TSX.V. EOX
Frankfurt. OMZ
VANCOUVER, Sept. 7 /CNW/ - EurOmax Resources Limited (TSX‐V: EOX) ("EurOmax"
or, the "Company") responded today to
misleading statements made by the dissident shareholders (the
"Dissidents") in their news release dated August 31, 2010 concerning
cash expenditures by EurOmax. EurOmax is a mineral exploration company
which by its nature must spend funds to explore its properties and
enhance shareholder value. A failure to explore its properties
diligently would result in the cancellation or non‐renewal of critical
government licenses, which in turn could result in a total loss of value
to shareholders for the affected properties.
The Dissidents criticism of cash deployment in the second half of 2009
is disingenuous and misleading. The exploration programs undertaken by
the Company were those that were proposed by the former Chief Executive
Officer of EurOmax, with the strong support and approval of Mr.
Patriarco, who was a director of the Company at the relevant time. The
major expenditures did not materially advance the Euromax property
values, unlike the more targeted drilling program that has occurred
since that time.
Contrary to the lack of relative success under the previous leadership,
since their departure, EurOmax has spent approximately one third of the
funds they spent, and achieved much greater results. The results of
these expenditures can be summarized as follows:
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Drilling at Ilovitza significantly extended the potential porphyry
gold - copper deposit by 100 metres to the east and 150 metres to the
north from the previously defined 303 million tonne inferred mineral
resource grading 0.23% copper, 0.31 grams per tonne gold and 0.005%
molybdenum. This resource contains approximately 1.6 billion pounds of
copper, 2.9 million ounces of gold and 3.5 million pounds of
molybdenum. The drilling also indicated that drilling to the north has
higher gold grades. This has been described as a "world class" deposit
by a commentator. Present management is actively in discussions with
third parties to implement a major program on this project.
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Drilling at Breznik extended the strike of the high grade gold‐silver
deposit from nearly 1,000 metres to approximately 2,200 metres.
Drilling also identified a parallel zone to the previously identified
high grade gold‐silver deposit. Breznik is developing into a
significant gold property capable in the near term of attracting major
investment in its own right.
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Drilling at Kazandol North confirmed a potential zone of oxide copper
mineralization over an area 900 metres long and 400 metres wide.
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During 2010, 10,000 metres of drilling has been completed. Results are
expected on the Company's other properties within the next month, and
will enable EurOmax to make critical decisions on advancing additional
properties.
EurOmax has nothing to hide. EurOmax has offered the Dissidents a Board
seat with the Company (the maximum number of Board seats the Company can
offer at this time under the British Columbia Business
Corporations Act). EurOmax has also offered the Dissidents a
"standstill agreement" such that major corporate transactions could not
occur without the consent of the Dissidents. The Dissidents rejected
these offers, which would have allowed the Dissidents to learn about and
monitor the affairs of the Company, including critical value creation
opportunities. The Dissidents concerns regarding spending by the Company
should be evaluated in light of the Dissidents' failure to accept
important offers made that were intended to address their concerns.
Christopher A. Serin, P.Eng., a qualified person as defined by National
Instrument 43‐101, supervised the preparation of the information in this
release.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
"Christopher
A. Serin"
Interim Chief Executive Officer
FORWARD LOOKING-STATEMENTS
This
news release contains "forward‐looking information" within the meaning
of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward‐looking
statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements of EurOmax to be materially different from
those expressed or implied by such forward‐looking statements. 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. Accordingly, readers should not place
undue reliance on forward‐looking statements. EurOmax does not undertake
to update any forward‐looking statements that are incorporated by
reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.