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ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 07/08/14 -- Pershimco Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Pershimco") (TSX VENTURE:PRO)(FRANKFURT:BIZ) is pleased to announce the results of its independent technical report for its 100%-owned Cerro Quema Project in Panama ("Cerro Quema" or "the Project"). The National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 compliant Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate and Pre-Feasibility Study ("PFS") for the Cerro Quema Project (the "Project") in Los Santos Province, Panama, prepared by Kappes Cassiday and Associates, Golder Associates Inc., and P&E Mining Consultants Inc., will be available shortly with the Company's other documents on SEDAR (www.sedar.com.) The latest technical work highlights a planned 10,000 tonnes-per-day ("tpd") production scenario generating strong economics through an annual production of more than 100,000 gold ounces for the first full year of production. An Environmental Management Program (PAMA) was approved by the Panamanian environmental authorities for the initial 5,000 tpd proposed plant and is now being amended for its expansion to 10,000 tpd.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- NPV (5%): using US$1,275/oz gold price US$165 million pre-tax and royalties -------------------------------------------------- US $110 million after tax and royalties --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internal Rate of Return (IRR): 45.8% pre-tax and royalties -------------------------------------------------- 33.7% after tax and royalties --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPEX: US$117 million (including owner-operated fleet) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payback Period 2.2 years --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOM Average Operating Cost: US$402/oz --------------------------------------------------------------------------- US$574/oz (including taxes, royalties and refining Total Operating Cost: for life of mine ("LOM") --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All-In Sustaining Cost: US $631/ oz(1). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mineral Reserves for first phase of 488,000 oz of gold from Pit #1 - La Pava & Pit #2 extraction: - Quema/Quemita --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note 1: please refer to Table 6 in press release
-- Recent drilling has established reserves of 488,000 ounces of gold oxides from 19.7 Mt of ore at 0.77g/t, based on a gold price of US$1,275/oz; -- Average annual gold production will total 78,546 oz of gold for a total of 417,819 oz of gold over 5.3 years -- First year gold production of 100,744 ounces of gold - Including 1,536 oz of preproduction (year -1). -- LOM Strip Ratio (Waste:Ore): 0.72:1 - ridge mining -- Metallurgical testing shows excellent leaching kinetics, with a conservative average recovery of 85.8% through a 10,000-tpd processing plant incorporating two stage crushing, conventional heap leach and a CIL/ADR circuit; -- Recent drilling has established reserves of 488,000 ounces of gold oxides from 19.7 Mt of ore at 0.77g/t, based on a gold price of US$1,275/oz; -- The Environmental Management Program (PAMA) and extraction permits are in place for the previously proposed 5,000 tpd operation, covering most of the required project areas. Following the optimization of the infrastructure locations and processing methods, Pershimco has started to update the environmental assessment and permitting applications to cover the additional areas and criteria required to accommodate the expanded production capacity. The updated applications, which will be necessary to initiate construction of the heap leach area, will be submitted to the Panamanian government before the year-end.
The PFS outlines gold production from the initial extraction phase from the first two open pits of the Project. The operation will have a mine life of 5.3 years and a processing capacity of 3.6 million tonnes per annum ("Mtpa") through a conventional heap leach and CIL/ADR plant. Average LOM production is expected to be 78,546 ounces of gold per annum. Gold production by the end of the first year of production (including preproduction year) will total over 100,000 ounces of gold, generating significant cash flow to facilitate a faster payback period for the operation. Pershimco intends to immediately investigate the recommendations generated by the PFS to optimize the operation's capital expenditures, initial capital outlay and payback period.
"We are very pleased with the results of the pre-feasibility study on Cerro Quema. The initial production phase of Project proves to have robust economics with outstanding returns. The PFS also demonstrates that Cerro Quema's production profile will have one of the lowest operating cost among other projects in the industry," comments Alain Bureau, Chief Executive Officer of Pershimco. "We believe the value we have generated from Cerro Quema since acquiring it only four years ago represent only the tip of the iceberg. We have identified more than a dozen oxide targets and have recently confirmed solid copper-gold porphyry indicators Cerro Quema. We look forward to monetizing the short term value of the Project so we can unlock its long-term upside potential. This marks the foundation on which we will continue to build value for our shareholders. I would like to thank our internal team and the professionals at Kappes Cassiday & Associates, Golder Associates Inc., and P&E Mining Consultants for their work in completing the study."
