TORONTO, Ontario, July 21, 2015 – Torex Gold Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Torex") (TSX: TXG) is pleased to announce an updated mine plan for its 100% owned, fully funded, El Limón-Guajes ("ELG") mine ("ELG Mine"). The ELG Mine consists of two open pits and a cyanide leach/carbon in pulp ("CIP") processing plant, approximately 180 km southwest of Mexico City. It is in the final stages of construction, and has started the commissioning of the Guajes primary crusher, with its first gold pour expected in Q4/2015. The ELG Mine and the Media Luna resource are on the same property, and the Company's upcoming Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the Media Luna resource required it to also update the ELG mine plan to ensure that the Technical Report (see "Detailed Report" below) for the entire property is current and complete. Fred Stanford, President and CEO of Torex stated: "The 2015 mine plan delivers slightly more gold ounces overall, with more ounces produced earlier in the mine life. The Guajes resource has been reduced by approximately 9% based on new understandings obtained from the Media Luna evaluation, as to which intrusive dikes and sills in the ore zone came after the mineralization phase. However, the addition of El Limón Sur reserves to the mine plan has more than offset the difference. The El Limón resource will be evaluated through 2015, utilizing the data from a recently completed drill program, and that resource estimate will be updated in 2016. A soon to be released 'PEA' for Media Luna will also highlight the potential to process additional high grade material through the ELG processing plant." He added: "On the cost side, foreign exchange benefits have offset inflationary pressures. The schedule for production is also rapidly de-risking with the construction required for first gold, now more than 75% complete." Highlights of the El Limón-Guajes 2015 Mine Plan (US$1,200 / Au oz., US$20 / Ag oz. LOM Metal Prices)
(1) Excludes capitalized loan facility costs El Limón-Guajes Mine Economics
Assumed metal prices over life of mine: Gold: US$1,200/oz – Silver US$20/oz
Table: Mineral Reserve Statement, El Limón-Guajes Mine – Effective 31 December 2014
Notes to accompany Mineral Reserve Table:
Summary of the Annual Mine Production Plan
*average strip ratio inclusive of 2015 to 2025
Please refer to Figure 1 for comparison of previous guidance and current ELG mine plan.
Operating Cash Costs (After the declaration of commercial production)
MINERAL RESOURCES TABLE AND CORRESPONDING NOTES, GEOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY The summary resource estimate for the entire ELG Mine is: 2014 Mineral Resources Statement, El Limón-Guajes
Notes to accompany El Limón-Guajes Mineral Resource Table
Quality Assurance and Quality Control At the Morelos Gold Project, all of the analytical work is performed by SGS de Mexico S.A. de C.V. ("SGS") in Mexico. Sample preparation is done at a dedicated sample preparation laboratory operated by SGS at the project site in Nuevo Balsas, Guerrero, Mexico. The Au analyses (fire assay with an atomic absorption or gravimetric finish) and multi-element geochemical analyses are completed by SGS at their analytical facilities in Durango, Durango, Mexico. Torex has a Quality Assurance/Quality Control ("QA/QC") program in place that includes in each sample batch, 5% each of the Certified Reference Materials, blanks, field duplicates and preparation duplicates. The QA/QC program as designed has been approved by Amec Foster Wheeler E&C Services, Inc. and is overseen by Alejandro Kakarieka, Vice President of Exploration for Torex. The Company follows strict QA/QC protocol measures in keeping with industry standards and regulatory reporting requirements. Financing and Cash Resources The Project is fully financed through equity and project debt. Permitting All National, State and Municipal permits required for the exploration and development of the ELG Mine have been received from the various levels of Mexican government. An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), was completed in accordance with International guidelines, standards and practices. The findings from the ESIA are consistent with the Manifestación de Impacto Ambiental (MIA). Additional, operational permits are required after production has commenced. Qualified Persons The scientific and technical data contained in this news release pertaining to the ELG Mine has been reviewed and approved by the following Qualified Persons under NI 43-101 who consent to the inclusion of their names in this release: Daniel H. Neff, P.E. (Infrastructure); Thomas L. Drielick, P.E. (Metallurgical Process Design); Edward J.C. Orbock III, RM SME (El Limón Resources); Mark Hertel, RM SME (Guajes and El Limón Sur Resources); Brian Connolly, P.Eng. (Reserves); Benny Susi, P.E. (Environmental); Prabhat Habbu, P.Eng. (Hydrology and Waste Disposal); each of whom is independent of the Company; and Dawson Proudfoot, P.Eng. is Vice President Engineering of Torex. Detailed Report The updated mine plan for the ELG Mine was undertaken in connection with the PEA for the Media Luna resource, which are located on the same property. The PEA considers the potential economic viability of developing the Media Luna Project by making use of the infrastructure, social capital and secure work area which has been developed for the ELG Mine. One technical report (the "Technical Report") will be completed to include the updated mine plan for the ELG Mine and the PEA for the Media Luna resource in accordance with National Instrument 43-101. The Technical Report will be filed within 45 days on SEDAR and will be available at that time on the corporate website. Torex is a growth-oriented, Canadian-based resource company engaged in the exploration and development of its 100% owned Morelos Gold Property, an area of 29,000 hectares in the highly prospective Guerrero Gold Belt located 180 kilometers southwest of Mexico City. Within this property, Torex has two projects: the ELG Mine, currently under development, and the Media Luna resource, at an advanced stage of exploration. Torex intends to identify a pipeline of future economic deposits within its property, which remains 75% unexplored. For further information, please contact: Fred Stanford Gabriela Sanchez CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, information with respect to the Company's feasibility study and updated ELG mine plan, including with respect to mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; the ability to realize estimated mineral reserves; the Company's expectation that the ELG Mine will be profitable with positive economics from mining; recoveries, grades and annual production; receipt of all necessary approvals; the parameters and assumptions underlying the mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates and the financial analysis; gold prices, expected date of completion, commissioning and start-up of the ELG Mine and processing facilities of the ELG Mine and expected revenues from operations and pre-production processing costs, the further advances of funds pursuant to the debt facility (which are subject to certain customary conditions precedent), the expected timing and receipt of other sources of funds, and the upcoming PEA of the Media Luna resource. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects", "estimates", "intends", "anticipates" or "believes" or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur", or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that it believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, at the date that such statements are made. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including those risk factors identified in the Company's annual information form, which is available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. The forward-looking information contained herein is presented for the purposes of assisting investors in understanding the Company's exploration results and the Company's plans and objectives and may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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