Vena Resources Acquires “Granja Nueva” Copper/Gold Project ...Michiquillay a world class...
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NEWS RELEASE February 19, 2007
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Vena Resources Acquires “Granja Nueva” Copper/Gold Project in Peru and Provides Update on Azulcocha and Uranium Exploration
Toronto, Ontario – Vena Resources Inc. (TSX.V: VEM, Lima: VEM, Frankfurt: V1R, OTC: VNARF) is
pleased to announce that it has acquired the Granja Nueva cooper/gold mineral concessions
totaling 2,800 hectares from the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru. The Company is waiting
for formal title documentation, however in the meantime it is in the process of assembling an
exploration team to confirm the historical data and expand our geological knowledge of Granja
Nueva leading to a drilling campaign. Previous geological work performed by Cambior
identified five targets within the area: El Pozo; Rumichaca; El Rejo; Totoral; and La Chonta.
Further technical updates related to project developments will be reported after field
confirmation programs.
Granja Nueva is adjacent to Rio Tinto’s world-class La Granja project in northern Peru. Rio
Tinto acquired La Granja in December 2005 from the Peruvian government via an open bid
process. Prior to Rio Tinto’s ownership, La Granja was owned by Cambior which reported
several billion pounds of copper in-situ.
Granja Nueva is an early stage exploration project in an area of northern Peru where some of
the largest copper porphyries and/or high sulfidation gold deposits have been found to date in
Peru. This area is actively being explored and developed by several multi-national companies
including Rio Tinto, Newmont, Buenaventura, Goldfields, CVRD, and Southern Copper.
Michiquillay a world class copper/gold project is also located in this region of Peru and is in the
process of being auctioned by the Peruvian government prior to April 30th. A number of junior
companies have advanced exploration projects in this region including Candente’s Canariaco,
Northern Peru Copper’s Galeno as shown in the regional map on the following page.
Juan Vegarra, Chairman and CEO of Vena states:
“We now have three significant copper/gold or copper/moly exploration projects
in Peru and we look forward to aggressively exploring Granja Nueva in 2007.
Given its proximity to a world class project owned by Rio Tinto and the historical
information available for the area showing five potential targets within the
concession area, we are excited about its potential for the long term.”
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Azulcocha
In other news, the Company has received a draft report from MineFill Engineering regarding the
scoping study of the Azulcocha Zinc mine. Vena expects to release the final version later this
month. To speed up the drilling program, a second drill rig is now in place.
Uranium Exploration
Also, the Company is pleased to announce that it has come to an agreement with the community
of Isivilla in the Macusani district enabling exploration and drilling to commence on this
prospective Uranium ground as part of Vena’s agreement with Cameco Corporation. Vena will
now submit its application to the Government for the required drilling permits.
For further information please visit the Company website at www.venaresources.com or contact:
Juan Vegarra, Chairman & CEO at (416) 364-7739, ext. 120 or email [email protected]
or Pro-Edge Consultants Inc., Tracy Weslosky or Fred Cowans – Managing Partners at
(866) 544-9622 or (416) 581-0177 or [email protected]
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