The Company will host a webcast on the results of the project's Pre-feasibility Study on Tuesday July 08th, 10h00 am, EST. Dial-in details are as follows:
Meeting Number: 199 992 719
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The webcast will subsequently be available for playback on Pershimco's website at www.pershimco.ca.
The PFS on the Cerro Quema Project was prepared by Kappes Cassiday and Associates, Golder Associates Inc., and P&E Mining Consultants Inc. at the request of Pershimco Resources Inc. ("Pershimco"). Pershimco is a Quebec based, publicly held company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX.V") under the symbol PRO and on the Frankfurt exchange under the symbol BIZ.
The purpose of the report is to provide an independent, National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 compliant Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate and Pre-Feasibility Study for the Cerro Quema Project (the "Project") in Los Santos Province, Panama. The PFS intends to estimate the gold reserves for only La Pava and Quemita oxide gold deposits, located into the Cerro Quema project. Several other oxide and sulfide targets on the property remain open for increasing the gold reserve.
The PFS and its appendix incorporate over 2000 pages of geology, mineral resources, mineral reserves, mining and mine production schedule, metallurgy, process plant design, infrastructure engineering, including waste rock dump and water management, capital and operating cost estimates, financial modeling and permitting for the Project.
Key Project Parameters
The key technical, operational and financial parameters of the PFS are summarized in the following table:
Table 1 - PFS Financial Parameters
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parameter Unit Value --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ore mined Mt 19.7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average head grade mined g/t 0.77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waste mined (including pre-strip) Mt 14.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strip ratio waste:ore 0.72 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contained gold oz 488,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average gold recovery rate % 85.8% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Production & Production Y1 ounces 100,744 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual production Y2-6 ounces 317,067 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78,546 Annual production over LOM ounces --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open pit mine life years 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPEX Upfront capital cost US$ million 107 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mining mobile equipment cost US$ million 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital payback period years 2.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating cash costs US$/oz 402 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total cash costs (including taxes and royalties) US$/oz 574 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating cash costs US$/tonne 8.63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital Costs
The required pre-production capital expenditure for the Cerro Quema Project is summarized in the tables 2, 3 and 4. These costs are based on the design outlined in the study and are considered to have an accuracy of +/-25%. The scope of these costs includes all mining equipment, process facilities, and infrastructure for the Project.
The costs presented have been estimated primarily by KCA, Golder Associates Inc. and P&E.
Table 2 - Capital Cost Summary
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital Cost Cost, US$ (000) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment + Construction Capital $117,090 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Future Capital (Sustaining) $13,430 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mine Closure Costs (Sustaining) $10,380 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salvage Value at closure ($6,620) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tables 3 - Summary of Mining Pre-Production Capital Costs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Direct Mining Costs US$ ('000) Mobile Equipment $10,134 Haul Roads $500 Miscellaneous $292 Total Direct Mining Costs $10,926 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Costs Freight- Contingency- Taxes-Misc. $2,063 Capitalized Pre-Strip $4,177 Total Other Costs $6,240 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Mining $17,166 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table 4 - Summary of Process Pre-Production Capital Costs by Area ($,000s)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cost Install Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plant Total Direct Costs $ 43,407 $ 22,225 $ 65,632 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spare Parts $ 1,550 $ 1,550 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contingency $ 10,828 $ 10,828 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plant Total Direct Costs with Contingency $ 78,010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indirect Field Costs $ 6,608 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Fills $ 1,164 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub Total Plant Cost Before EPCM $ 85,781 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPCM $ 9,845 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal Plant Cost $ 95,626 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owner's Costs $ 4,301 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL Pre-Production Capital Cost $ 99,927 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
An additional US$ 5.7 M, covering 60 days of working capital, was considered in the cash flow model.
Cerro Quema sustaining capital and reclamation costs are summarized in the table 5.
Table 5 - Sustaining capital and reclamation costs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sustaining Capital Cost Total ('000$) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heap Leach Pad Expansion $ 7,495 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HL Barren Booster $ 308 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upper Chontal WRD $ 892 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mine Equipment $ 1,730 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HL Monitoring after Y6 $ 334 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mine Other $ 732 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agglomeration Drum Y5 $ 1,744 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conveyor Remove/Install $ 360 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taxes, Mine Equipment $ 172 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mine Site Closure $ 10,047 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $ 23,814 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The site closure costs cover environmental aspects at the mine and process plant sites.
The PFS has been completed on the basis that mining operations will be undertaken on an owner-operator basis, although the Company is exploring opportunities to reduce upfront capital outlay through contractor mining. Pershimco also expects that further savings on Capex and Opex will be possible thru negotiation with its main suppliers and partners, once the financial aspect of the Project will be secured.
