Goldrich Mining Commences 2015 Mining Season at Chandalar
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Spokane, WA / TheNewswire / March 9, 2015 - Goldrich Mining Company (OTCQB - GRMC) ("Goldrich" or the "Company") is pleased to report that its 50% owned subsidiary, Goldrich NyacAU Placer, LLC ("GNP"), will commence mining this month at the Chandalar gold project in Alaska. GNP is a joint-venture formed between Goldrich and NyacAU, LLC ("NyacAU") to mine the various placer deposits that occur throughout Goldrich's 23,000 acre Chandalar gold project in Alaska.
To date approximately US$18 million has been invested by GNP to develop the mine with an additional US$5 million budgeted for 2015. All initial capital expenditures are being funded by NyacAU under terms of the joint-venture operating agreement.
"Commercial production at Chandalar in 2015 is the culmination of three years of work by GNP," stated Goldrich President and CEO Mr. William Schara. "GNP completed initial construction and a successful test plant in 2012, acquired a significant mining permit for expanded operations in 2013, and relocated and expanded facilities in 2014. All this was accomplished during one of the most difficult periods in the industry over the last 30 years. We compliment GNP on the progress that has been made."
2015 Mining Season
GNP will recommence removing overburden this month and plans to transport seven additional forty-ton rock trucks to the mine in the next few weeks, increasing the fleet total to thirteen in all. Opening of an initial pit and 1,800 foot haul road has already been completed. Mining of pay gravel is anticipated to start in May and initial gold processing is planned for late June. Subject to weather, the plant is expected to run through mid-September.
Processing Plant
Construction of the processing plant is expected to be finished in May. In 2014 GNP relocated the plant to a lower and broader part of the valley, constructed new water ponds, and began build out of the new and expanded plant. GNP also successfully installed a new grizzly feeder on site as well as built support frames for additional gravel screens and recovery tables, which will be mounted this spring.
Full capacity of the feeder is expected to total approximately 600 bank cubic yards per hour and will be realized as additional gravel screens and gold recovery tables are added in stages through 2016.
Goldrich has completed approximately 15,000 feet of drilling to date on the upper half of the Little Squaw Creek placer project and outlined 10.5 million cubic yards of mineralized material, at an average head grade of 0.025 ounces of gold per cubic yard for an estimated total of approximately 250,000 contained ounces. The mineralized material at Chandalar is not a mineral reserve as defined in SEC Industry Guide 7.
About Goldrich Mining
Goldrich Mining Company (OTCQB: GRMC) is a U.S. based gold exploration and development company focused on Alaska's emerging Chandalar Gold District 190 miles north of Fairbanks. The company signed a joint-venture agreement in 2012 to develop the placer deposits of Chandalar and commercial production is anticipated to commence in the summer of 2015. The company expects to utilize the non-dilutive funds generated from placer operations to further advance hard rock exploration at its Chandalar gold project.
For additional information regarding Goldrich Mining Company or this news release, contact Mr. William Schara via telephone at (509) 768-4468 or info@goldrichmining.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements concern our anticipated results and developments in the Company's operations in future periods, planned exploration of its properties, plans related to its business and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.
Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "should" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:
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-risks related to our ability to continue as a going concern being in doubt;
-risks related to our history of losses;
-risks related to our outstanding gold forward sales contracts and notes;
-risks related to need to raise additional capital to fund our exploration and, if warranted, development and production programs;
-risks related to our property not having any proven or probable reserves
-risk related to our limited history of commercial production;
-risks related to our dependence on a single property - the Chandalar property;
-risks related to climate and location restricting our exploration and, if warranted, development and production activities;
-risks related to our mineralization estimates being based on limited drilling data;
-risks related to our exploration activities not being commercially successful;
-risks related to actual capital costs, production or economic return being different than projected;
-risk related to our joint venture arrangements;
-risks related to mineral exploration;
-risks related to increased costs;
-risks related to a shortage of equipment and supplies;
-risk related to fluctuations in gold prices;
-risks related to title to our properties being defective;
-risks related to title to our properties being subject to claims;
-risks related to estimates of mineralized material;
-risks related to government regulation;
-risks related to environmental laws and regulation;
-risks related to land reclamation requirements;
-risks related to future legislation regarding mining laws;
-risks related to future legislation regarding climate change;
-risks related to our lack of insurance coverage for all risks;
-risks related to competition in the mining industry;
-risks related to our dependence on key personnel;
-risks related to our executive offices not dedicating 100% of their time to our company;
-risks related to potential conflicts of interest with our directors and executive officers;
-risks related to market conditions; and
-risks related to our shares of common stock.
This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by law.
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