Industrial Aril Permit Approved For Cactus Mine Project

CASA GRANDE, AZ - Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. reported that Pinal County Air Quality Department has approved and issued the its Industrial Air Permit for the Cactus Mine Project. The issuance of this permit is a key milestone in the re-development of the Project, as it is the final major permit needed, ahead of developing and mining the Project.

Travis Snider, VP Sustainability and External Relations, said, “With this permit now in hand, we have received all major permits as it relates to the Cactus Mine Project. We have listened to the community, demonstrated our plans to recycle and reuse water from an industrial aquifer, and have established a mine plan which would respect the surrounding community. We are dedicated to the responsible redevelopment of our past-producing copper project situated on private land.”

While the Company advances work programs to complete the Cactus and Parks/Salyer Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”), including, site characterization, engineering and other activities required to reach a construction decision, from a permitting perspective, portions of the project are now considered shovel ready. Based on the PFS characterizations, required amendments to include Parks/Salyer will be made, as well as minor construction related permits, not yet applied for.