guten weg ist. Könnte mir vorstellen das die PEA sie dann wieder zu neuen Höchstständen trägt. Ich bin auf jeden Fall gespannt..  

Matamec Extends its Kipawa Deposit

Jul. 28, 2011 (Marketwire Canada) --

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- Matamec Explorations Inc. ("Matamec" or the "Company")(TSX VENTURE:MAT) announces that the first phase of the summer field program on Matamec's HREE-Y-Zr Zeus property is completed. Analytical results will drive a second exploration phase later in the summer and fall. The goals of this program were to explore for extensions of the Kipawa deposit and discover new REE-Zr occurrences along the favourable horizon. This work has lead to the discovery of a new bedrock occurrence of the main ore bearing mineral, eudialyte, 300m along strike to the northwest of the presently recognized limit of the deposit. It has also lead to the discovery of new occurrences of rare earth (REE) minerals within the Kipawa Alkalic Complex on its property.

The field program consisted of regional prospecting, regional and detailed geological mapping, soil sampling, grid geophysics and mechanical trenching. Highlights include:

- The discovery of a new bedrock occurrence of eudialyte (the mineral which contains the majority of the rare earth values in the Kipawa REE-Zr deposit) 300m along strike to the northwest of the presently recognized limit of the deposit.

- The discovery of rare earth-bearing mineral occurrences in outcrop and as boulders in other areas of the property by regional prospecting.

The recently discovered REE-bearing mineral occurrences show a strong similarity with the mineralogy and geology of known REE-Zr zones on the property and a follow-up of these very favourable results is planned for later in the year. The new occurrence of eudialyte is especially important, as it is the first recorded bedrock discovery of this important indicator mineral within the Kipawa Alkalic Complex since 1958.

Andre Gauthier, president of Matamec states that: "The knowledge Matamec has gained by carefully analysing the geological setting of the Kipawa deposit has lead to new discoveries of REE minerals within the Kipawa Alkalic Complex. We hope that these discoveries may be developed into future REE-Zr economic zones and the initial results clearly demonstrate the enormous exploration potential of Matamec's Zeus property".

Samples from the new REE-bearing occurrences have been submitted for chemical analysis and results will be reported as they are received.

Future work on Matamec's REE property will include the completion of regional geological mapping, a follow-up on recently discovered exploration targets and a fall 2011 drilling campaign. The drilling program will explore some of the new REE mineral occurrences and help to define other geological targets within Matamec's Zeus Property. Drilling will also define and extend the Kipawa REE-Zr deposit itself.

Aline Leclerc, V-P Exploration (Geo.) is Matamec's Qualified Person for this press release.  

Sorgte in Toronto für +8% - leider aber kaum Volumen und am Vortag gab sie 7% ab. Ohne belastbare Zahlen ist wohl momentan nicht viel zu holen.

      Date      Open      High       Low     Close    Volume       Chg§% Chg
07/28/2011     0.405     0.430     0.405     0.425   173,995     0.035     8.97%          §
07/27/2011     0.420     0.420     0.390     0.390   340,600    -0.030    -7.14%          §
07/26/2011     0.400     0.430     0.395     0.420   392,900     0.025     6.33%          §
07/25/2011     0.410     0.410     0.395     0.395   172,475    -0.015    -3.66%          §
07/22/2011     0.390     0.410     0.380     0.410   230,005     0.010§2.50%  

Ich finde im aktuellen Umfeld hält sich matamec noch ziemlich gut. Könnte mir vorstellen das der Markt die news unter anderen Umständen deutlich positiver aufgenommen hätte.

Hatte gehofft durch die aktuelle Nervosität noch günstig welche abgreifen zu können, was aber bis jetzt nicht geklappt hat.

gruß black.jack  

Matamec Outlines a Simple Metallurgical Process for the Kipawa Deposit

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Aug. 4, 2011) - Matamec Explorations Inc. ("Matamec" or the "Company")(TSX VENTURE:MAT) is pleased to announce additional results concerning its simple and low-cost proprietary leaching method for the lixiviation of the unique coarse grained Kipawa eudialyte ore. This straightforward process dramatically reduces the amount of heat, acid, water and time required in solubilising the rare earths, while achieving an excellent overall REE leach extraction of 88%, and a HREE+Y leach extraction of 89%. The figure (available at the following address: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/kipawa.pdf) outlines the full optimised metallurgical process to date. Precipitation tests are ongoing.