Costs per Ounce Produced
The PFS has demonstrated low operating cash cost of US$402/oz and low total cash costs of US$574/oz, including taxes and royalties. The financial model includes all of the capital and operating costs:
Table 6 - Cerro Quema Cost (per Oz Gold)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category US$/oz produced --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mining $ 150.91 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processing $ 207.68 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- General and Administration $ 43.72 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating Cash Costs $ 402.31 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freight and refining $ 10,53 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taxes and Royalties (Panamanina Taxes (25%) Royalties (4.6%)) $ 160.73 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Cash Costs $ 573.57 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sustaining Capital $ 57.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AISC (All Inclusive Sustaining Cost) 630.57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Sensitivity Analysis
The economic analysis utilizes an average gold price of US$1,275 per ounce over the 5.3 year life of operation. This data is presented with a sensitivity analysis that examines the Project economics at different gold prices:
Table 7 - Sensitivity Analysis (After Tax)
--------------------------------------- NPV (in USD 1,000's) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Variation IRR 0% 5% 10% 15% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gold Price --------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,275 33.7% 152,414 110,051 77,997 53,393 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85% $1,084 22.2% 94,849 62,605 38,304 19,749 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90% $1,148 26.2% 114,091 78,469 51,579 31,004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100% $1,275 33.7% 152,414 110,051 77,997 53,393 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 110% $1,403 40.7% 190,547 141,462 104,257 75,639 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 115% $1,466 44.2% 209,614 157,167 117,388 86,762 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital Cost --------------------------------------------------------------------------- $117,093 33.7% 152,414 110,051 77,997 53,393 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85% $99,529 42.1% 168,647 125,622 93,051 68,016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90% $105,384 39.0% 163,236 120,432 88,033 63,142 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100% $117,093 33.7% 152,414 110,051 77,997 53,393 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 110% $128,802 29.1% 141,592 99,670 67,960 43,645 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 115% $134,657 27.1% 136,101 94,408 62,876 38,710 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating Cost --------------------------------------------------------------------------- $168,089 33.7% 152,414 110,051 77,997 53,393 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85% $142,875 37.4% 172,769 126,775 91,939 65,168 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90% $151,280 36.2% 165,984 121,200 87,291 61,243 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100% $168,089 33.7% 152,414 110,051 77,997 53,393 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 110% $184,897 31.1% 138,817 98,877 68,679 45,523 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 115% $193,302 29.8% 131,937 93,217 63,954 41,526 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pershimco owns 100% of the Cerro Quema Project. Taxes for mining business and royalty to the Government are well defined in Panama. Nevertheless, Pershimco intend to start discussions with the Government of Panama in respect of the fiscal incentives that could apply to the Project. The Project will be a significant contributor to the tax base of the Panama economy and until now every mining operation in Panama has benefit from fiscal incentives.
The PFS is based on a corporation tax rate of 25%, a royalty of 4% to the Government of Panama, which are already defined in Panama. An additional royalty of 0.6% is owed to a private company (CEMSA) held by a former owner.
Mineral Resources Estimate
The effective date of this mineral resource estimate is June 30th, 2014.
The Cerro Quema mineral resources are reported inside an optimized pit shell. The results from the optimized pit shell are used solely for the purpose of reporting mineral resources that have reasonable prospects for economic extraction, and the optimization is based on the economic parameters including US$1,500/oz gold, 86% oxide Au recovery, 90% sulphide Au recovery, US$2.20/tonne mining costs, $6.13/tonne oxide processing cost, $12.00 tonne sulphide process cost, US$1.00/tonne G&A. A cutoff of 0.18 g/t Au was used for oxide mineralization and 0.31 g/t Au for sulphide mineralization. The pit shell was optimized based on Au block grades for oxide zones and Au-equivalent (AuEq) block grades for sulphide zones. The Au-equivalent block grades were calculated using the formula: AuEq = (Au g/t + (Cu% x 1.6)).
The In-Pit Mineral Resources are summarized in the table 7.
