Valterra Commences 5,000-tonne Bulk Sampling Program at Livramento Gold Project in Brazil
Valterra Commences 5,000-tonne Bulk
Sampling Program at Livramento Gold Project
in Brazil
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 13, 2020) -
Valterra Resource
Corporation
(TSXV: VQA) (OTCQB: VRSCF) ("Valterra" or the "Company") has commenced a 5,000-
tonne bulk sampling program at its Livramento gold project, located in the Poconé Mining District, Brazil.
Pocone Mining Ltda, ("PMM") which Valterra is acquiring, subject to regulatory approval as a wholly-
owned Brazilian subsidiary, has made an initial down-payment on the purchase price of the Livramento
property (see NR-09-20, 17 September, 2020), and has recently made a further payment of BRL 1
million (approx. C$238,000) towards the total purchase price of BRL 20 million (US$ 3.6m). This
additional payment allows Valterra to assume possession and full operational control of the Livramento
gold project effective immediately.
The balance of BRL 18.85 million will be paid in 4 installments over
the next 18 months.
To support this acquisition, the Company plans to issue up to a total of
30,000,000 units
, in a non-
brokered private placement at a price of
$0.10 per unit
for gross proceeds of
Cdn $3.0M.
Each unit will
consist of one common share and one-half warrant, with each full warrant exercisable to purchase one
common share for a period of 3 years at $0.15 (see NR-10-20). The Company will make provision for an
over-allotment option (Greenshoe) to allow a purchase of up to 10% additional units beyond the number
of units in this offering.
Valterra has mobilized additional equipment (a second ball mill and four 25-tonne trucks) from storage
and will utilize the extensive existing infrastructure at Livramento to undertake the 5,000-tonne bulk
sample.
This will better evaluate the grades of the existing vein system on the property and the
recoveries of the existing processing facility.
The total earth moving fleet that is part of this acquisition
and is on site today includes: 18 trucks, 3 excavators, 3 loading shovels, 1 Caterpillar 120G grader, 1
water truck, and 1 D6 bull dozer.
Livramento has an installed 30 tonne per hour mill that is in good
condition and ready for commissioning to process the bulk sample in order to evaluate gold recovery
and probable modifications expected to enhance recovery and mill throughput.
Prospective structures and veins for bulk sampling and resource delineation have already been
identified. A workforce of 10 has commenced sampling, and management expect to gradually increase
the workforce to 20 once the sampling programme moves from one to two 8-hour shifts.
All consumables
necessary for sampling have been delivered, including diesel: oils, replacement batteries and tires,
hammer mill sizing mesh replacement, hammer sets and safety equipment uniforms.
The focus of this initial bulk sample will be on testing the extent and grade of mineralization in existing
pits and on trenching new exploration areas beneath shallow soil on virgin ground. The first gold pour
from the bulk sample mill-run is expected by the end of October.
About the Livramento Property, Poconé District, Brazil
The Livramento property is situated 64km from PMM's existing 100% owned Lima property near the
town of Poconé and is located 40km south of Cuiaba, the state capital of Mato Grosso. The Livramento
property consists of a 250ha freehold property with 5 PLG mining and environmental licences of 50ha
each and full infrastructure on site, including a 30 tph gravity recovery plant and a large earth moving
fleet.
Under previous ownership, the Livramento property was in operation during the period 2013-2017. As
part of the strategy going forward, Valterra plans to outline enough near-term, shallow mineral resources
via trenching and shallow drilling to justify upgrading the processing plant to increase throughput to
maximise the potential of the project via test mining.
A second ball mill that was included in the
acquisition price arrived on site on Tuesday.
Once installed and configured, it is expected to double
milling capacity to 60 tonnes per hour.
The expansion plan to double mill capacity to 60 tonnes per hour
will enhance that payback potential and will not require any additional investment in earth moving
equipment.
The costs of operating in Brazil have fallen this year given the weakness in the local currency, the BRL.
In
addition, since Livramento was last operating in 2017, the local gold price has increased from an
average of BRL 4,000 per ounce to BRL 10,680 per ounce today.
Gold mineralization in the Poconé Gold Belt is characterized by very deep and strongly weathered
overburden of saprolite with the presence of epigenetic mineralized quartz veins. These kinds of
deposits can be very low-cost producers and are exploited in dozens of small open-pit mines as free-
digging operations without the need for blasting and without the use of chemicals for processing due to
gravity separation.
About Valterra Resource Corporation
Valterra is a Manex Resource Group Company. The group provides expertise in exploration,
administration, and corporate development services for Valterra's mineral properties located in Brazil,
British Columbia and Mexico. Valterra's prime focus is on advancing its Brazilian properties, with a
secondary focus on its early stage properties that have the potential to host large deposits in regions
with excellent infrastructure. Upon acquisition of PMM, Valterra will indirectly hold a 100% interest in the
Lima Gold Project and an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Livramento Gold Project, both located
in Brazil.
Valterra also owns a 100% interest in the
Swift-Katie
copper gold porphyry property in British
Columbia and has an option to earn a 100% interest in the
Los Reyes
copper- gold property in Mexico.
Robert Macdonald, MSc. P.Geo, is the General Manager of Exploration of Valterra Resource
Corporation and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. He is responsible for
directing exploration on the Lima and Livramento projects and for the preparation of the technical
information in this disclosure.
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On behalf of the Board of Directors,
"Lawrence Page"
Lawrence Page Q.C., President, Valterra Resource Corporation
For further information, please visit Valterra's website at
valterraresource.com
or contact Valterra at
604.641.2759 or by email at
.
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