TVI’s 30.66% owned TVIRD Receives Confirmation of Passing DENR’s Audit of Agata
TVI’s 30.66% owned TVIRD Receives Confirmation of Passing
DENR’s Audit of Agata
CALGARY, ALBERTA - TVI Pacific Inc. (TSX-V: TVI) ( OTC Pink : TVIPF) (“TVI” or “ the Company ”)
announces that Agata Mining Ventures Incorporated (“AMVI”), a company in which TVI’s 30.66% owned TVI
Resource Development (Phils.), Inc. ("TVIRD") holds a 60% interest and is the operator of the Agata nickel
laterite mine in Northern Mindanao, Philippines , is among 12 mining companies that have passed an audit
performed by the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (“DENR”).
In an announcement made by the DENR on February 2, 2017, it was learned that AMVI shall be allowed to
continue their operations together with 11 other mining companies. A further 21 mining companies shall be
closed while another 6 mining companies are suspended. The closure and current suspension of some of the
27 mining companies will cause the production of a significant amount of nickel direct shipping ore (“DSO”) in
the Philippines to cease.
“TVIRD is proud to be among those companies recognized by the DENR to be operating in accordance with
the highest environmental and social standards upon which they have based their audit. TVIRD considers it a
priority to respect the environment and the communities in which they operate and our efforts have been
consistently recognized by industry regulatory bodies, including the DENR,” stated Cliff James, Chairman and
CEO of TVI and Chairman of TVIRD. “ Operations at Agata have continued uninterrupted but with resolution
of the audit TVIRD may now set its focus through AMVI on another successful year.”
AMVI’s Agata operation was the first Philippine mining operation to be awarded the Titanium Award at the
Presidential Mineral Industry and Environmental Awards Ceremony in November 2015 after just one year in
operation and has received the award again in 2016 . The Tit anium Award recognizes AMVI’s exceptional
implementation of its approved Environment Protection and Enhancement Program, Social Development and
Management Program and its ongoing Occupational Health and Safety Program.
About TVIRD
TVIRD was incorporated under the laws of the Philippines on January 18, 1994 and was an indirect subsidiary
of TVI until July 2014 when Prime Resource Holdings Inc., a private Philippine investment entity, became the
controlling shareholder. Following the enactment of the Phi lippine Mining Act of 1995, TVIRD was the first
foreign-affiliated resource company to reach the production stage with the Canatuan project located in the
municipality of Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. At the Canatuan mine, TVIRD established gold and
silver operations from 2004 to 2008 and transitioned to copper and zinc operations from 2009 until 2014, during
which time TVIRD ranked among the country's top copper and zinc producers.
TVIRD’s track record of exceptional environmental performance at its Canatuan operations was recognized by
numerous environmental and safety awards at the annual Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Awards.
Top accolades received between 2010 and 2013 include the Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental
Award – Platinum Award (2012); Titanium Award for Excellence in Environmental Management (2011);
Platinum Achievement Award - Surface Mining Category (2010) ; and Titanium Award – Surface Mining
Category (2013).
Since 2014, TVIRD has evolved into a diversified mining company that focuses on the acquisition, exploration,
development and production of resource projects in the Philippines. Key projects include the 100% owned
Balabag gold-silver project located in the municipality of Bayog, province of Zamboanga del Sur; and nickel
laterite direct shipping ore operations at the Agata project located in northern Mindanao.
TSX-V: TVI OTC Pink: TVIPF February 2, 2017
N E W S R E L E A S E
About TVI Pacific Inc.
TVI Pacific Inc. is a Canadian resource company focused on the acquisition of resource projects in the Asia
Pacific region. TVI currently ho lds a 30.66% equity interest in TVIRD and a 25.5% equity interest in FOY
Group Limited, an Australian company in the process of acquiring and funding the commercialization of plastics
to diesel technology in Australia and re listing on the Australian Stock Exchange in H2/2016. TVI’s other
holdings include a 14.4% equity interest in Mi ndoro Resources Ltd.; a 10% interest in the Amazon Bay Iron
Sands project in Papua New Guinea; and a 100% investment in shares of TG World.
Contact Information:
Patrick Hanna
Chief Financial Officer
TVI Pacific Inc.
Phone: 403-265-4356
E-mail: [email protected]
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