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Minera Alamos Receives Positive Notice Regarding Permit Applications for La Fortuna Gold Project in Durango, Mexico
Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 21, 2018) - Miner...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Minera Alamos Receives Positive Notice Regarding Permit Applications for La Fortuna Gold Project in Durango, MexicoToronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 21, 2018) - Minera Alamos Inc. (TSXV: MAI) (\"Minera\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has received a positive notification from the Mexican environmental authorities (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales - \"SEMARNAT\") regarding the Company's permit application (MIA/ETJ) for the development of the La Fortuna Gold Project (\"Fortuna\"). The notification confirms the successful completion of the technical review phase of the Company's application (Estudio Tecnico Justificativo - \"ETJ\") for the change of land use to construct mining and processing facilities at the Fortuna project area. Following the completion of the change of land use payments, SEMARNAT will be in a position to issue the formal approval documentation for the project.\"The receipt of this notification represents a major milestone for the Company. Despite some procedural changes in the MIA/ETJ application process that caused early delays, the notice was received a little over a year following the completion of our strategic partnership with Osisko Gold Royalties and starts the transformation of the Company from a junior explorer to a growing gold producer,\" stated Darren Koningen, CEO of Minera Alamos. \"Our highly experienced Mexican technical team continues to demonstrate the ability to advance concurrently our full portfolio of late-stage gold development projects. Mexico remains one of the world's premier mine development locations with respect to the timeframes required for permitting of new operations. We now eagerly await similar notifications regarding the Company's Santana gold project which remains our first priority for construction consideration in 2019 according to the Company's current development schedule.\" The receipt of a MIA-ETJ permits for the Fortuna project will allow the Company to initiate applications for other state/local permits that will be required in advance of any commercial mine production. These cover activities such as water use and explosives. In addition, the Company can advance discussions with potential contractors related to mining, crushing, construction, etc. The Fortuna MIA-ETJ applications were str...