Peru Copper signs water treatment plant accord with the government of Peru
2006年6月29日 - 7:24AM
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VANCOUVER, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peru Copper Inc.
(TSX:PCR / AMEX:CUP / BVL:CUP) ("Peru Copper" or the "Company)
announced today that it has signed an agreement with Peru's
Ministry of Energy and Mines and Proinversion to fund the
construction of a water treatment plant to treat acid drainage
water from the Kingsmill Tunnel ("the Tunnel"). The Tunnel was
constructed in the mid-1930's by Cerro de Pasco Corporation
specifically to drain mine workings and it crosses beneath mining
concessions in the Morococha mining district to collect acid water.
The water collected by the Tunnel is highly acidic with a PH of
approximately 4.4 and contains a number of different metals, all of
which are believed to be over permissible health limits. The Tunnel
currently discharges water into the Yauli River at a rate of 1,200
liters per second and the Yauli then empties into the Mantaro River
which is a source of irrigation for an important agricultural
district, the Mantaro Valley. The Company has placed US$15 million
in an escrow account to fund the design, construction and start-up
of the treatment plant. The Ministry of Energy and Mines,
Proinversion and the Company will form a joint committee to oversee
the bidding process, construction and operation of the plant.
Charles G. Preble, President and CEO of Peru Copper Inc., said "We
are extremely pleased to be able to accelerate the construction of
a water treatment plant to treat water from the Kingsmill Tunnel.
Although we have not yet exercised our option to acquire
concessions in the Morococha areas, we believe that starting the
water treatment now to eliminate a major source of pollution is the
right thing to do. Further, we view our Toromocho copper project as
a partnership among the Company, the Peruvian Government and the
Junin region and the water treatment plant will benefit all three."
Peru Copper is involved in the acquisition and exploration of
potentially mineable deposits of copper in Peru. On June 11, 2003,
Peru Copper entered into the Toromocho Option Agreement ("Toromocho
Option") with Empresa Minera del Centro del Peru S.A.
("Centromin"), a Peruvian state-owned mining company, whereby
Centromin granted the Company the option to acquire its interest in
the mining concessions and related assets of the Toromocho Project.
For further information please contact Patrick De Witt, Director of
Investor Relations at (604) 689-0234 or . Cautionary Note to U.S.
Investors-The United States Securities and Exchange Commission
permits U.S. mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to
disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can
economically and legally extract or produce. We use certain terms
in this press release, such as "mineral deposit", that the SEC
guidelines strictly prohibit U.S. registered companies from
including in their filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged
to consider closely the disclosure in our Form F-1 Registration
Statement, File No. 333-121527, which may be secured from us, or
from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING-STATEMENTS This news
release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect
to the future price of copper and molybdenum, the timing of
exploration activities, the mine life of the Toromocho Project, the
economic viability and estimated internal rate of return of the
Toromocho Project, the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral
resources, the results of drilling, estimated future capital and
operating costs, future stripping ratios, projected mineral
recovery rates and Peru Copper's commitment to, and plans for
developing, the Toromocho Project. Generally, these forward-looking
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and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of
activity, performance or achievements of Peru Copper to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks
related to the exploration and potential development of the
Toromocho Project, risks related to international operations, the
actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of
economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans
continue to be refined, future prices of copper, silver, molybdenum
and gold, as well as those factors discussed in the section
entitled "Risk Factors" in the Form F-1 as on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. and in the
section entitled "Narrative Description of the Business -- Risks of
the Business" in the Annual Information Form of the Company dated
March 24, 2005. Although Peru Copper has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking statements,
there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There 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 statements. Peru Copper does not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are
incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with
applicable securities laws. DATASOURCE: Peru Copper Inc. CONTACT:
Patrick De Witt, Director of Investor Relations at (604) 689-0234
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