CANTEX ANNOUNCES AL HARIQAH GOLD PROJECT LETTER OF INTENT
September 20 2010 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (Canada)
KELOWNA, BC, Sept. 20 /CNW/ -- KELOWNA, BC, Sept. 20 /CNW/ - Cantex
Mine Development Corp. (CD : TSXV) ("Cantex" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce that a Letter of Intent has been signed for the
Al Hariqah gold project in Yemen and that drilling is progressing
on the Leonard Creek gold project in Nevada. Al Hariqah Letter of
Intent --------------------------- Cantex is pleased to announce
that Cheetah-Yemen Holdings Ltd. ("Cheetah"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Cheetah Ventures Ltd. has entered into a letter of
intent whereby Cheetah will be granted an option to acquire up to a
70% interest in the mineral claim known as the "Al Hariqah" Project
in Yemen. Cheetah's interest will be earned in stages, but to earn
the full 70% interest, Cheetah is required to fund exploration
expenditures totaling C$5,000,000 plus 70% of the costs required to
put the project into commercial production. Cheetah is obligated to
fund a minimum of C$2,000,000 as a firm commitment, and will earn a
40% interest upon expending a total of C$4,000,000 and completing a
prefeasibility study by March 2012. It can then earn an additional
10% interest by expending an additional C$1,000,000 toward
exploration work and completing a feasibility study by September
2013; and can earn a final additional 20% interest by funding 100%
of the costs of placing the project into commercial production. In
the event that a mine is developed, Cantex will reimburse Cheetah
for 30% of the costs associated with commercial development of the
mine from 80% of Cantex's share of mine profits. The letter of
intent and transactions contemplated therein are subject to a
number of material conditions, including, inter alia, the
negotiation of a definitive agreement, delivery and approval by
Cheetah of a compliant National Instrument 43-101 Report, and TSX-V
approval. Al Hariqah Update ----------------- Prior to the Ramadan
religious holiday, 117 drill holes have been completed on the
deposit. An additional 31 holes have been drilled with percussion
techniques to a depth of approximately 100 meters and remain to be
deepened with core drilling. A further 14 holes have yet to be
started. This work has commenced now that the Ramadan break is
over. A shipping container of percussion and core samples from Al
Hariqah is scheduled to arrive in Vancouver today where they will
be assayed for gold at the ALS Chemex Laboratory in Vancouver. Once
drilling of the remaining 45 holes is complete a prefeasibility
study will be undertaken. Leonard Creek Gold Project, Nevada
---------------------------------- As of September 17th, nine holes
totaling 1,550 meters have been drilled to discover the source of
the overlying Leonard Creek gold placers. However, one of the nine
holes did not intersect bedrock due to technical drilling
difficulties. Geologist John Churchill has submitted 1,044 drill
samples of bedrock prospective for gold to the ALS Chemex
Laboratory in Reno, Nevada for analysis. Drilling is underway on
the two remaining holes which are planned to total about 730
meters. Summary ------- Cantex is pleased to have a letter of
intent in place on the Al Hariqah gold project with Cheetah. On the
TSX-V approval of a final agreement, funding by Cheetah will allow
for accelerating the work needed to complete the prefeasibility
study and, pending positive results, the cost of building a mine
and going into production. The company also looks forward to the
successful completion of drilling and gold assay results from the
Leonard Creek gold project in Nevada. Technical portions of this
release have been prepared and reviewed by Chad Ulansky P.Geol, a
Qualified Person under NI 43-101. Signed, Charles Fipke Charles
Fipke Chairman Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release. %SEDAR: 00010333E Cantex Mine Development
Corp., 203-1634 Harvey Ave., Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6G2, Tel (250) 860
8582, Fax (250) 860 1362, Email cantex@shaw.ca
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