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BioteQ reaches agreement to restart operations at Lluvia gold mine in Mexico
Industrial waste water treatment group BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc (TSX: BQE) said it has reached reached agreement with NWM Mining (TSX-V: COL) to re-start operations at the Lluvia de Oro - La Jojoba gold mine site in Mexico.
The agreement provides for NWM Mining to pay BioteQ for the capital cost of its SART plant (Sulphidization–Acidification– Recycle–Thickening) plus a profit margin, provides an on-going operating contract and technology fee to BioteQ for SART operations, and re-payment of loans made by BioteQ to NWM Mining, including accrued interest.
The first loan payment of C$500,000 has been received by BioteQ.
CEO Brad Marchant said: "We are pleased to reach agreement with NWM Mining and Global Resource Fund, to re-establish active operations at the Lluvia gold mine site. Global has agreed to provide NWM Mining with US$1.5 million in financing, to enable NWM to resume gold production at the Lluvia site, and initiate re-payment of the loans and capital provided by BioteQ to the project.”
“This agreement enables BioteQ to recover its investments at the site as well as generate a continuing revenue stream over the life of the gold mine from water treatment operations," he added.
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