Amazon Mining Holding Plc Provides Third Quarter 2010 Corporate Update
During the three-month period ended September 30, 2010, Amazon incurred a net loss of $539,180 compared to a net profit of $330,505 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009. The increased loss in the third quarter of 2010 was primarily due to reduced exchange rate gains and increased consultancy expenses. Amazon currently has a working capital position of approximately $4.5MM. The Company maintains a strong cash position and continues to progress with Cerrado Verde.
Subsequent Events
* Management Additions: Pedro Ladeira, Vice President Engineering and Eduardo Spolidorio, Marketing Manager, have joined the company to add plant construction and agronomic marketing skills to the management team, as Cerrado Verde is advancing towards feasibility study stage (see release dated October 13, 2010).
* Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA"): Amazon reported a summary of PEA, prepared by SRK Consulting and ECM Projetos Industrias. Two scenarios were examined, a 1.1MM tpa operation and a 2.2MM tpa, both showed very low capital cost as expected and robust economics boasting internal rates of return of 32.9% and 40.2% respectively (see release dated October 28, 2010).
* Apatita Phosphate Project: Reported promising drilling results on 2 of 3 prospects in the first round of drilling on the new project. The Company plans to drill 5 additional prospects and seek to establish 43-101 compliant resource estimates on the two prospects that have already shown promising results (see release dated November 22, 2010).
* University of Cambridge Technology Development: University of Cambridge, United Kingdom led by Professor Dr. Derek Fray continues to evaluate new routes capable of producing Muriate of Potash (KCl) and Sulphate of Potash (SOP) from Cerrado Verde's potash rock. The Company will provide a comprehensive update when further progress is achieved and considered to be material.
Cristiano Veloso, President and CEO, said: "Amazon continues to focus on its exciting Potash project. At the same time, we congratulate our team on the excellent results achieved at the Apatita Phosphate project which represents another significant potential source of shareholder value".
About Amazon
Amazon Mining is a mineral exploration and development company founded by Brazilians in 2005. The company is focused on the development of the Cerrado Verde project. Cerrado Verde is a source of a potash rich rock from which Amazon plans to produce a slow-release, non-chloride, multi-nutrient, fertilizer product. Amazon Mining is a UK public company with shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange since November 2007.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Amazon Mining Holding Plc, Jed Richardson, Vice President of Corporate Development
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Amazon Mining Holding Plc
Cristiano Veloso
President & Chief Executive Officer
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cv@amazonplc.com
or
Amazon Mining Holding Plc
Jed Richardson
VP Corporate Development
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jed@amazonplc.com
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