Generation Mining Commences Plant Engineering and Strengthens Management Team
Generation Mining Commences Plant
Engineering and Strengthens Management
Team
Toronto, Ontario – Oct. 13, 2021 – Generation Mining Limited (TSX: GENM; OTCQB:
GENMF) (“Gen Mining” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Wood, the global
consulting and engineering company, has been awarded and has commenced with the processing
plant engineering and long lead-time procurement (“EP Services”) for the Marathon palladium-
copper Project in Northwestern Ontario (the “Project”).
The initial phase of the work will involve a value engineering phase to optimize Project design
and footprint prior to advancing detailed engineering. The work will be conducted in the Wood
Engineering offices in Oakville Ontario.
Over the coming months, the Project goal is to complete engineering and initial procurement
activities, with approximately 75% of the engineering to be complete at the start of construction.
Initial early works associated with construction are anticipated in the second half of 2022 and are
contingent on receiving critical permits following the approval of the Environmental Assessment
expected in mid-2022.
Paul Murphy, Ing. has joined the Gen Mining team as a consultant to continue to advance the EP
Services. Mr. Murphy was previously with G-Mining Services (“GMS”) and played a key role
in the Marathon Project Feasibility Study (published on March 25th, 2021). At GMS, Mr.
Murphy in his prior role as Project Director contributed to numerous engineering designs along
with Project implementation and execution works.
Gen Mining has also brought on the services of LQ Consulting and Management with Gordon
Lung, B.Eng to fill the key role of Project Services Manager, and Pierre Legare, President of LQ
as Senior Project Advisor. These two will contribute to advance the Project through pre-
construction phase and into the construction phase which is expected to start following the
approval of the Environmental Assessment and permitting phase, and financing.
In addition, Steve Haggarty, P.Eng, President Haggarty Technical Services will continue to
support the Project as a consultant and Senior Technical Advisor working with Wood on the
processing plant engineering designs. Mr. Haggarty was pivotal in the recent Feasibility Study
with specific contributions to the processing flowsheet and completion of the 2020 metallurgical
test work at SGS-Lakefield.
Drew Anwyll, P.Eng and COO, commented, "We are extremely happy to have this integrated
team comprised of the Wood Engineering group and the Gen Mining team members to advance
the Project. This is a top team with a proven track record to advance the Project through the
engineering designs and into the construction in the second half of 2022. We are definitely set
up to make this an outstanding Project.”
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this news release was reviewed, verified, and approved by
Drew Anwyll, P.Eng., M.Eng, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and a Qualified Person
as defined by Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About the Company
Gen Mining’s focus is the development of the Marathon Project, a large undeveloped platinum
group metal miner deposit in Northwestern Ontario. The Company released the results of the
Feasibility Study on March 3, 2021 and published the NI43-101 Technical Report dated March
25, 2021. The Marathon property covers a land package of approximately 22,000 hectares, or
220 square kilometres. Gen Mining currently owns an 82.6% interest in the Marathon Project,
with the remaining interest owned by Sibanye-Stillwater.
The Feasibility Study estimated that at US$1725/oz palladium, and US$3.20/lb copper,
Marathon’s Net Present Value (at 6% discount rate) is approximately C$1.07 billion with a
payback of 2.3 years and an Internal Rate of Return of 30%. Up front capital costs were
estimated at C$665 million. The mine would produce an estimated 245,000 palladium equivalent
ounces per year over a 13-year mine life at an All-In Sustaining Cost of US$809 per palladium-
equivalent ounce. For more information, please review the detailed Feasibility Study dated
March 25, 2021, filed under the Company’s profile at SEDAR.com.
For further information please contact:
Jamie Levy
President and Chief Executive
Officer
(416) 640-2934
(416) 567-2440
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