Itafos Announces Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Conda Mine Life Extension
October 25 2021 - 8:00AM
Itafos Inc. (TSX-V: IFOS) (the “Company”) announced today a
significant milestone on Conda’s mine life extension with the
publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (“Draft
EIS”) for the Husky 1/North Dry Ridge (“H1/NDR”) mine development
project. The Company previously defined H1/NDR as the path forward
for Conda’s mine life extension following completion of the
independent technical report encompassing Conda and Paris Hills
deposits during 2019.
“The publication of the Draft EIS is an important step in
executing on our key objective of extending Conda’s mine life
through permitting and developing H1/NDR. Conda has a more than
30-year track record of safe and reliable operations and we look
forward to continuing to serve our customers for many years to
come,” said Tim Vedder, General Manager of Conda.
The Draft EIS was prepared under the National Environmental
Policy Act (“NEPA”) by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau
of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest
Service. The NEPA process is designed to help public officials
complete permitting decisions that are protective of the
environment and includes a public engagement process. The Draft EIS
was published on the Federal Register on October 22, 2021, which
initiated a public comment period through December 6, 2021. The
Draft EIS is available on the Federal Register at
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/22/2021-23027/notice-of-availability-of-draft-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-proposed-husky-1-north-dry.
On October 30, 2019, the Company announced the results of the
independent technical report encompassing Conda and Paris Hills
deposits and defined H1/NDR as the Company’s path forward for mine
life extension. The independent technical report was compiled by
Golder Associates Ltd. and titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on
the Itafos Conda and Itafos Paris Hills Mineral Projects, Idaho,
USA” (the “Conda Technical Report”). On December 16, 2019, the
Company announced the conversion of Mineral Resources to Mineral
Reserves related to Conda’s existing mines, which are expected to
extend Conda’s mine life through mid-2026. The Conda Technical
Report is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.itafos.com.
About Itafos
The Company is a phosphate and specialty
fertilizer company. The Company’s businesses and projects are as
follows:
- Conda – a vertically integrated
phosphate fertilizer business with production capacity of
approximately 550kt per year of monoammonium phosphate (“MAP”), MAP
with micronutrients (“MAP+”), superphosphoric acid (“SPA”),
merchant grade phosphoric acid (“MGA”) and ammonium polyphosphate
(“APP”) located in Idaho, US;
- Arraias – a vertically integrated
phosphate fertilizer business with production capacity of
approximately 500kt per year of single superphosphate (“SSP”), SSP
with micronutrients (“SSP+”) and approximately 40kt per year of
excess sulfuric acid (220kt per year gross sulfuric acid production
capacity) located in Tocantins, Brazil;
- Farim – a high-grade phosphate mine
project located in Farim, Guinea-Bissau;
- Santana – a vertically integrated
high-grade phosphate mine and fertilizer plant project located in
Pará, Brazil;
- Araxá – a vertically integrated
rare earth elements and niobium mine and extraction plant project
located in Minas Gerais, Brazil;
- Paris Hills – a phosphate mine
project located in Idaho, US (wind down in process); and
- Mantaro – a phosphate mine project
located in Junin, Peru (wind down in process).
The Company is a Delaware corporation that is headquartered in
Houston, TX. The Company’s shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange
(“TSX-V”) under the ticker symbol “IFOS”. The Company’s principal
shareholder is CL Fertilizers Holding LLC (“CLF”). CLF is an
affiliate of Castlelake, L.P., a global private investment
firm.
For more information, or to join the Company’s mailing list to
receive notification of future news releases, please visit the
Company’s website at www.itafos.com.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information contained in this news release constitutes
forward-looking information. All information other than information
of historical fact is forward-looking information. The use of any
of the words “intend”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”,
“estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “would”,
“believe”, “predict” and “potential” and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking information. This information
involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from
those anticipated in such forward-looking information. No assurance
can be given that this information will prove to be correct and
such forward-looking information included in this news release
should not be unduly relied upon.
Forward-looking information is subject to a number of risks and
other factors that could cause actual results and events to vary
materially from that anticipated by such forward-looking
information. Although the Company has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking statements,
there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. Factors that may cause actual
results to differ materially from expected results described in
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those
risk factors set out in the Company’s management’s discussion and
analysis and other disclosure documents available under the
Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at
www.itafos.com. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of
risks, uncertainties and assumptions are not exhaustive. The
forward-looking information included in this news release is
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and is made as of
the date of this news release. The Company undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information except
as required by applicable securities laws.
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TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX-V) ACCEPTS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS
RELEASE.
For further information, please contact:
Itafos Investor Relationsinvestor@itafos.comwww.itafos.com
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