Solvista Enters Into Definitive Option Agreement with IAMGOLD and Files Updated Technical Report on the Caramanta Project - Seite 2
A copy of the Technical Report, which was prepared in compliance with NI 43-101, is available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
About the Caramanta Project
The Caramanta Project is located at the centre of the Middle Cauca Belt, one of the most prolific gold districts in Colombia, with production dating back to pre-colonial times. It has also been the focus of intense exploration over the past five years with a number of new discoveries including La Colosa (Anglogold Ashanti), a porphyry-gold deposit with a JORC-compliant Inferred Resource of 24.15 Moz Au at 0.94 g/t Au. Directly south of the Project is Gran Colombia Gold's Marmato Project with NI 43-101-compliant Measured and Indicated Resources of 11.8 Moz Au at 0.9 g/t Au and 80 Moz Ag at 6.1 g/t Ag, and Inferred Resources of 2.6 Moz Au at 1.02 g/t Au and 9 Moz Ag at 3.7 g/t Ag. To the north is Sunward Resources' Titiribí deposit where a NI 43-101-compliant Measured and Indicated Resource of 6.2 Moz AuEq at 0.50 g/t and Inferred Resource of 6.5 Moz AuEq at 0.53 g/t have been announced.
About Solvista
Solvista is a gold exploration company with two projects, Caramanta and Guadalupe. These projects cover approximately 45,000 hectares in the Antioquia province of Colombia, a region rich in historic gold mining tradition and where several new gold discoveries have recently been made. Solvista is well funded and has completed initial drill programs at both its projects, with the discovery of significant mineralization at both. Solvista's head office is located in Toronto, Canada with its Colombian headquarters located in Medellín. For further details on Solvista, its management team and its projects, please refer to Solvista's website (www.solvistagold.com).
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: This news release contains forward-looking information which is not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in this news release relates to, among other matters, IAMGOLD's interest in the Project under the Option Agreement. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, Solvista's relationship with IAMGOLD, fluctuations in equity markets and commodity prices, delays in the development of the Project, risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, and those other risks set out in Solvista's public documents filed on SEDAR. Solvista believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable; for example, that the Option Agreement will not be terminated and IAMGOLD will exercise its option(s) thereunder. Nevertheless, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Solvista disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.
Miller O'Prey, P.Geo.
Chief Executive Officer
+1 647 694 0149
moprey@solvistagold.com
Solvista Gold Corporation
Don Christie, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
+1 416 504 4171
dchristie@solvistagold.com
www.solvistagold.com