Telson Announces Casualty at Tahuehueto
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Telson Announces Casualty at Tahuehueto
January 19, 2018 – Vancouver, British Columbia. Telson Resources Inc. (the “ Company” or “ Telson”)
(TSXV ‐ “TSN”) (Frankfurt – “SQ82”) (OTCBB – “SOHFF”) regrets t o announce the death of an employee
of Tuneles y Servicios GMS, S.A de C.V., a company contracted t o conduct underground mining
operations at the Tahuehueto project in Durango, Mexico.
Jose Antonio Berlanga, Telson’s Chief Executive Officer, stated , “We are deeply saddened by this
unfortunate and tragic event and send our condolences and sympa thies to the family of the deceased;
the thoughts and prayers of Telson’s Board of Directors and Man agement are with his family, friends
and coworkers during this difficult and traumatic time.”
The deceased worker was a member of the contractor’s underground mining team and was fatally
injured as a result of being struck by rock while conducting scaling operations during underground
development. Telson and the contractor have stringent health an d safety protocols in place including
regular safety meetings. Operations at Tahuehueto were temporarily suspended as the Company’s
emergency response team was immediately activated and an attemp t was made to airlift the injured
worker to hospital. Unfortunately, the worker succumbed to his injuries during his transportation to the
hospital in Tepehuanes.
An initial investigation into the accident has been conducted b y the Telson and reported to all required
state and federal authorities. The preliminary findings have attributed the accident to human error and
accordingly no cause was found to continue suspension of mining operations. A team from Ministry of
Economy (General Mines Department) has arrived on site today and is completing its investigations into
the accident in coordination and with the full support from the Company’s and the contractor’s
personnel. T e l s o n e x p e c t s t h a t t h e M i n i s t r y o f L a b o u r ( W o r k e r ’ s C o m p e n s a tion and Safety) will also
attend the mine site next week.
ABOUT TELSON RESOURCES INC.:
Telson Resources Inc. is a Canadian/Mexican based mining compan y currently in pre‐production at its
two Mexican mining projects and is advancing both towards comme rcial production over the coming
months of 2018. Telson's Tahuehue to Project, located in north‐w estern Durango State, Mexico and its
recently acquired Campo Morado Mine in Guerrero, Mexico are bot h polymetallic deposits containing
significant gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper. At the recentl y acquired Campo Morado Mine, Telson has
re‐commenced mining and processing operations with pre‐production from mine development on a trial
basis at between 1,400 and 1,900 tonnes per day and ramping up towards achieving commercial
production at full capacity of approximately 2,500 tonnes per day during 2018. Telson's Tahuehueto
Project, located in north‐western Durango State, Mexico is currently in pre‐production at approximately
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150 tonnes per day utilizing a toll mill for processing. Telson has entered a construction phase with a
timeline to be pro ducin g o n s ite in its o wn mineral pro c es s ing plant capable of milling at least 1,000
tonnes per day towards the end of 2018. Regular metal concentra te delivery and sales are underway
from both projects.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Jose Antonio Berlanga”
Jose Antonio Berlanga, Chief Executive Officer and Director
For further information, please contact Ralph Shearing at [email protected]
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