TVI Pacific Inc. Completes 35th Shipment of Copper Concentrate
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CALGARY, May 1, 2013 /CNW/ - TVI Pacific Inc. (TSX:TVI) (OTCQX:TVIPF) (TVI or the Company) announced today that its Philippine operating affiliate, TVI Resource Development (Phils.), Inc. (TVIRD), completed its 35th shipment of copper concentrate produced at the Canatuan mine, on April 26, 2013.
Highlights:
- 5,282 dry metric tonnes (dmt) of concentrate were shipped containing 18.02% copper;
- Gross revenue of approx. US$10.4 million expected to be received for the shipment; and
- Inventory of 931 dmt of copper concentrate is currently in storage.
The 35th shipment of 5,282 dmt of copper concentrate left the port of Santa Maria in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte, in accordance with the off-take arrangement between TVIRD and MRI Trading AG (MRI) on April 27, 2013. TVIRD expects to earn gross revenue of approximately US$10.4 million from MRI for this shipment (pending final assay and price adjustments). Remaining in inventory is approximately 931 dmt of copper concentrate.
Production remains steady at the Canatuan mine, achieving copper concentrate grade levels between 17 and 20 percent. TVIRD anticipates that future shipments of copper concentrate will continue approximately every six to eight weeks.
About TVI Pacific Inc.
TVI Pacific Inc. is a Canadian resource company focused on the production, development, exploration and acquisition of resource projects in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. The Company produces copper and zinc concentrates from its Canatuan mine and is advancing its Balabag Gold-Silver project. TVI is a participant/operator in several joint venture projects in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea and also has an interest in an offshore Philippine oil property.
The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein.
SOURCE: TVI Pacific Inc.
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