PRESS RELEASE
July 28, 2014, 8:30 a.m. EDT Santa Fe Gold Announces Updated Resource Estimate for the Summit Mine
VANCOUVER, Canada, July 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Fe Gold Corporation ("Santa Fe") (otcqb:SFEG) is pleased to announce an updated resource estimate for the Summit Mine, located in New Mexico, USA.
Moose Mountain Technical Services, an independent mining consulting firm, has recently completed an updated Mineral Resource estimate for the Company's Summit mine in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy ("CIM") Standards. A summary of the new mineral resource estimate is tabulated below:
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0
Class
43-101 Resource Estimate
Contained Metal (Ounces)
1
Tons
In Situ Grades
2
AuEq*
Au
Ag
Au
Ag
AuEq*
3
(OPT)
(OPT)
(OPT)
4
Indicated
212,800
0.25
0.13
7.16
28,090
1,523,010
53,473
5
Inferred
627,209
0.28
0.13
8.94
80,283
5,604,112
173,685
6
Total
840,009
0.27
0.13
8.48
108,372
7,127,122
227,158
Cut - Off Grade = 0.14 OPT (Ounces Per Ton) AuEq.
* (Gold Equivalent) AuEq calculated at 60:1 Silver to Gold Ratio
Mr. Catalin Chiloflischi, President & CEO, Santa Fe Gold states:
"We are very pleased with the increase in resource at the Summit mine. The new resource model should allow us to add an additional year of production to our original plans. This new resource is sufficient for six years of production for the Summit mine at a planned production rate of 400 tons per day. During the projected six-year mine life, the Summit mine is expected to produce an average of about 25-30,000 gold equivalent ounces annually.
Santa Fe is now focused on completing the previously announced $22million gold bond financing together with an investment bank with whom new management have enjoyed a long-standing relationship. Contingent on financing, Santa Fe plans to restart production at the Summit Mine and Lordsburg mill in the fourth quarter of 2014."
Mr. Garry Biles, Chief Operating Officer of Santa Fe, is the Qualified Person pursuant to NI 43-101 who reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information included in this news release.
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