Belo Sun Awards Process Plant Turnkey Contract to Flsmidth FOR the Volta Grande GOLD Project
BELO SUN AWARDS PROCESS PLANT TURNKEY CONTRACT
TO FLSMIDTH FOR THE VOLTA GRANDE GOLD PROJECT
Toronto, Ontario
February 21, 2017
Belo Sun Mining Corp. (“Belo Sun” or the “Company”) (TSX: BSX) has awarded a contract to FLSmidth, a
leading technology and equipment supply company, for the first phase of a turnkey Engineering,
Procurement and Construction (EPC) of the Volta Grande Gold Project . The contract includes the
completion of basic engineering, selection of construction contractors and the execution planning of the
process facility construction.
Peter Tagliamonte, President and CEO of Belo Sun, commented, “We are very pleased to partner with a
leading international mining technology and equipment supply company with a successful and proven
track-record in Brazil. We believe that their extensive in-country experience, particularly in Para State, will
complement our own project development and mining teams as we prepare to begin construction at Volta
Grande.”
Subsequent EPC phases will include the supply, procurement and delivery of the equipment, and the
initiation of construction of the process facilities at the Volta Grande Gold Project site. The estimated
value contained in all phases of the contract is approximately US$100 millio n (exclusive of taxes and
duties).
As announced on February 2, 2017, Belo Sun received the “Licenca de Instalacao” (“LI” or “Construction
Licence”) for the Volta Grande Gold Project from t he Brazilian State Government of Pará under the
environmental authority, SEMAS (“Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade do Pará” or
“Para State Secretary of Environment and Sustainability”).
About FLSmidth
FLSmidth is the market -leading supplier of productivity solutions to the global mining and cement
industries. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and with offices in more than 50 countries, FLSmidth
is listed on NASDAQ OMX Nordic Copenhagen. FLSmidth delivers engineering, equipment an d service
solutions to customers worldwide. Read more on www.flsmidth.com.
About Belo Sun Mining
Belo Sun Mining Corp. is a Canadian-based mining company with a portfolio of gold-focused properties in
Brazil. The Company is currently focused on the d evelopment of its 100% -owned Vo lta Grande Gold
Project. Belo Sun trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “BSX”. For more information,
please visit www.belosun.com or contact Investor Relations at +1 (416) 309-2137.
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next steps for the property, timetable for development, production forecast, infrastructure projections,
progress in development of mineral properties and the future financial or operating performance of the
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of the feasibility study (please see the related technical report available on www.sedar.com or the
Company’s website for details on the underlying assumptions and parameters ). Forward-looking
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business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of current
exploration activities; other risks of the mining industry and the risks described in the annual information
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actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from
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