Horizonte Minerals plc / Index: AIM and TSX / Epic: HZM / Sector: Mining
NEWS RELEASE
27 February 2014
POSTING OF ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS, MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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27 February 2014 - Horizonte Minerals Plc, (AIM: HZM, TSX: HZM) ('Horizonte' or 'the Company') the exploration and development company focused in Brazil, announces that its annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013, together with Management's Discussion and Analysis as at 31 December 2013 and notice of Annual General Meeting ('AGM') were posted to shareholders on 26 February 2014 and are available to download on the Company's website at www.horizonteminerals.com and on Sedar www.sedar.com
The AGM will be held on 25 March 2014 at 2.30 p.m. at the offices of FinnCap Limited, 60 New Broad Street, London EC2M 1JJ.
**ENDS**
For further information visit www.horizonteminerals.com or contact:
Jeremy Martin |
Horizonte Minerals plc |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7763 7157 |
David Hall |
Horizonte Minerals plc |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7763 7157 |
Joanna Weaving Matthew Robinson Ben Thompson |
finnCap Ltd (Corporate Broking) finnCap Ltd (Corporate Finance) finnCap Ltd (Corporate Finance) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
Felicity Edwards Lottie Brocklehurst
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St Brides Media & Finance Ltd (PR) St Brides Media & Finance Ltd |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 |
About Horizonte Minerals:
Horizonte Minerals plc is an AIM and TSX listed exploration and development company focused in Brazil which wholly owns the advanced Araguaia nickel project located to the south of the Carajas mineral district of northern Brazil. The project currently has an estimated mineral resource of 39.3Mt grading 1.39% Ni (Indicated) and 60.9Mt at 1.22% Ni (Inferred) at a 0.95% nickel cut-off.
The Company has completed a Preliminary Economic Assessment at Araguaia that illustrates robust economics based on low strip ratio with good infrastructure. It is Horizonte's intention to complete a Pre-Feasibility at Araguaia to further prove the economics of the project.
In addition it has support from its major shareholder, Teck Resources. The company is well funded to accelerate the development of its core project.
Except for statements of historical fact relating to the Company, certain information contained in this press release constitutes "forward-looking information" under Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the potential of the Company's current or future property mineral projects; the success of exploration and mining activities; cost and timing of future exploration, production and development; the estimation of mineral resources and reserves and the ability of the Company to achieve its goals in respect of growing its mineral resources; and the realization of mineral resource and reserve estimates. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made, and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to risks related to: exploration and mining risks, competition from competitors with greater capital; the Company's lack of experience with respect to development-stage mining operations; fluctuations in metal prices; uninsured risks; environmental and other regulatory requirements; exploration, mining and other licences; the Company's future payment obligations; potential disputes with respect to the Company's title to, and the area of, its mining concessions; the Company's dependence on its ability to obtain sufficient financing in the future; the Company's dependence on its relationships with third parties; the Company's joint ventures; the potential of currency fluctuations and political or economic instability in countries in which the Company operates; currency exchange fluctuations; the Company's ability to manage its growth effectively; the trading market for the ordinary shares of the Company; uncertainty with respect to the Company's plans to continue to develop its operations and new projects; the Company's dependence on key personnel; possible conflicts of interest of directors and officers of the Company, and various risks associated with the legal and regulatory framework within which the Company operates.
Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.