TSX:YMI, OTCQX:YHMGF
VANCOUVER, Dec. 18, 2012 /CNW/ - Yellowhead Mining Inc. ("Yellowhead" or the "Company") (TSX: YMI;
OTCQX: YHMGF) announces today that Ian B. Smith has resigned as a director of
Yellowhead Mining Inc.
T. Gregory Hawkins, Chairman of the Board and Interim CEO stated: "The
Company thanks Ian for his work as both CEO and a director of
Yellowhead. Under Ian's leadership, Yellowhead filed NI 43-101
compliant technical reports including a Preliminary Assessment in 2011
and a Feasibility Study in 2012 that indicate that the Harper Creek
Project is a viable and robust project recommended for development."
"We wish Ian every success in his future endeavours," continued Mr.
Hawkins.
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. The
Feasibility Study, dated and filed on SEDAR on March 29, 2012 (and
available for review on Yellowhead's website) shows 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 are reported as waste in the mine production schedule
until they 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).
T. Gregory Hawkins, Interim Chief Executive Officer 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.
SOURCE: Yellowhead Mining Inc.