Azarga Metals Files Unkur Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report
AZARGA METALS CORP.
UNIT 1 – 15782 MARINE DRIVE, WHITE ROCK, B.C. V4B 1E6, CANADA
www.azargametals.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
15 October 2018 TSX-V: AZR
AZARGA METALS FILES UNKUR
PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL REPORT
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Positive PEA result achieved based only on 2018 Mineral Resource as an ‘initial
option’ with significant growth potential
• Open-pit mine with annual production rate of 2 million tonnes of mill feed per
year and conventional processing circuit to produce a very high-grade copper
and silver concentrate
• Average of 13,217 tonnes of copper and 3. 70 million ounces of silve r metal
contained in concentrate production per year over 8-year life of mine
• Pre-tax net present value of US$20 3.6 million (post -tax US$147. 5 million) and
internal rate of return of 28.9%
• Updated ‘follow -on’ PEA to be prepared following completion of exploration
works to grow the Mineral Resource at Unkur
AZARGA METALS CORP. ("Azarga Metals" or the “ Company”) (TSX-V:AZR) has filed a
technical report titled “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Unkur
Copper-Silver Project, Kodar-Udokan, Russian Federation” dated effective 30 August 2018 (the
“Unkur PEA”) for its Unkur Copper-Silver Project in Russia to support the Preliminary Economic
Assessment announced on 30 and 31 August, 2018.
The Unkur PEA Report was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43 -101 (NI 43 -
101) and is filed on the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com and is also available on the
Company’s web site.
The Unkur PEA is based on the current Inferred Mineral Resource estima te for Unkur of 62
million tonnes at 0.53% copper and 38.6g/t silver, containing 328,600 tonnes (724 million
pounds) of copper and 76.8 million troy ounces of silver, as announced by the Company on 27
March 2018 (“2018 Mineral Resource”).
The Unkur PEA is preliminary in nature and is based on Inferred Mineral Resources that are
currently considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied
to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty
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that the Unkur PEA will be realized. There is no certainty that the Inferred Resources will be
converted to the Indicated or Measured categories, or that the potential Indicated or Measured
Resources would be converted to the Proven or Probable Min eral Reserve categories. Mineral
Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Qualified Person
The results of the 2018 Mineral Re sources and Unkur PEA prepared by Tetra Tech have been
reviewed by the Company’s tec hnical staff, including Dorian (Dusty) Nicol B.Sc. Geo, MA Geo
the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and, a Qualified Person as defined by NI
43-101. Mr. Nicol is also the person responsible for preparation of the technical information
contained in this news release.
The following Qualified Persons have participated in the Unkur PEA or are responsible for
specific inputs into the Unkur PEA:
Qualified Person Company
Joseph Hirst BSc (Hons), MSc, CGeol,
EurGeol, FGS
Tetra Tech
Robin Simpson MAIG SRK Consulting (Russia) Ltd.
Euring Andrew Carter CEng, BSc, MIMMM,
MSAIMM, SME
Tetra Tech
Matthew M. Randall BSc (Hons), PhD, CEng,
MIMMM
Director, Axe Valley Mining
Consultants Ltd.
About Azarga Metals Corp.
Azarga Metals is a mineral exploration and development company that owns 100% of the Unkur
Copper-Silver Project in the Zabaikalsky administrative region in eastern Russia.
AZARGA METALS CORP.
"Dusty Nicol"
Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol, President and CEO
For further information please contact: Doris Meyer, at +1 604 536-2711 ext 6, visit
www.azargametals.com, or follow us on Twitter @AzargaMetals.
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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Cautionary Statement:
This news release contains forward -looking statements that are based on the Corporation's current
expectations and esti mates. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as
"plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "suggest", "indicate" and other
similar words or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Such forward -looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results implied or expressed
in such fo rward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: the actual results of current
planned exploration activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as
plans to continue to be refined; possible variations in ore gr ade or recovery rates; accidents, labor
disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing;
and fluctuations in metal prices. There may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be
as anticipated, estimated or intended. Any forward -looking statement speaks only as of the date on which
it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Corporation disclaims any
intent or obligation to update any forward -looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or results or otherwise. Forward -looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent
uncertainty therein.