Table 8 - Summary of the Cerro Quema In-Pit Mineral RESOURCES (1,2,3,4,5,6 )
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- La Pava -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grade Cutoff Zone Group Au g/t Tonnes Au g/t Cu % AuEq g/t Au Ounces -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxides Measured 0.18 7,052,600 0.82 0.04 NA 184,900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicated 0.18 10,896,100 0.57 0.04 NA 201,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meas & Ind 0.18 17,948,700 0.67 0.04 NA 386,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inferred 0.18 331,700 0.36 0.03 NA 3,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grade Cutoff AuEq Zone Group AuEq g/t Tonnes Au g/t Cu % AuEq g/t Ounces -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sulphides Measured 0.31 802,000 0.44 0.22 0.80 20,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicated 0.31 7,664,900 0.39 0.38 1.00 246,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meas & Ind 0.31 8,466,900 0.39 0.36 0.98 266,700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inferred 0.31 75,000 0.28 0.2 0.61 1,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grade Au + AuEq La Pava Group Cutoff Tonnes Au g/t Cu % AuEq g/t Ounces -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Measured ---- 7,854,600 0.78 0.06 0.81 205,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicated ---- 18,561,000 0.50 0.18 0.75 447,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meas & Ind ---- 26,415,600 0.58 0.14 0.77 652,700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inferred ---- 406,700 0.35 0.06 0.41 5,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quema + Quemita + Mesita -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grade Cutoff Zone Group Au g/t Tonnes Au g/t Cu % AuEq g/t Au Ounces -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxides Measured 0.18 0 0 0 NA 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicated 0.18 5,983,700 0.86 0.03 NA 166,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meas & Ind 0.18 5,983,700 0.86 0.03 NA 166,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inferred 0.18 335,300 0.38 0.03 NA 4,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grade Cutoff AuEq Zone Group AuEq g/t Tonnes Au g/t Cu % AuEq g/t Ounces -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sulphides Measured 0.31 0 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicated 0.31 2,539,000 0.49 0.15 0.73 59,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meas & Ind 0.31 2,539,000 0.49 0.15 0.73 59,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inferred 0.31 298,100 0.30 0.17 0.57 5,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grade Au + AuEq QQM Group Cutoff Tonnes Au g/t Cu % AuEq g/t Ounces -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Measured ---- 0 0 0 0.00 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicated ---- 8,522,700 0.75 0.07 0.82 226,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meas & Ind ---- 8,522,700 0.75 0.07 0.82 226,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inferred ---- 633,400 0.34 0.10 0.47 9,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mineral resources are reported inside an optimized pit shell. AuEq was calculated using Au + 1.6 (i) Cu. 2. Numbers may not add up due to rounding. 3. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. 4. The quantity and grade of reported Inferred resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these Inferred resources as an Indicated or Measured mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading them to an Indicated or Measured mineral resource category. 5. The mineral resources were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council. 6. The mineral resource is based on economic parameters including US$1,500/oz gold, 86% oxide Au recovery, 90% sulphide Au recovery, US$2.20/tonne mining costs, US$6.13/tonne oxide processing cost, US$12.00/tonne sulphide processing cost and US$1.00/tonne G&A
Mineral Reserve Estimate
The Cerro Quema mining operation will consist of open-pit mining only with no underground mining component planned, hence, all of the ore reserves are deemed to be open pit reserves. No Inferred mineral resources are used in the estimation of the mineral reserve. Only oxide resources are used in the estimation of the mineral reserve.
The mineral reserves for the Cerro Quema Project will be provided by two separate pits: La Pava pit and Quema pit. Two separate block models were developed; one for each pit.
The Proven and Probable mineral reserves for the Project are summarized in the Table 9. A cut-off grade of 0.21 g/t Au is used for reporting all reserves. The mineral reserve represents a diluted ore tonnage.
Table 9 - Cerro Quema Mineral Reserves
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gold Oz Ore (Mt) Au (g/t) Cu (%) Contained --------------------------------------------------------------------------- La Pava Proven 6.82 0.80 0.04 176,000 Probable 7.40 0.67 0.04 159,000 ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sub-total 14.22 0.73 0.04 335,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quema Proven - - - - Probable 5.49 0.86 0.03 153,000 ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sub-total 5.49 0.86 0.03 153,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Proven 6.82 0.80 0.04 176,000 Probable 12.89 0.75 0.03 312,000 ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Total 19.71 0.77 0.04 488,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM") definitions were used for Mineral Reserves 2. The Mineral reserve Is based on US$1,275/oz gold
Metallurgical Testing
Metallurgical testing of material from the Cerro Quema deposit was completed by the previous owners and Pershimco. The testing included:
-- Bottle roll tests that evaluated amenability of the materials to cyanidation; -- Column leach tests that evaluated the amenability of the materials to conventional heap leaching
Metallurgical testing results show:
-- Oxide material from La Pava responds very well to cyanide bottle roll and column leaching yielding high gold extractions and low reagent consumptions. -- Laboratory Gold recovery averaging 92% for bottle roll tests and 93% for column leach tests. -- At grade of 1 g/t Au and lower, extractions is approximately the same for both La Pava and Quema -- At grades above 1 g/t Au, the extractions for La Pava are greater than for Quema; -- KCA recommends using a constant field gold recovery of 86% for all La Pava material and the low grade of Quema. Further, it is recommended to discount Quema ore recovery at 3% recovery of gold per 1 g/t head grade; the weighted average recovery being 85.5%. -- The data show no dependence of gold extraction on crush size for the materials and size ranges tested; -- Clay containing material shows poor permeability and will require cement agglomeration. This material (about 1,000,000 tonnes) will be stockpiled and processed at the end of the mine life.
