ceo interview with ron tremblay of levon resources
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ROn TREMbLAy
Earlier this month, Levon Resources Limited resumed phase four drilling at its wholly owned
Cordero project. An initial 14,000 metres of core drilling is planned to test the recently acquired
Aida claim, located in a central part of the Cordero resource. Finance Monthly caught up with
Levon’s President and CEO, Ron Tremblay, for insight into the company’s latest developments.
Contact:
Ron Tremblay
President and CEO
Levon Resources Ltd.
Suite 900, 570 Granville Street
Vancouver, bC, Canada V6C 3P1
Tel: 604-636-1917
Email: rontremblay@levon.com
Web: www.levon.com
ounded in 1965, Levon Resources
Ltd. is an exploration stage
company that engages in the
acquisition, exploration, and
development of natural resource properties
in Mexico. The company primarily explores
for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper. It
principally owns a 100% interest in the
Cordero Sanson property, which covers an
area of approximately 20,000 hectares
located to the northeast of Hidalgo Del
Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. Levon also holds
FThe Cordero Project
Levon Resources recently announced that it
had entered into an agreement to purchase a
100% interest in the Aida mining claim,
located in a central part of the Cordero
Project claim block. Acquisition of the Aida
claim consolidates Levon's 100% ownership
of all mining claims in the Cordero mining
district, and represents a significant step in
the Company's advancement of the Cordero
Project.
The Cordero Project contains a large scale
silver, gold, zinc, and lead, polymetallic
porphyry resource, containing 364 million
oz. silver indicated resources, 91 million oz.
silver inferred resources, plus further indicated
resources of 945,000 oz gold, 6.1 billion
lbs. zinc and 3.3 billion lbs. lead, which
remains open to expansion. According to M3
Engineering and Technology Corporation,
which completed an initial Preliminary
Economic Assessment for the Cordero Project,
acquiring exploration access to the Aida
claim will potentially improve the economics
of the project.
The Cordero project is a bulk tonnage Ag,
Au, Zn, Pb project located in Chihuahua
State, Mexico, 35 km northeast of the town
of Hidalgo Del Parral.
On October 1st, Levon reported the
resumption of Phase 4 drilling at the Cordero
project. An initial 14,000 metres of core
drilling is planned to test the recently acquired
Aida claim.
Levon is well funded for the exploration now
underway.
certain interests in three mineral properties,
including the Ruf and Norma Sass claims, and
the Eagle claims located in the Bullion Mining
District, Lander County, Nevada, U.S.
Mr. Tremblay brings to Levon over 30 years'
experience in finance and management. In his
five years as Levon's President, he has raised
approximately $80M for the company and
advanced the Cordero project to its current
world-class status. He has taken Levon
from a market cap of $5m to over $100M
(exceeding $400M in 2011) and guided the
company through very difficult markets.
What more can you tell us about Levon
Resources Ltd.?
Levon is an Exploration and Development
Company engaged in identifying and
exploring for large scale mining
opportunities, primarily in the precious
metals space. We use our Technical expertise
and our knowledge of the areas to explore for
opportunities. We have demonstrated our
commitment to fiscal responsibility, and
social responsibility in the areas that we work.
We have built excellent relations with the
communities, and a dedication to hiring
and training our personnel from the local
community.
What do you believe makes Levon stand
out on the mining sector landscape?
The sheer size of the Cordero discovery, and
the low cost per ounce that we have spent to
develop the resource is absolutely amazing,
we have spent about $30.0m to create a Net
Present Value of approximately $6.0B and
growing.
Can you tell us about the company’s
approach to its social responsibilities?
One of Levon's key objectives is to bring a new
and long-lived mining district to the Cordero
region with many years of prosperity. We also
know that we are visitors here. That's why we
take great pride in being a supportive and
active member of the community. Our
operation relies on local ranchers, suppliers,
contractors and service providers in the
nearby town of Hidalgo del Parral. We enjoy
celebrating with our neighbours on occasion
and host traditional Mexican fiestas under the
mesquite trees with our entire crew, the
ranchers and their families included.
From an environmental standpoint, we are
aware that we share the land with a wide
variety of wildlife, plants and sources of water.
More importantly, we understand that
anything we do here, from prospecting to
drilling, from road building to construction,
impacts the environment to some extent. Our
mandate is to disrupt the environment as little
as possible and to return the land to as close
to its original state as possible. At all times we
adhere to, and attempt to exceed, standards
issued by the Mexican Environmental and
Natural Resources Authority (SEMARNAT)
and the Mexican Environmental Protection
Authority (PROFEPA).
Above all, the people of Levon Resources
represent the most important asset. We are
committed to ensuring our employees
have safe working conditions and also the
empowerment to grow in their careers. We
value and reward innovation, teamwork and
a commitment to safe working practices.
How has the mining sector developed in
recent years and how have you moved
with it?
The mining sector has been devastated in the
last two years, making it extremely difficult
for Companies to raise Capital, fortunately we
took advantage of the previously good market
conditions to fund Levon, and have kept
dilution very low, in fact we have issued no
new shares in over two years. We have taken
advantage of the tough conditions to negotiate
very favourable terms on all of our
Agreements and acquisitions, as well as
reviewing a lot of potential acquisitions.
What have been Levon Resources’ most
notable events of 2012/13?
We have acquired the Aida claim in the
central portion of our planned open pit at
Cordero, potentially increasing our resource
by as much as 30%, and increasing our world
class status.
What does the future hold for Levon
Resources?
We will continue to add to the Cordero
Resource, and are looking at increasing our
footprint with potential strategic acquisitions.
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