Red Tiger Reports Resumption of Production at Luz del Cobre

TORONTO, Aug. 20, 2012 /CNW/ - Red Tiger Mining Inc., (TSXV-RMN), today reported that crushing and stacking of acid cured ore and irrigation of the leach pad at the Luz del Cobre copper project site in Sonora, Mexico has resumed. Production for the short period to August 31 is estimated at 90 tonnes of copper cathodes, is expected to accelerate to the previous level of production by the end of September, and in the fourth quarter of the year reach the designed copper recovery capacity of the plant of 20 tonnes per day.

As reported in the news release on July 18, a storm and unprecedented rainfall stopped all production on July 17, with broken irrigation lines and damage to the stacked ore on the leach pad including erosion channels and voids caused by the rain and run-off water entering the leach pad area. There was a partial collapse of the ore lifts and a slide of some stacked ore down toward the pregnant leach solution pond, which filled with diluted leach solution, but there was no damage to the equipment or buildings at the minesite.

During the production stoppage, mining operations continued with newly crushed ore filling the erosion channels and voids on the pad in preparation for laying new drip lines in order to restart the irrigation process. Mining operations are proceeding according to plan, concentrating on increasing the grade of ore stacked and expanding the total area under irrigation on the pad as quickly as possible.

The report to shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 will include more information on July and August operations and will be available before month end.

Red Tiger is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (symbol "RMN"). Common shares outstanding 69,193,537.

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SOURCE Red Tiger Mining Inc.