Press Release: Timberline Resources Corp. – 6 hours ago RELATED QUOTES Symbol Price Change TBR.V 0.335 0.06
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO--(Marketwire - Dec 10, 2012) - Timberline Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE:TBR)(NYSE MKT:TLR)(NYSE Amex:TLR) ("Timberline" or the "Company") is pleased to announce today that it has received a draft Hard Rock Operating Permit for its Butte Highlands Gold Project from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). The Company also received a Compliance Determination setting forth the MDEQ''s determination that the completed application for the operating permit complies with the substantive requirements of Montana''s Metal Mine Reclamation Act.
Timberline CEO Paul Dircksen commented, "This permit is a critical milestone for Timberline and our joint-venture partner. The regulators have been fastidious about our permit application, and we have provided thorough responses to each of their inquiries and comments. Our JV partner continues to fully fund the permitting and development at Butte Highlands, and they are actively involved and working closely with us to expedite the remaining permits and complete project development. The receipt of this draft permit and positive compliance determination from the MDEQ provides clear evidence that we will receive the final Hard Rock Operating Permit in mid-2013. We expect to commence gold production at Butte Highlands shortly thereafter."
As noted in the draft permit, the final operating permit is expected to be issued upon the completion of the MDEQ''s review pursuant to the Montana Environmental Policy Act and its determination that the project bonding is sufficient. Based on current projections, the Company expects that the reviews will be completed and the final operating permit will be issued in mid-2013. The Company expects to receive the water discharge permit and road use permit related to the Butte Highlands Project prior to the receipt of the final operating permit.
As announced previously, the initial mine plan at Butte Highlands will target production of approximately 400 tons per day for the first four years of operation with material direct shipped to a nearby mill. In 2011, Timberline completed a 50,000-foot (15,240-metre) underground drill program which returned intercepts of up to 14.5 feet (4.4 metres) grading 6.77 ounces of gold per ton (231.85 grams per metric tonne). The Company has also completed over 4,500 feet (1.4 kilometres) of underground development and completed construction of essentially all surface facilities for the project. The Butte Highlands Joint Venture is located within a favorable geologic domain that has hosted several multi-million ounce gold deposits including Butte, Golden Sunlight, Montana Tunnels, and Virginia City.
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