Colossus Minerals Inc. Announces Socio-Economic Agreement With the Municipality of Curionopolis
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/13/10 -- Colossus Minerals Inc. (TSX: CSI)('Colossus' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that the Company has reached an agreement ('the Agreement') with the Municipality of Curionopolis ('Curionopolis'), Para State, Brazil, to provide funding for health, education, urban planning and infrastructure development. The Agreement satisfies certain conditions set out in the Preliminary Environmental License for the Serra Pelada Project.
Details of the Agreement with Curionopolis are as follows:
A total of $8.9 million Reais (approximately US$5.0 million) to be paid in installments at certain dates being:
25% or $2.2 million Reais (US$1.3 million) at signing of this Agreement
20% or $1.8 million Reais (US$1.0 million) at start of mine development
30% or $2.7 million Reais (US$1.5 million) January 2011
25% or $2.2 million Reais (US$1.2 million) January 2012
The funding will be used for health, education, urban planning and infrastructure development in the communities of Curionopolis and Serra Pelada according to the schedule of priorities defined by the Municipality of Curionopolis. This is intended to prepare the region for and to mitigate the impact of the development of the Serra Pelada project. The currency conversion rate used in this news release is $1.00 Real equals US$0.56 (May 12, 2010).
'This Agreement is an important part of our commitment to maintaining good corporate social responsibility with the communities in the area of Serra Pelada and the members of our joint venture partner, Coomigasp', stated Ari Sussman, CEO of Colossus 'I would personally like to thank Mayor Wenderson Chamon for his dedication to improving the quality of living standards for his municipality and his unwavering support for the Serra Pelada project.'
About Colossus:
Colossus is a minerals development company focused on the Serra Pelada high-grade gold-platinum-palladium project in Para State of Brazil. Between 1980 and 1986, Serra Pelada was host to the largest precious metals rush in Latin American history. Coverage by 60 Minutes of this famous mining rush can be viewed at: http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=299887.
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