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Excelsior Mining Receives Federal EPA Operating Permit
Phoenix, Arizona--(Newsfile Corp. - June 25, 2018) - Excelsior Mining Corp. (TSX: MIN) (FSE: ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Excelsior Mining Receives Federal EPA Operating PermitPhoenix, Arizona--(Newsfile Corp. - June 25, 2018) - Excelsior Mining Corp. (TSX: MIN) (FSE: 3XS) (OTCQX: EXMGF) (\"Excelsior\" or the “Company”) announces that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued an operating permit, the Class III Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Area Permit, for the Gunnison Copper Project, located in Cochise County, southeastern Arizona. Stephen Twyerould, President & CEO, said, “The completion of this key milestone brings us one step closer to initiating low-cost in-situ copper production at one of the most environmentally friendly and economically compelling mine sites in the United States. We look forward to continuing our work with all regulatory agencies and stakeholders as we head into the construction phase this summer.”The EPA has issued Excelsior a UIC Permit with an effective date of August 1, 2018.  Once effective, the UIC Permit (along with the Aquifer Protection Permit), requires the Company to be in compliance with protective permit conditions prior to the initiation of production activities. The UIC Permit is good for production of up to 125 million pounds per annum; this is the final operating permit required to get into production. In 2017, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued an Amended Aquifer Protection Permit for the Johnson Camp Mine, and an Aquifer Protection Permit for the Gunnison Copper Project.  Mark Morabito, the Chairman added, “There has not been a new copper mine permitted within the state of Arizona in over a decade; I congratulate the Excelsior management team for achieving this important milestone that keeps Excelsior Mining on schedule to become the next new copper producer in the United States.  In addition to generating significant economic benefits, the Gunnison Copper Project genuinely represents a more environmentally-friendly era of mining for Arizona.”About Excelsior MiningExcelsior Mining “The Copper Solution Company” is a mineral exploration and development company that is advancing the Gunnison Copper Project in Cochise County, Arizona. The project is an advanced staged, low cost, environmentally friendly in-situ recovery copper extraction project. The Fea...