Mining Operation
The mining method will be a conventional open-pit mine. The ore production rate delivered to the heap leach pad area is approximately 3.6 million tonnes per year of silica ore. Over the life of the Project about 1,000,000 tonnes of clayey ore will be stockpiled and processed at the end of the mine life.
Overall total annual mining rates will range from a high of 7.1 Mt of combined ore and waste to a low of 5.5 Mt with an average of about 6.4 Mt/year. The average total daily mining rate will be of 18,000 tpd, of which 10,000 tpd would consist of ore.
Golder Associates completed a geotechnical review to provide pit slope design with catch bench width of 6.5 m for 10 m high double benches utilizing a bench face angle of 62 degrees, resulting in an inter-ramp slope angle of 40 degrees.
The total mine life for this first operation is five years in duration, not including one year of pre-production nor 0.3 year for processing the clay stock pile.
Ore and waste from the La Pava pit will be hauled to the crusher and Chontal waste dump. At the Quema pit, a trade-off study recommended the use of a conveyor system to transport both ore and waste down the hillside.
The Pre-Feasibility study considered both options of Owner-Operated mining and Contract mining. The base case for the study is the Owner-Operated mining option, although contractor mining will be re-evaluated in order to reduce initial capital outlay.
Initially, an 6.5m3 excavator and 7m3 front end loader would be purchased along with a total of six trucks (four 40t articulated and two 50t rigid frame) to be ready for Year-1. As the production rate ramps up and the La Pava pit deepens with longer haul distances, additional trucks will be required. The fleet of four articulated trucks will be supplemented with additional 50t rigid frame trucks since working conditions in the pit will improve with depth. The truck fleet will peak at ten units. No major mining equipment replacements will be required over the Project's mine life.
The Cerro Quema mine will require mine offices, change house facilities, maintenance facilities, warehousing and cold storage areas. The explosive contractor will be allocated storage space on the Project site.
Mineral Processing
Mineral processing consists of a 10,000 tonne per day conventional heap leach of crushed ore stacked on a single use pad. Gold will be leached from the mineralized material with dilute cyanide solution and will be recovered in a carbon adsorption-desorption-recovery (ADR) plant to produce dore bars.
Ore will be delivered by haul trucks from one of the open pit mines to the primary jaw crusher producing ore crushed to 100% passing 130 mm. The jaw crusher product will feed a secondary cone crusher. Cone crusher product will discharge to the crushed ore stockpile constructed over a subterranean tunnel containing two reclaim belt feeders and the Reclaim Tunnel Conveyor.
Pebble lime will be added to the reclaim tunnel conveyor at a nominal rate of 1.6 kg/t material. The crushed material and lime will then be conveyed to the heap for stacking.
The ore will be leached using a dilute solution of sodium cyanide. The dilute cyanide leach solution will percolate through the material, dissolving gold, and drain by gravity to a pregnant solution pond. Pregnant solution will be pumped to a set of five carbon adsorption columns, exiting the last column as barren solution.
Stripping of the gold from the loaded carbon is accomplished by circulating a heated, dilute caustic and cyanide solution upwards through the carbon bed. The heated solution exits the elution vessel as pregnant eluent which flows to the recovery circuit where stripped gold is plated onto mild steel wool cathodes.
The mild steel wool cathodes are treated in the retort furnace which removes the water and the mercury. The retorted cathodes are mixed with fluxes, melted and poured into dore bars. The dore is finally shipped to an offsite refiner for further processing and sale as fine gold.
The process flow sheet is well-known in the gold mining industry. It is considered to be low risk and historically has proven a successful processing route for this type of ore body.
