The La Plata project is at the very last stage of obtaining the environmental license and other permits required by mining and environmental legislation. During construction and operation activities, the project will generate more than 600 direct employment positions and between 1200 to 1800 indirect employment positions in the construction stage and more than 300 direct employment positions and between 600 and 900 indirect employment positions once in commercial production. About Atico Mining CorporationAtico is a growth-oriented Company, focused on exploring, developing and mining copper and gold projects in Latin America. The Company generates significant cash flow through the operation of the El Roble mine and is developing its high-grade La Plata VMS project in Ecuador. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, without limitation the use of net proceeds, are forward-looking statements.