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Patagonia Gold Announces Further Advances in Calcatreu Permitting
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patagonia Gold Corp. (“Patagonia” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PGDC) is pleased to announce the prog
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patagonia Gold Corp. (“Patagonia” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PGDC) is pleased to announce the progress of the Calcatreu permitting process. The Calcatreu permitting process continues to advance positively and has reached the final stage of approval. Following positive recommendations from the Secretariat of Mining and the Secretariat of Environment and Climate Change of Rio Negro and overwhelming support from the closest neighboring native community, the multidisciplinary environmental council (COPEAM), consisting of various stakeholders within the Rio Negro Province, has issued a unanimous decision in favour of the development of Calcatreu. A non-binding public hearing (the “Public Hearing”) was subsequently held on August 30, 2024 in Ing. Jacobacci, the closest city to Calcatreu. At the Public Hearing, representatives from the Company presented the Calcatreu project together with GT Ingeniería SA, the consulting firm that prepared the Environment Impact Assessment Report in respect of the project. Following these presentations, various bureaus and stakeholders made presentations and more than 200 individuals from the Rio Negro Province expressed their position regarding the mining industry and the Calcatreu project. The Public Hearing lasted just under 12 hours and the general consensus is that the Public Hearing was a success, considering the strong support expressed by the majority of the stakeholders. The next step in the approval process (which is also the last) is a final resolution to be issued by the Secretariat of Environment and Climate Change of the province of Rio Negro, formally granting the permit to construct and develop Calcatreu. This final resolution is expected to be issued within the next two months. Calcatreu is the Company´s flagship project and is located in the southern portion of the Rio Negro Province, 85 kms south of the community of Ing. Jacobacci. The project is centered on a low sulfidation, epithermal gold and silver system with mineralization outcropping at the surface. The total measured and indicated mineral resources are estimated at 9.84 million tonnes at an average grade of 2.11 g/t Au and 19.8 g/t Ag (2.36 g/t gold equivalent) and 8.08 million tonnes of inferred mineral resources grading 1.34 g/t Au and 13.1 g/t Ag (1.5 g/t gold...