Concession to the Cerro Quema Property comprises three contracts between the Republic of Panama and Minera Cerro Quema, S.A. ("MCQ"), a wholly owned Panamanian subsidiary of Pershimco. The Contracts numbered 19, 20 and 21, granted in February and March 1997 provide the exclusive rights for the extraction of class IV metallic minerals (gold and silver) for a period of 20 years and cover 14,893 ha. The contracts can be extended for a first 10 year extension and then two additional extensions of 5 years each.
An environmental assessment and permits are in place for the previously proposed continuous vat leach operation. However, as the current project will utilize heap leach processing methods, Pershimco has initiated an update of the environmental assessment and permits to reflect the new project design.
An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is in progress and will be completed later in 2014. Pershimco plans to submit Permit Applications, including the closure plan, to the Panamanian government in 2014.
Project Implementation
The Project schedule is planned to coincide with permitting and the dry season on Panama. The Project is considered to be conventional and low risk; Pershimco intends to skip the feasibility level engineering and proceed with detailed engineering and construction. The major project milestone estimates are summarized in the Table 10:
Table 10 - Project Milestones
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milestone Date Completed --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESIA Study October 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANAM - ESIA Permitting September 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detailed Engineering September 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Construction December 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mine Commissioning September 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Process Commissioning December 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Pour December 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Project Optimization
The PFS focused on estimating the potential of only La Pava and Quemita oxide gold deposits. Further exploration work and studies will follow to unveil the potential of the Cerro Quema property:
-- There is considerable potential to find additional zones of gold oxide mineralization along the alteration trend that hosts the La Pava, Quemita-Quema and La Mesita deposits. -- Sulphide resources have been estimated beneath the oxide zones in La Pava and Quema/Quemita. The sulphidic material represents a significant opportunity for a future gold-copper mining operation and a flotation concentrator. -- Silver is present in La Pava and Quema/Quemita ore. Field recovery of silver is estimated at 12% based on assays that could be obtained from metallurgical test data. Using a silver price of $14 per oz, the silver represents a potential revenue source of $2.7 million assuming a mineralized inventory of 1.6 M oz Ag. -- There are opportunities to improve Cero Quema's economics and work will continue to explore scenarios optimizing CAPEX and OPEX: -- Increasing ore crush size (ROM or single stage cruching); -- Using mining contractor; -- Processing clay material along with silica ore; -- Increasing pit slope.
Technical Report
Pershimco will file a NI 43-101 compliant technical report on Cerro Quema outlining the Mineral Resources and Reserves estimate and the results of the PFS. The report will be available within 45 days at www.sedar.com and on the Company's corporate website at www.pershimco.ca
Qualified Persons
Golder Associates Inc.
Mr. Gene Tortelli, PE
Mr. Tortelli has BSCE and MSCE degrees from Michigan Technological University. In total, Mr. Tortelli has over 14 years of experience providing civil engineering services for the mining industry including the design and construction of heap leach pads, waste rock disposal facilities, tailings management facilities, and ancillary facilities. He has experience providing engineering design, construction management, and project management for gold and copper mining projects in North, Central, and South America. Mr. Tortelli is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in Nevada and Arizona and is a member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Mr. George Lightwood, PE
Mr. Lightwood has over 29 years of experience as a mining and geotechnical engineer. Mr. Lightwood has a BSc. in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mine (1979), a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University (1987) and a M. Eng. in Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley (1989). After graduation from the Colorado School of Mines, he worked 5 years as a mining engineer in Alaska. Since his graduation from the University of California, Mr. Lightwood has worked as a geotechnical engineer for 25 years. Approximately one-third of this experience includes pit slope design and slope stability studies for open pit mines. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer (Mining) in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, and Washington. Mr. Lightwood is a Registered Member of the SME and a Member of the ASCE.
Mr. David Brown P. Geo.
Mr. Brown has a B.Sc. in chemistry and environmental Studies and a M.Sc. in environmental geochemistry, both from the University of Waterloo. He has 24 years of experience in baseline investigations, environmental monitoring programs, site rehabilitation and closure, and environmental assessment and permitting projects. David is responsible for project management and geochemical and environmental assessment on projects related to proposed, existing and closed mining facilities. Mr. Brown has lead, and been a member of, multi-disciplinary teams preparing environmental assessments and closure plans for existing and proposed mining properties. His work also includes preparation of supporting documentation for permitting and providing advice on regulatory requirements for developing, operating and rehabilitation at mine properties. He is involved in characterizing mine wastes (tailings, waste rock, slag and process residues) and effluent discharges from mining projects and assessing their potential impacts on receiving surface water and groundwater quality. These studies include assessing acid generation potential and metal mobility, predicting chemical loading, predicting tailings basin and mine water quality, and predicting receiving water quality impacts. He is licensed as a Professional Geoscientist with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO).
