appointment of Mr. Danny Williams, QC, former Premier of
Newfoundland and Labrador, as Special
Advisor to the Chairman of Alderon. Mr. Williams served as
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from October 2003 until
November 2010, retiring from the position at a time when his
government had an approval rating of over 80%.
Alderon is developing its 100% owned Kami Iron Ore Project
located within the Labrador Trough, next to the mining towns
of Wabush, Labrador City and Fermont. The Kami Project
currently hosts an NI
43-101 indicated mineral resource of 490 million tonnes at
30.0% iron and an additional inferred mineral resource of 598
million tonnes at 30.3% iron contained within three zones:
North Rose, Rose
Central and Mills Lake. Up to an additional 18,000 m of
infill drilling will be carried out during the 2012
Winter Drill Program with a view to upgrading a substantial
portion of the currently defined inferred resource to the
indicated resource category in preparation for the completion
of a Feasibility Study in
Q3 2012.
Based on the recently completed Rose Central Preliminary
Economic Assessment ("PEA"), Alderon plans to commence
commercial production in 2015 at a rate of 8 million tonnes
per year ("Mtpa") at a concentrate grade of 65.5% iron.
Alderon has initiated the Federal and Provincial
Environmental Assessment Process and the registration
documents include a provision to increase planned production
from 8 Mtpa to 16 Mtpa as part of a second phase capital
expansion.
Alderon expects the development of the Kami Project to
provide significant economic benefits to Newfoundland and
Labrador including the creation of over 1,500 full time jobs
over a period of 20 years including 268 jobs directly at the
mine and concentrator, 1,254 jobs indirectly for local
service and support groups and 768 temporary jobs during
construction. These job creation forecasts are based on the 8
Mtpa production scenario only.
Danny Williams, Special Advisor to the Chairman of Alderon,
states, "I am honoured to be joining Alderon as its Kami
Project is the first greenfields iron ore project in the
Labrador Trough expected to go to development in the last 35
years and will be an important contributor to the economy of
Labrador West and Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole for
many years to come."
Mark Morabito, Executive Chairman of Alderon, states, "I am
extremely pleased that Danny has agreed to join the Alderon
team. He will be an incredible resource for us in the months
and years ahead as we advance our Kami project, strengthen
our reputation within the Province and continue to work to
distinguish ourselves as a leading corporate citizen in
Newfoundland and Labrador."
In addition to his distinguished public service career, Mr.
Williams has also been deeply involved in private sector
business development in the province. Early in his career,
Mr. Williams led a consortium of business people seeking
Newfoundland and Labrador's first cable television licence.
From 1975, he guided Cable Atlantic through acquisitions of
systems in Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook, Port
aux Basques and other centers, to become one of the largest
communications companies in Atlantic Canada. He has also been
involved in Newfoundland and Labrador's oil and gas industry
as president of offshore oil and gas supply and services
company OIS Fisher (later Spectrol), and in the hospitality
and tourism industry through the operation of three golf
courses and one hotel resort.
Mr. Williams studied political science and economics at
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Awarded the Rhodes
Scholarship in 1969, he received a degree in Arts in Law from
Oxford University in England, and returned to Canada to earn
a Bachelor of Law degree from Dalhousie University in
Halifax. He practiced law in Newfoundland and Labrador
beginning in 1972 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984.
Edward Lyons, P. Geo., the Chief Geologist for Alderon and a
Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101,
has reviewed and approved the technical information contained
in this news release.
The PEA is preliminary in nature and it includes inferred
mineral resources that are considered too speculative
geologically to have the economic considerations applied to
them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral
reserves. There is no certainty that the conclusions reached
in the PEA will be realized. Mineral resources that are not
mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic
viability.
The provision to increase planned production to 16 Mtpa does
not currently form part of a preliminary economic assessment,
pre-feasibility study or feasibility study. The increase is
intended to form part of the Feasibility Study being prepared
on the Kami project but it is contingent on the upgrade of a
substantial portion of Alderon's inferred resources to the
indicated category through definition drilling planned for
the winter of 2012.
Additional information about the Kami Project can be found in
the technical report filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.comentitled "Technical Report Preliminary Economic
Assessment Report of the Kamistiatusset (Kami) Iron Ore
Property, Labrador for Alderon Iron Ore Corp." dated
September 8,
2011. Additional information regarding the current mineral
resource estimate on the North Rose Deposit of the Kami
Project can be found in the technical report filed on SEDAR
at www.sedar.comentitled "Technical Report and Mineral Resource
Estimate of the Rose North Deposit, Kamistiatusset Property,
Newfoundland and Labrador for Alderon Iron Ore Corp." dated
October 26, 2011.
Alderon is a leading iron ore development company in Canada
with offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and St. John's.
The 100% owned Kami Project is located within Canada's
premier iron ore district and is surrounded by four producing
iron ore mines. The Alderon team is comprised of skilled
professionals with significant iron ore expertise to advance
Kami towards production.
For more information on Alderon, please visit our website at
www.alderonironore.com
.
On behalf of the Board
"Mark J Morabito" Executive ChairmanVancouver Office | Toronto Office | Montreal Office | St. John's Office |
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Information set forth in this news release may involve forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are statements that relate to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "expect", and "intend", statements that an action or event "may", "might", "could", "should", or "will" be taken or occur, or other similar expressions. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation; statements about the 2012 Winter Drill Program, timing for completion of the Feasibility Study, the commencement of production at the Kami Project, the second phase capital expansion, the mineral resource estimate, the expected economic benefits and the development of the Kami Project, and the impact of this appointment are forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following risks: the need for additional financing; operational risks associated with mineral exploration; market conditions; fluctuations in commodity prices; title matters; inability to access railway transportation, sources of power and port facilities; environmental liability claims and insurance; reliance on key personnel; the potential for conflicts of interest among certain officers, directors or promoters with certain other projects; the absence of dividends; competition; dilution; the volatility of our common share price and volume and the additional risks identified in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2010 or other reports and filings with the Toronto Stock Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations. Forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date that statements are made and Alderon undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as required by applicable securities laws. Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements.
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