(September 8, 2014) – Falco Resources Ltd. (“Falco”) (TSX.V: FPC) announced today that it has signed an option agreement with the City of Rouyn-Noranda to acquire surface rights to land above the Horne 5 deposit and immediately adjacent to the Horne smelter.
The agreement provides Falco with a 5-year option to purchase over 5 hectares of land in the Horne Complex that could support a headframe, mill and other surface facilities required to develop the Horne 5 underground deposit. The property is located in an industrial area north of Rouyn-Noranda bounded by infrastructure and a rail line.
The total purchase price is $2.9M, of which a $1M non-refundable deposit will be payable upon transfer of the property, which is anticipated in the coming weeks. The remaining $1.9M is payable by August 1, 2019. Falco recently accelerated approximately $1M in warrants to offset the deposit amount.
“This is a significant milestone in the advancement of our long term strategy within the Horne Complex,” said Trent Mell, President & CEO. “There are no plans to make a development decision in the near term but this acquisition preserves that option by ensuring there are surface rights from which to operate a mine. We are very pleased by the support the community has shown Falco and I look forward to an ongoing dialogue with the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda in the months ahead.”
Evaluation of the potential of Horne 5 and several surrounding mineralized zones is ongoing. Two priorities over the next nine months are to increase the size of the Horne 5 resource and upgrade the confidence level from inferred to an indicated mineral resource.
About Falco
Falco Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: FPC) is one of the largest claim holders in the Province of Quebec, with extensive land holdings in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Falco owns 72,800 hectares of land in the Rouyn-Noranda mining camp, which represents 70% of the entire camp and includes 14 former gold and base metal mine sites. Falco’s principal property is the Horne Mine Complex, which was operated by Noranda from 1927 to 1976 and produced 11.6 million ounces of gold and 2.5 billion pounds of copper. A maiden 43-101 mineral resource estimate for the Horne 5 deposit delineated an initial inferred resource of 2.8 Moz AuEq at 3.46 g/t AuEq (25.3 million tonnes grading 2.64 g/t Au, 0.23% Cu and 0.7% Zn, for 2.2 Moz Au – see March 4, 2014 press release for details).
For further information contact:
Mr. Dean Linden | Ms. Deanna Kress |
Senior Vice President | Corporate Communications |
Business Development | Ph: 1.604.336.6346 |
Ph: 1.425.449.9442 | Toll Free: 1.855.238.4671 |
dlinden@falcores.com | dkress@falcores.com |
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