Capstone Mining 2013 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Production Results
Vancouver, British Columbia - Capstone Mining Corp. (Capstone) (TSX: CS) today announced operating results for the three and twelve month periods ending December 31, 2013 of its three operating mines: Pinto Valley, Cozamin and Minto. Combined production totalled 56.9 and 113.8 million pounds of copper (in concentrates and cathode) in the fourth quarter and full year 2013, respectively, with additional by-products of zinc, molybdenum, lead, silver and gold.
Capstone met overall 2013 copper production targets, with outperformance at Pinto Valley and Cozamin comfortably offsetting lower production at Minto, said Darren Pylot, President and CEO of Capstone. Pinto Valley performed very well in the fourth quarter and is presently operating very close to the targeted mill throughput rate of 50,000 tonnes per day. Cozamin performed better than plan and the grade increase at Minto made a meaningful contribution to the very strong performance for the quarter.
- At Pinto Valley we exceeded our earlier production forecasts as throughput and recoveries trended to targeted sustainable rates through the end of the year.
- Cozamin performed better than expected in the fourth quarter and posted an excellent result for the year. The mine achieved an annual throughput record in 2013 of 3,305 tonnes per day, with grade and recoveries coming in very close to expectations for the quarter and year.
- At Minto, November and December were pivotal months with ore grade increasing to over 2% copper and recoveries at high levels. The mill achieved a monthly throughput production record in December of 4,179 tonnes per day. Q4 2013 Operating Details
The conference call replay will be available until March 7, 2014. The conference call audio and transcript will be available on Capstone's website within approximately 24 hours of the call at _blank>http://capstonemining.com/s/conference-calls.asp.
About Capstone Mining Corp.
Capstone Mining Corp. is a Canadian base metals mining company, committed to the responsible development of our assets and the environments in which we operate. We are focused on copper, with three producing mines; the Pinto Valley copper-molybdenum mine located in Arizona, US, the Cozamin copper-silver-zinc-lead mine in Zacatecas State, Mexico and the Minto copper-gold-silver mine in Yukon, Canada. In addition, Capstone has two development projects; the large scale 70% owned Santo Domingo copper-iron-gold project in Region III, Chile, in partnership with Korea Resources Corporation, and the 100% owned Kutcho copper-zinc-gold-silver project in British Columbia, Canada, as well as exploration properties in Canada, Chile and Mexico. Using our cash flow and strong balance sheet as a platform, Capstone's strategy is to continue to grow with mineral resource and reserve expansions and exploration, and through acquisitions in politically stable, mining-friendly regions. We will pace our growth with our financial capacity, ensuring we retain, as a priority, sufficient financial flexibility to meet the requirements of our existing operations and our committed development projects, while maintaining an adequate cushion to deal with market volatility and operating risks inherent in the mining industry. Our headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and we are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Further information is available at _blank>www.capstonemining.com.
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Cindy Burnett, VP, Investor Relations and Communications 604-637-8157 cburnett@capstonemining.com
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