Virginia Mines Announces a Strategic Alliance with KGHM International Ltd.
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 06/27/12 -- Virginia Mines ("Virginia") (TSX: VGQ) is pleased to announce the signing of a strategic alliance with KGHM International Ltd. (WSE: KGH) ("KGHM") (formerly Quadra FNX Mining Ltd.). Both companies will jointly carry out geological reconnaissance, sampling and exploration work on a territory covering a surface area of more than 24,510 square kilometers in Northern Quebec.
Through this alliance (the Bienville Alliance) Virginia and KGHM will look for nickel and copper mineralization associated with different geological contexts. Work will be done on a 50-50 basis with Virginia being the operator. The first phase of reconnaissance work will benefit from a total budget of $140,000.
About KGHM International Ltd.
KGHM International Ltd. is a fully owned subsidiary of KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. (WSE: KGH), focused on growth in copper and other metals. We operate mines in Canada, the USA and Chile and are currently constructing the Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum project in Chile and actively progressing the Victoria project, our newest discovery in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. KGHM International produces copper, nickel and precious metals from its operating mines: Robinson in Nevada, Carlota in Arizona, Franke in northern Chile, and Levack, which includes the Morrison Deposit, Podolsky and McCreedy West in Sudbury, Ontario. The Company has two key development projects: the Sierra Gorda project, a copper-molybdenum project in Chile, and the Victoria project, a polymetallic project in Sudbury, Ontario. KGHM International Ltd. employs approximately 2,500 people in North and South America.
About Virginia
(TSX: VGQ) Virginia conducts its exploration activities over the vast, unexplored territories of Northern Quebec in order to create value for its shareholders while protecting the quality of life for both present and future generations. With a working capital position of $44.8 million as at February 29, 2012, Virginia is among the most active mining exploration companies in Quebec.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from targeted results. Such risks and uncertainties include those described from time to time in Virginia's periodic reports filed with the security commissions of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, and in the annual report on Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Virginia undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Contacts:
Virginia Mines Inc.
Andre Gaumond
President
800-476-1853 or 418-694-9832
418-694-9120 (FAX)
Virginia Mines Inc.
Paul Archer
V-P Exploration
800-476-1853 or 418-694-9832
418-694-9120 (FAX)
www.virginia.qc.ca
info@minesvirginia.com