As previously announced, Matamec is able to eliminate 65% of the ore by a magnetic separation process (press release July 21, 2011). The pre-concentrate then undergoes a direct leaching method. Lixiviation is carried out at room temperature, at 20% solids in solution with 150 kg of acid per tonne of concentrate, for a 2 hour duration. One of the significant benefits of this technique is in eliminating the 200C, energy intensive, acid "cracking" step typical of many rare earth circuits. It not only results in a much simpler process, but also leads to significant savings in heating costs. The lowering of the acid dosage from 600 kg/t to 150 kg/t also greatly cuts back on the operating cost and results in the reduction of both the acid and neutralizing reagent consumption. Furthermore, by leaching at 20% solids and shortening the leach time to 2 hours, the amount of water required and the size of the leaching circuit can be reduced in size, which directly benefits the project's capital cost.

"Energy and reagents are two major operating costs when extracting rare earth elements from the ore," said Andr Gauthier, president of Matamec. "The success of our leaching process, in combination with our pre-concentration technique (which allows us to lixiviate only 35 % of the original ore mass), marks a significant breakthrough for Matamec by defining a low-cost metallurgical process for the Kipawa deposit. The excellent metallurgical achievements to date demonstrate our commitment to developing the high value Kipawa project in a timely and inexpensive fashion."

The metallurgical test work is continuing at SGS Minerals Service in Lakefield, Ontario. Aline Leclerc, V-P Exploration (Geo.) and Eliza Ngai (P.Eng) are Matamec's Qualified Persons for this press release.
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hier nochmal der link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/kipawa.pdf

matamec präsentiert sich ziemlich stark in dieser tiefroten woche.. muss jetzt erstaml auf holz klopfen..

gruß black.jack  

wow ne starke letzte stunde in toronto heute.

0,455$CA Change: 0.090 (24.66%) Volume: 1,027,050

folgende news kamen aber bereits vorbörslich. schön zu sehen das matamec seine selbstgesteckten ziele bis jetzt terminlich immer halten konnten. bin gespannt ob das so weiter geht. Wirklich gespannt bin ich jedoch auf die scoping study. dort dann schwarz auf weiß was die metalurgischen arbeiten in letzter zeit so gebracht haben und wie low cost man vllt produzieren kann. der anstieg heute in der letzten stunde vllt mehr als verspätete vorfreude auf die PEA? Bin jetzt erstmal zwei wochen im urlaub. mal sehen wo mat steht wenn ich wieder komme..

Matamec Scoping Study Due Beginning of Q4

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Aug. 11, 2011) - Matamec Explorations Inc. ("Matamec" or the "Company")(TSX VENTURE:MAT) has engaged the independent engineering firm Roche Ltd. from Montreal, Quebec, to complete its preliminary economic assessment study (PEA) of the HREE Kipawa Deposit located near Temiscaming in SW Quebec. The study is on schedule for publication at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Highlights from the study include:

   A NI43-101 compliant indicated and inferred resource (press releases June 30, 2011 and July 7, 2011);
   A mining development plan for an open pit, small operation mine with a low strip ratio;
   Design production of 4000-4500 tpd for 5,600 tpa of mixed REO concentrate;
   A well defined metallurgical process in two simple, low cost steps based on recent tests:
    -   35% pre-concentration with 90% recovery (July 21, 2011);
    -  Simple direct leaching method with 88% recovery (Aug. 4, 2011).

André Gauthier, Matamec's president, says "we are fully confident that we have all the ingredients to produce a robust and positive economic study. Kipawa's outcropping, sub-horizontal deposit geometry, its proximity to infrastructure and its simple mineralogy makes it a deposit that will be easy to mine and process with competitive costs, even at lower REE prices."

Aline Leclerc, V-P Exploration (Geo.) Matamec and Robert Crépeau Eng., (Independent Consultant) are the Qualified Persons for this press release.

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gruß black.jack