TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Oct. 7, 2016) – Lydian International Limited (TSX:LYD) (“Lydian” or “the Company”) announced today the Company will be participating in the Armenian Investment Forum being held in New York City on October 10-11, 2016 at the Down Town Association.
Mr. Howard Stevenson, President and CEO of Lydian will present on October 11, highlighting the Company’s Amulsar Gold Project, a compelling asset with a large scale low cost operation in Armenia. The Amulsar Gold Project is expected to be in production in 2018.
About Lydian International Limited
Lydian is a gold developer, focusing on construction at its 100%-owned Amulsar Gold Project, located in south-central Armenia. Amulsar will be Armenia’s largest gold mine, with estimated mineral resources containing 3 million measured and indicated ounces and 2 million inferred ounces. Open pit mining and conventional heap leach processing contribute to excellent scale and economic potential. Gold production is targeted to average greater than 200,000 ounces annually over an initial 10 year mine life. Existing mineral resources and open extensions provide opportunities to improve average annual production and extend the mine life. The Company is committed to good international industry practices in all aspects of its operations including production, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. For more information and to directly contact us, please visit www.lydianinternational.co.uk.
About Armenian Investment Forum
The Investment Forum is designed to highlight the unique foreign investment opportunities. Armenia has a unique geographical location and cultural heritage that provides a strategic access for businesses to markets in Russia/CIS countries, the European Union and the Middle East; it provides one of the most liberal and favorable investment regimes among emerging economies; it has a stable macroeconomic environment and the economy has been steadily expanding for the last 2 decades; Armenia has a skilled and highly educated labor force that contributed to the robust development of high-tech industries and services sectors.
Caution regarding forward-looking information
Certain information contained in this news release is “forward looking”. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, that address events, results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to occur are “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “proposed” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “will”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, or “occur” or the negative connotation of such terms. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, among others, statements with respect to: the realization of mineral resource estimates and the timing of development of the Amulsar Gold Project, including the expected start date of production; the potential improvement of average annual production and extension of the Amulsar Gold Project mine life through the evaluation of currently defined inferred resources and from open extensions at depth; the commitment to and implementation of good international industry practices; the expected gold production from, and life of mine of, the Amulsar Gold Project; the expected mining methods at the Amulsar Gold Project; the estimated cash cost per ounce of gold over the life of mine of the Amulsar Gold Project; and the expected cost of operations at the Amulsar Gold Project. Statements concerning mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking information to the extent that they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered when the property is developed.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, without limitation: changes in gold and silver prices; adverse general economic, market or business conditions; regulatory changes; failure to improve average annual production and extend the Amulsar Gold Project mine life through the evaluation of defined inferred resources and from open extensions at depth; as well as “Risk Factors” included in the disclosure documents filed on and available at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future events could materially differ from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Howard Stevenson
President and CEO
+1 720-307-5080 (d) or +1 775-771-0739 (m)
Lydian International Limited
Doug Tobler
CFO
+1 720-307-5087 (d) or +1 303-905-4442 (m)
[email protected]
www.lydianinternational.co.uk
