Century Files on SEDAR Technical Report on Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Full Moon Taconite Project
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Apr 16, 2015) - Century Iron Mines Corp. (TSX:FER) ("Century"), through WISCO Century Sunny Lake Iron Mines Limited, a joint venture with WISCO International Resources Development & Investment Limited ("WISCO"), is pleased to announce the filing on SEDAR of the National Instrument 43-101 compliant technical report ("Report") for the Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Full Moon Project ("PEA"). The results of the PEA were consistent with the results disclosed in the news release dated March 2, 2015 except as noted below. The date of the Report is April 14, 2015 and a copy of the PEA is available under Century's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com and will be posted on Century's website at www.centuryiron.com. The Full Moon Project is part of the Sunny Lake Properties in Quebec in which Century has a joint venture interest of 81.4% and WISCO has 18.6% interest. The PEA was prepared by CIMA+ located in Montreal, Québec with inputs from Met-Chem Canada Inc., Soutex Inc., SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. and WSP Canada Inc.
Reconciliation of Summary of Estimated Operating Costs (C$/tonne) in the March 2, 2015 news release and the April 14, 2015 PEA Technical Report filed on SEDAR.
Table in March 2, 2015 news release:
| Preferred | ||||
| Option | ||||
| LSC | HSC | LSC | HSC | |
| Summary of Estimated Operating Costs (C$/tonne) | Pellets | Pellets | Concentrate | Concentrate |
| Mine | $6.12 | $5.60 | $6.12 | $5.60 |
| Concentrator | $17.98 | $12.98 | $17.98 | $12.98 |
| Pellet Plant | $10.73 | $11.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tailings | $0.80 | $0.73 | $0.80 | $0.73 |
| Rail and Port | $27.89 | $27.88 | $27.89 | $27.88 |
| General & Administration | $2.91 | $2.66 | $2.91 | $2.66 |
| Total (per tonne of Concentrate) | $55.70 | $49.85 | $55.70 | $49.85 |
| Total (per tonne of Pellets) | $66.43 | $61.04 | $55.70 | $49.85 |
Revised Table based on April 14, 2015 Technical Report:
| Preferred | ||||
| Option | ||||
| LSC | HSC | LSC | HSC | |
| Summary of Estimated Operating Costs (C$/tonne) | Pellets | Pellets | Concentrate | Concentrate |
| Mine | $5.87 | $5.20 | $6.12 | $5.60 |
| Concentrator | $17.24 | $12.06 | $17.98 | $12.98 |
| Pellet Plant | $10.73 | $11.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tailings | $0.77 | $0.68 | $0.80 | $0.73 |
| Rail and Port | $26.74 | $25.91 | $27.89 | $27.88 |
| General & Administration | $2.79 | $2.48 | $2.91 | $2.66 |
| Total (per tonne of Concentrate) | $55.70 | $49.85 | ||
| Total (per tonne of Pellets) | $64.14 | $57.52 |
Notes on Reconciliation
The revised table does not change the calculation of Net Present Value or Internal Rate of Return for the project. The estimated operating costs appear in the Technical Report on pages 15-16, although they are not in the same format as above.
Qualified Persons
The PEA was prepared under the supervision of Jean-Sébastien Tremblay, Eng. of CIMA+, with contributions from Jeffrey Cassoff, Eng. of Met-Chem, Simon Fortier, Eng. of Soutex, Jean-Sébastien Houle, Eng. of WSP, Jean-Francois Couture, PhD, P.Geo of SRK, and Michel L. Bilodeau, Eng. (Independent / Financial Analysis). All are Qualified Persons as defined by NI 43-101 and independent of Century. They have reviewed and are responsible for the technical information contained in this news release. They have verified all the data disclosed in this news release.
About Century
Century is an iron exploration and development company and has significant properties in the prolific Labrador Trough in Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as the James Bay area of Québec. Century has two key strategic partners, WISCO and Minmetals Exploration & Development (Luxembourg) Limited S.àr.l., both Chinese state-owned enterprises. Each provides financial resources and technical expertise to assist the Company in advancing its projects.
Century's most advanced project is the Joyce Lake open pit DSO project, a joint venture with WISCO located close to Schefferville, Québec. It is planned as a 2.5million tonne per year direct shipping iron ore project. The NI-43101 compliant technical report for its feasibility study is being released concurrently with this press release.
The Company's mission is to create shareholder value through the efficient allocation of capital resources. In addition to its strategic joint venture with WISCO to develop its iron ore resources, Century is also committed to exploring and capitalizing on strategic opportunities outside of the iron ore market to create additional shareholder value. Century's website is: www.centuryiron.com.
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