Kappes, Cassiday and Associates
Mr. Mark Gorman, PE
Mark holds a BS degree in Chemistry, an MS degree in Metallurgical Engineering and an MS degree in Civil Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Nevada. He has 20 years of mineral processing experience working in copper and precious metals. He worked for The Mineral Park Mine as their Chief Metallurgist and Allied Nevada as their Corporate Metallurgist prior to joining KCA.
P&E Mining Consultants Inc.
Eugene Puritch, P.Eng. (President)
Mr. Puritch is a mining engineer with over 30 years experience in engineering and operations of open-pit and underground mines. Assignments have taken him throughout Canada, Central and South America, Australia, Eastern Europe, China and Mongolia. Gold, silver, base metal, PGM and iron deposits have been the focus with projects ranging from small underground narrow vein to large open-pit multi-element properties.
Mr. Puritch is a specialist in geological modeling and mine design and has extensive experience in the use of Gemcom, Whittle 4X, and AutoCad software packages. Many underground and open-pit resource estimates, optimizations and open-pit resource estimates, optimizations and designs were developed for scoping and feasibility studies. He has authored NI 43-101 technical reports as a qualified person on several gold and base metal PGM deposits.
Dr. Richard Sutcliffe, P.Geo. (Vice President, Geology)
Dr. Sutcliffe is a professional geologist with over 30 years of experience in geological surveys, mineral exploration and mining projects, including executive management and director positions with publically traded mineral exploration and mining companies. He has a B.Sc and M.Sc. in Geology from the University of Toronto, a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Western Ontario and is a P.Geo. with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. He has been involved in numerous resource and reserve estimates for gold, PGM and base metals projects as well as preliminary economic analyses, prefeasibility and feasibili1y studies.
Mr. Ken Kuchling, M. Eng., P. Eng.
Ken Kuchling is a mining engineer with over 30 years' experience mainly encompassing open pit mining. He has worked in mining operations and in the consulting industry, with commodities such as gold, copper, potash, diamonds, oil sands, bauxite, tungsten, nickel, molybdenum, and industrial minerals. He has had direct involvement in scoping and feasibility studies, Nl 43-101 Technical Reports, mine design, permitting, geotechnical engineering, tailings design, hydrogeology, and equipment selection. His equipment experience includes truck & shovel, dredging, large walking draglines, bucketwheel excavators & conveyor systems, and underground continuous mining systems.
Mr. Kuchling has been involved in the evaluation of early stage and advanced stage opportunities on behalf of clients, including due diligence reviews, tech nical evaluation of data, site visits, preliminary financial modeling and "what-if' economic analyses. He has assisted clients in developing corporate strategies fpr studying, advancing or selling projects. Globally his involvement includes projects in Canada, United States, Suriname, Russia, Korea, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Senegal, and Papua New Guinea, with experience ranging from Arctic to tropical conditions.
Antoine Yassa, P.Geo.
Mr. Yassa is a professional Geologist with more than 25 years' experience in the exploration of precious and base metals, uranium and industrial minerals. He has specialized for the last 10 years in 3D modelling, database management and QA/QC supervision.
During his career, Mr. Yassa has worked in Canada, Russia, Central Asia and in West African countries. He has been involved in various project stages from grass-roots exploration to production. He has held positions as senior geologist, QA:QC supervisor, database manager as well as resource evaluation senior geologist. Some of the projects in which he was involved with at Placer Dome are open-pit optimization at Dome Mine in Timmins, pre-feasibility on Vasilskovskoye in Kazakhstan and pre-feasibility of Samira Hill in Niger. While employed with McWatters Mining, he worked on block modeling and resource evaluation of the Sigma Mine and Kiena Mine in Abitibi, Quebec. For Bema Gold Mr. Yassa managed the databases, QAQC and resource evaluation at Julietta Mine in Far-East Russia. Mr. Yassa is a highly proficient Gemcom software user.
Fred Brown, CPG, P.Geo.
Mr. Brown is a professional mining geologist with over 20 years' experience in mineral resource management, including open-pit and underground operations. He has worked on precious metal, base metal and diamond mining projects in eastern and southern Africa, Australia, Europe, Canada and South America. His experience includes operational management, feasibility studies, due diligence audits, mine evaluation, resource estimation and orebody modeling.
