Sonoro Continues to Advance Discussions with China‐based Epc Companies
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SONORO CONTINUES TO ADVANCE DISCUSSIONS WITH CHINA‐BASED EPC COMPANIES
VANCOUVER, Canada, October 23, 2019 ‐ Sonoro Metals Corp., (“Sonoro” o r t h e “Company”) (TSXV:
SMO) (OTCQB: SMOFF) is pleased to report that it is continuing to advance its discussions with China‐
based engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) companies regarding plans to develop and
finance a proposed heap leach pilot operation for its Cerro Caliche project.
On September 3, 2019, the Company reported that it had entered into an agreement with New Tigers
Technologies Ltd. (NTT), of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China, pursuant to which NTT agreed to act as
Sonoro’s representative and esta blish a representative office f or the Company for the purpose of
identifying and introducing Sonoro to China‐based EPC companies having associated financing
capabilities, and considered to be a good potential fit for Sonoro’s project requirements.
In the same news release the Company reported that it had enter ed into confidentiality agreements and
commenced formal discussions with five China‐based EPC companie s regarding potential EPC contracts,
and opportunities for project financing. During the subsequent six weeks, the Company prepared and
later sent information relating to the Cerro Caliche project an d the proposed pilot operation, together
with information relating to its San Marcial project, for the EPC Companies’ due diligence analysis.
On October 9, 2019 Chairman John Darch and Director of Finance Neil Maedel were invited back to
China for a series of follow‐up meetings in Tianjin and Beijing with those EPC companies, organized by
NTT under the direction of Dr. Wei Qian. Two of those EPC companies have successfully financed and
developed mining projects introduced by NTT in the past decade, and they have been proactive in their
approach with the Company. Meetings with four of the companies’ senior executives were held to
discuss the various aspects of the proposed pilot plant, includ ing permitting requirements and
processes, and the dispatch of their technical staff to the Cer ro Caliche project site. In particular, three
additional face‐to‐face meetings were held during the past week at the request of one EPC company in
a n e f f o r t t o a d v a n c e t h e d i s c u s s i o n s a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e . T h e relevant executives of the fifth EPC
company were out of the country at the time of the Sonoro team’ s visit to China and, as a consequence,
were not available for meetings.
In addition to meetings with these EPC companies, Dr. Qian also helped Sonoro to organize and hold
meetings with a Beijing‐based fund and other private investment companies, that have expressed
interest in taking an equity stake in the form of a private placement in the Company.
John M Darch, Chairman of Sonoro, commented, “We continue to be encouraged by the enthusiasm of
the EPC companies as demonstrated by their desire to quickly ad vance our discussions and their positive
responses to Sonoro’s dual track strategy of developing the Cer ro Caliche pilot operation while
continuing an aggressive exploration program to potentially expand the project’s size.”
About Sonoro Metals Corp.
Sonoro Metals Corp. is a publicly listed exploration and development company with two exploration
s t a g e p r e c i o u s m e t a l p r o p e r t i e s i n S o n o r a S t a t e , M e x i c o . T h e c ompany has highly experienced
operational and management teams with proven track records for the discovery and development of
natural resource deposits.
On behalf of the Board of SONORO METALS CORP.
Per: “John M. Darch”
John M. Darch
Chairman
For further information, please contact:
Sonoro Metals Corp. ‐ Tel: (604) 632‐1764
Email: [email protected]
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This press release contains certain "forward‐looking statements " within the meaning of Canadian se curities legislation, relating
to, among other things, the proposed development and financing of a Cerro Caliche heap leach pilot operation, and the
Company's plan to seek out, and possibly to enter into agreements with potential China‐based EPC and project development and
construction companies. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable based on current circumstances, it
can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be c orrect. Forward‐looking statemen ts are statements that are not
historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identifie d by the words "expects," "pla ns," "anticipates," "believes,"
"intends," "estimates," "projects," "aims," "potential," "goal, " "objective," "prospective," and similar expressions, or that events
or conditions "will," "would," "may," "can," "could" or "should " occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to
future events. The Company cautions that forward‐looking statem ents are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the
Company's management on the date the statements are made and th ey involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including
the possibility the Company will not be able to reach acceptable terms on any agreements with any of the China‐based EPC firms
introduced by NTT, the Company will not be able to secure the financing necessary to fund its proposed Cerro Caliche heap leach
pilot operation, or its other pr oject exploration and developme nt business, unfavourable interim exploration results, and
unanticipated changes in the legal, regulatory and permitting requirements for the Company’s exploration programs for its
projects, at present, all of whic h a r e l o c a t e d i n M e x i c o . T h e r e can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward‐looking stat ements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward‐looking statements, whether as a r esult of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
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