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Ansell Capital Corp. Announces Environmental Impact Study Completed at Vilcoro Gold Property in Peru
Ansell Capital Corp. Announces Environmental Impact Study Completed at Vilcoro Gold Property in Peru
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAnsell Capital Corp. Announces Environmental Impact Study Completed at Vilcoro Gold Property in Peru\n\n\n Oct. 26, 2010 (TheNewswire.ca) -- Ansell Capital Corp. (\"Ansell\") and St. Elias Mines Ltd. (\"St. Elias\") are pleased to announce that an Environmental Impact Study (\"EIS\") has been completed and that the Ministerio de Energia y Minas (Ministry of Energy and Mines) has recently granted a permit to allow drilling on the Vilcoro Gold Property (the \"Property\") located in north-central Peru.Obtaining the drilling permit was a complicated process involving community consultation, approval, and participation; evaluation of environmental impacts on flora, fauna, and water; an archeological assessment, negotiations with owners of surface rights for permission to build platforms and access roads, approval of work plans and submittal of a rehabilitation program.The Companies are pleased to have completed this process in a reasonably short time, and are currently requesting bids from various companies to begin the drill program as soon as possible. Initially, 6 to 8 reverse-circulation drill holes totaling 1500 to 2000 meters are planned.Ansell has the right to acquire a 65-per-cent interest, subject to a 1.5-per-cent net smelter royalty in the Vilcoro gold property. (See new release dated April 16, 2010)Vilcoro Gold PropertyThe Vilcoro Gold Property, comprising 1,600 hectares, is located near the town of Santiago de Chuco in the sierra of northern Peru. The Property is principally underlain by Tertiary volcaniclastic rocks of the Callipuy Formation. The sierra of northern Peru is one of the most prolific gold-producing regions in the world, and the Callipuyvolcanics host the largest of the gold deposits; including three producing multi-million-ounce deposits; Pierina (Barrick), Yanacocha (Newmont and others) and Alto Chicama (Barrick).The Property is favorably located adjacent to the claim block that covers the Lagunas Norte mine (+9 million oz gold) recently put into production by Barrick Gold in the Alto Chicama mining district of central Peru. In addition, there are four other important gold deposits within 14 to 24 km of the Vilcoro Property. These deposits are: the Tres Cruces deposit (1.75 million ounces of gold); the Arena deposit (2 million ounces of gold); the Virgen deposit (400,000 ounces of gold); and the Santa R...