Arctic Hunter Provides a Full Update ON the San Javier Mill ON Site Visit with Real de Rebeico GOLD S.a. de C.v. (Operator of San Javier Flotation Mill) and Its Progress to Becoming Fully Operational and Obtaining Future Production Revenues ON Copper, GOLD and Silver Production
ARCTIC HUNTER ENERGY INC.
Suite 1610 - 675 West Hastings Street · Vancouver · British Columbia · V6B 1N2
Telephone: (604) 681-3131
NEWS RELEASE
June 21, 2017 TSX-V Trading Symbol: AHU
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ARCTIC HUNTER PROVIDES A FULL UPDATE ON THE SAN JAVIER MILL ON SITE VISIT
WITH REAL DE REBEICO GOLD S.A. de C.V. (OPERATOR OF SAN JAVIER FLOTATION
MILL) AND ITS PROGRESS TO BECOMING FULLY OPERATIONAL AND OBTAINING
FUTURE PRODUCTION REVENUES ON COPPER, GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCTION
FROM MEXICAN MINING PROPERTIES SITUATED IN SONORA, MEXICO
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - Arctic Hunter Energy Inc. (TSX-V: AHU) (“Arctic Hunter” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company management has recently completed an on-site
visit to monitor the progress of the work being conducted on the San Javier Flotation Mill ideally
situated in the Gold & Silver mining district of th e Sierra Madre Gold belt, in the State of Sonora,
Mexico. The San Javier Mill is currently being re-f urbished and upgraded to a fully operational 100 Ton
per day capacity by an experienced Mexican Contractor, employing more than twenty-five (25) local
workers and skilled tradesmen who are now working around the clock in two twelve hour shifts per day,
seven days a week. As a result, the San Javier Mill is now ahead of schedule and on budget to open in
early fall 2017.
Updated San Javier Mill infrastructure activities include the following:
Newly installed concrete fire-r esistant power poles which ha ve replaced old wooden poles,
which have been installed along more than a 3 ki lometre corridor connecting the San Javier Mill
with the regional main electrical grid, situated at the highway access point at Kilometre 145.
The main San Javier Mill and su rrounding structures have been in spected by engineers and have
been deemed to be structurally sound and fu lly operational. As a result, sandblasting has
proceeded on all of the steel co lumns, a primer base has been added and new weather resistant
paint has been applied to the structures.
Concrete foundations have been re -excavated and all re-bar have been set in place with proper
footings formed and set with newly poured concrete for added strength.
The giant Ball Mill has been inspected and found to be in excellent shape. New rubber liners and
lead balls will be installed when they arrive. They are currently on order.
The Grizzly on the coarse ore bin has been completely updated, with reinnforced welding
updates and repairs to the surrounding floor decking. Roofing and cat walks have been updated.
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Electrical grid has been updated, with all new electrical lines, wiring and cables having been
installed awaiting the arrival of a new high tech master control board and operational centre
piece. All old transformers have been removed and are being replaced and modernized.
All ancillary facilities including living quarters with full sanita tion facilities, a fully operational
metallurgy laboratory, managers’ offices and se veral workshops, have been fully updated and
upgraded to meet the latest codes.
All old conveyor belts have been removed with new conveyor belts bein g ordered and all newly
updated rubber and head pulleys with safety guards have been ordered for the assembly flotation
cells in the facility.
Environmental permitting is underway and is expected to be approved shortly.
Tim Coupland, President & CEO stated, “We are maki ng exceptional progress to date and meeting or
exceeding our corporate milestones be ing set, and to becoming fully operational and hitting our daily
production targets for the years 2017-2018. I would lik e to thank our partners, who are highly seasoned
Mexican mining professionals who have a successful track record of mining di scoveries, and who have
been providing exploration expertise in Sonora St ate and other mining regi ons of Mexico. The
Company is now moving quickly to complete and fini sh the re-furbishment and updating the San Javier
Mill and the Company expects the M ill will be commissioned and operat ional in the Fall of 2017. We
are extremely pleased with the sp eed and quality of work which is being completed. Our latest
acquisition of a 30% interest in Rebeico Gold of Sonora, Mexico, which holds the operating rights to the
San Javier Mill, gives the Company the right to receive its share of proceeds from the San Javier Mill
which is situated in the Sierra Ma dre Gold Belt. More importantly, as a result, of the San Javier Mill
acquisition, the Company and our ne w Mexican mining partners are now strategically positioned to
identify and capture all potential milling and direct -ship mining opportunities th at are situated within
this district and its many gold and silver mines.”
THE SAN JAVIER MILL - SONORA STATE, MEXICO
The Company has now paid the sum of USD $250,000 and has successfully acquired a 30% interest in
Real de Rebeico Gold S.A. de C.V. (“Rebeico Gold”), the operato r of a State owne d 100 ton per day
flotation mill situated near the city of Hermosillo in Sonora State, Mexico. The formal option agreement
with Rebeico Gold of Sonora, Mexico allows Arctic Hunter to earn the initial 30% interest for USD
$250,000 (earned and vested), and an additional 20% intere st (for up to a 50% inte rest) in Rebeico Gold
for an additional USD $250,000. Rebeico Gold holds the right to operate the strategically located San
Javier Mill and the right to receive its pro-rata production proceeds derived therefrom pursuant to an
assignment agreement between Rebeico and Exlpor acion y Desarollo del Desierto, S.A de C.V.
(“EDDSA”) dated April 24, 2017. EDDSA holds the right to operate and receive all proceeds from the
San Javier Mill and the right to conduct ancillary activities on the project site pursuant to a 10 year lease
agreement between EDDSA and the state of Sonora, Mexico, dated February 24, 2015. The San Javier
Mill Project site is located within the heart of the pr olific Sierra Madre Gold belt and mining district of
northern Mexico and is easily accessed by paved hi ghway from the City of Hermosillo, Mexico. The
San Javier Mill is a former work ing and operational State owned flot ation mill that is surrounded by a
region that has had widespread hi storical mining, dating back from colonial times through to the 21 st
century. The Mill formerly serviced many of the working gold, copper and silver mineral concessions
and mines located in this mining region in the past.
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ABOUT ARCTIC HUNTER – MEXICAN GOLD EXPLORATION AND MILLING
PRODUCTION CAPABILITY
The Company is a Canadian Oil & Gas exploration and mining resource development Company that is
now focused on acquiring production capabilities, ob taining potential future production revenues,
discovering and advancing high grad e gold, silver and copper deposits and mining concessions situated
within a large mining district in Sonora, Mexico. The Company ha s now acquired a 30% interest in
Rebeico Gold of Sonora, Mexico, which holds the ope rating rights to the San Javier Mill, which gives
the Company the right to receive its share of proceeds from the San Javier Mill which is situated in the
Sierra Madre Gold Belt. As a result of the San Javi er Mill acquisition, the Company is now strategically
positioned to identify and capture all potential milli ng and direct-ship mining opportunities situated in
the region. The Company identifies, acquires and fina nces the acquisition, exploration and development
of mining and oil and gas assets primarily situated in Western Canada and Mexico. The Company is
continually reviewing future mining production and exploration opportuniti es, through selective
property acquisitions and identifying low risk explora tion and drilling activities situated in Canada, the
United States, Mexico and abroad.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Tim Coupland, President and CEO
Arctic Hunter Energy Inc.
Tel: (604) 681-3131
or
Ted Burylo, Director
Arctic Hunter Energy Inc.
Tel: (604) 764-9178
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