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Eco Oro Minerals Announces Wastewater Treatment Plant Commissioned
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n/THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES/\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 5, 2014 /CNW/ - Eco Oro Minerals Corp. (\"Eco Oro\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: EOM) is pleased to announce that the construction of its new wastewater treatment plant located at the Company's wholly-owned Angostura Project, which began during the third quarter 2013, has been completed and is operational.\n\nThe Company's new industrial wastewater system was officially commissioned at a ceremony at the Angostura property on July 10, 2014 that was attended by national, regional and local dignitaries. Representatives of the relevant Colombian authorities visited
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Angostura Project to view the treatment plant in operation and it has been well received by the authorities and stakeholders.\n\nDesigned and built by companies from Bucaramanga and the region of California, the treatment plant provides integrated management of industrial wastewater related to the mining exploration process. Built as a modular plant with specifically designed processing tanks with the capacity to treat 20 litres per second, the system ensures that the wastewater relating to the Company's exploration activities meets Colombian and international environmental standards. The treatment plant utilizes a specialized system of automatic control enabling local and remote monitoring through real-time transmission of in-situ data from multiple control points, including one located at the Angostura Project and the other at the Company's offices in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The real time process control, allows the implementation and management of contingencies and correction of the treatment process immediately and remotely.\n\nIn his opening address, the representative of the office of the Governor of Santander stated (as translated from Spanish): \"This is a historic day in the region and we are impressed with the environmental stewardship this water treatment plant represents. We appreciate all the support Eco Oro has provided our community and for building this state of the art facility that clearly shows the Company's commitment to the province of Soto Norte and to maintaining its investment and presence in the region.\"\n\nJuan Esteban Orduz, Co-Chairman and a director of the Company addresse...