TSX: YMI
VANCOUVER, July 3, 2012 /CNW/ - Yellowhead Mining Inc. ("Yellowhead" or the "Company") (TSX: YMI) announces changes to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Ming An Fu has been appointed to Yellowhead's Board of Director
effective today subject to TSX approval. Mr. Fu is the President of
Anthill Resources Ltd., a mining investment group which he founded in
2009 and a major shareholder of Yellowhead. Prior to 2009, Mr. Fu was
Chairman and founder of Jiangyuan Mining Investment Corp. in Beijing.
In 2004, he identified and acquired three iron ore and gold properties
in Inner Mongolia and established Meng Yuan Ore Processing Company
which performed mineral exploration, mine development/construction,
mining and processing activities.
Dr. Morgan (Gongbo) Li has resigned from Yellowhead's Board of Directors
effective June 29, 2012 to pursue other endeavours.
Yellowhead Chairman, Mr. T. Gregory Hawkins, commented: "I would like
to thank Dr. Li for his contribution to the board and to the growth of
Yellowhead, and wish him the very best in the future. We would also
like to welcome Mr. Fu who, through Anthill Resources, has been a loyal
and supportive shareholder since 2010 and a key conduit to the Chinese
investment community. We look forward to having the direct benefit of
his mine building and financing experience at the boardroom table."
About Yellowhead Mining Inc.
Yellowhead's Harper Creek Project is a copper-gold-silver volcanogenic
sulphide deposit located in south-central British Columbia,
approximately 150 kilometers by highway north of Kamloops. Feasibility
Study results announced on March 2, 2012 showed a pre-tax NPV8 of $749.7 million with an IRR of 20.2% based on long-term metal price
projections of US$2.50/lb Cu, US$1,250/oz Au and US$20/oz Ag, and a
US$:Cdn$ exchange rate of 0.86:1. The Feasibility Study demonstrated a
28 year project life at a milling rate of 70,000 tpd (25.55Mt/y). The
project as designed is expected to produce a total of 3.63 billion
pounds of copper, 372,000 ounces of gold and 14 million ounces of
silver contained in concentrate.
At a 0.14% Cu cutoff, Proven Reserves are estimated at 401.18Mt @
0.272% Cu, 0.031g/t Au and 1.15g/t Ag; Probable Reserves 303.22Mt @
0.248% Cu, 0.027g/t Au and 1.13g/t for a total Proven and Probable
Reserve of 704.4Mt @ 0.262% Cu, 0.029g/t Au and 1.14g/t Ag.
The Feasibility Study is based on an updated resource (refer to news
release dated February 16, 2012). At a 0.20% Cu cutoff Measured
Resources are estimated at 348.5Mt at 0.31 % Cu, 0.034g/t Au, 1.3g/t
Ag; Indicated Resources at 466.5Mt at 0.28% Cu, 0.03g/t Au, 1.3g/t Ag
for a total Measured and Indicated Resource of 815Mt at 0.29% Cu,
0.032g/t Au and 1.3g/t Ag (5.26 billion pounds of copper contained). A
further 80.17Mt at 0.30% Cu, 0.033g/t Au, and 1.4g/t Ag are estimated
in the Inferred Resource category (0.53 billion pounds of copper
contained) and is reported as waste in the mine production schedule
until it can be upgraded by additional infill drilling.
Yellowhead has a 100% interest in the Harper Creek Project (subject to
the payment of a 3% NSR royalty capped at $2.5 million, adjusted for
inflation and an additional 2.5% NSR royalty on an estimated 1.5 Mt of
ore which is expected to be mined beginning in year 16 of the
Feasibility Study mine plan).
Ian Smith, President & CEO of the Company and a Qualified Person under
NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical content of this
press release.
Forward Looking Statements
Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains
certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable
securities laws. Forward-looking information is frequently
characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend",
"believe", "anticipate", "estimate" and other similar words, or
statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur.
Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of
management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in
the forward-looking statements, including, among others, the accuracy
of mineral grades and related assumptions, inherent operating risks,
planned expenditures, proposed exploration and development at the
Harper Creek Project, operating and economic aspects of the Harper
Creek Project, as well as those risk factors identified in the
Company's Annual Information Form filed under the Company's SEDAR
profile. Yellowhead undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
information if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions
should change except as required by law. The reader is cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. More detailed
information about potential factors that could affect projected results
is included in the documents filed from time to time with the Canadian
securities regulatory authorities by Yellowhead.
This news release includes disclosure of scientific and technical
information, as well as information in relation to the calculation of
mineral resources and reserves, with respect to the Harper Creek
Project. Yellowhead's disclosure of mineral resource and reserve
information is governed by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") under the guidelines set
out in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the
"CIM") Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by
the CIM Council, as may be amended from time to time by the CIM ("CIM
Standards"). There can be no assurance that mineral resources will
ultimately be converted into mineral reserves. Mineral resources are
not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
This news release uses the terms "measured", "indicated" and "inferred"
resources. U.S. persons are advised that while such terms are
recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. "Inferred Resources"
have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to
their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or
any part of an inferred resource will ever be upgraded to a higher
category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred resources may not
form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. U.S. persons
are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or
indicated resources will ever be converted into reserves. U.S. persons
are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred
mineral resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable.