Receipt Of Federal Environmental Assessment Approval For The Berry Pit

VANCOUVER - Calibre Mining Corp. reported that it has received approval for the addition of a third open pit, the Berry Deposit, at the Valentine Gold Mine. In August 2023, an environmental assessment update was submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) regarding proposed changes to Valentine to include the Berry Pit, and associated infrastructure changes. Following IAAC’s thorough analysis of the submitted update, including the results of consultation with Indigenous groups, communities, stakeholder organizations, and reviewing the results of IAAC’s public comment process, Minister Guilbeault signed an Amended Decision Statement approving the addition of the Berry Pit.

Darren Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “I am pleased to announce that we have obtained Federal Environmental approval for the development of the Berry Pit at Valentine. With this approval and the recent issuance of Provincial mining and surface leases for Berry and associated infrastructure, we now have the major approvals required for the three-pit mine plan included in the 2022 Feasibility Study.

“Since acquiring Valentine in January, we have progressed engineering to 98%, advanced construction from 50% to 77%, and employed an experienced operations team, positioning us to deliver first gold in Q2, 2025.”