Mr. Brown specializes in resource models of complex orebodies, and has authored several NI 43-101 technical reports as a Qualified Person.
David Burga, P.Geo.
Mr. Burga is a geologist with 10 years' experience in mining exploration and environmental projects. He has worked on precious metal, base metal and diamond projects in northern Ontario, Quebec, Northwest Territories, Mexico, Peru and Chile and is fluent in Spanish.
Mr. Burga was previously involved with managing the Chilean operations of a Canadian junior exploration company and brings his project management experience to P & E. He is currently assisting with research and writing of Nl 43-101 technical reports and providing Gemcom database and geological interpretation support.
Tracy Armstrong, P.Geo.
Ms. Armstrong is a professional geologist with 20 years' experience in pre-production and production phases of underground and open pit mining, mineral exploration, and project management. Her experience is in gold and base metals in Canada, the United States, China and Turkey.
Ms. Armstrong has participated in several due diligence reviews and geological modeling projects, and has held managerial positions in both major and minor gold mining companies. She has also been extensively involved in project crisis management. Ms. Armstrong has authored several Nl 43-101 technical reports as a qualified person on base metal and gold projects. Ms. Armstrong has sat on the Board of Directors of the Order of Geologists of Quebec and the Quebec Government- Industry Consulting Committee. She has written technical articles for publication on behalf of several mining companies and associations.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control ("QA/QC")
For the present resource estimate, diamond drill core and reverse circulation ("RC") cuttings samples were collected, approximately each one meter. A thorough quality assurance/quality control ("QA/QC", or "QC") program was implemented, which included one field blank and at least one certified reference material, (also referred to as a standard), for every batch of 20 samples sent to the laboratory.
The principal laboratory used by Pershimco was Activation Laboratories ("Actlabs"). Samples were sent to Actlab's Panama laboratory for preparation and the resulting pulps were sent to Actlabs in Ancaster, ON, Canada for analysis. Gold sample tenor was determined using fire assay method with atomic absorption finish. Gold values exceeding the 2.5 g/t Au were rerun using fire assay with a gravimetric finish. The sample preparation, security, and analytical procedures are in keeping with standard industry practice and are suitable for use in the current resource estimate.
Forward-looking Statement
This report includes certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report, including, without limitation, the positioning of the Company for future success, statements regarding exploration, production estimates, future objectives of Pershimco and the results of the PFS including the economic analysis are forward-looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Pershimco's expectations include, among others, risks related to international operations, the actual results of current exploration and drilling activities, the assumptions and parameters used in the Cerro Quema PFS, the results of the optimization opportunities, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined as well as the future price of gold. Although Pershimco has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Pershimco does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are included herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Non IFRS Measures - cash cost per oz is a financial measure used by many investors to compare mining companies on the basis of operating results, asset value and the ability to incur and service debt. Pershimco considers cash cost per oz as a key measure in evaluating the Company's operating performance. However, it is not a measure of financial performance, nor does it have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. This measure has been described and presented in this document in order to provide shareholders and potential investors with additional information regarding the Company's operational performance, liquidity and its ability generate funds to finance its operations.
"Mineral Reserve": A mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of a Measured or Indicated Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Preliminary Feasibility Study. This study must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economics and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that economic extraction can be justified. A Mineral Reserve includes diluting materials and allowances for losses that may occur when the material is mined.
"Mineral Resource": A mineral resource is a concentration or occurrence of diamonds, natural solid inorganic material, or natural solid fossilized organic material including base and precious metals, coal, and industrial minerals in or on the Earth's crust in such form and quantity and of such grade or quality that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction. The location, quantity, grade, geological characteristics and continuity of a Mineral Resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge.
"Inferred Mineral Resource": is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity and grade or quality can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified, geological and grade continuity. The estimate is based on limited information and sampling gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes.
"Indicated Mineral Resource": is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics, can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate technique from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade continuity to be reasonable assumed.
"Measured Mineral Resource": is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape, and physical characteristics are so well established that they can be estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support production planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing in- formation gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough to confirm both geological and grade continuity.
The above definitions of "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource", and "indicated mineral resource" conform to Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM") definitions as defined in the CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves - Definitions and Guidelines as required by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
Pershimco Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration and development Company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the Frankfurt Exchange with a near-production oxide gold project in Panama. The Cerro Quema project is composed of multiple gold oxide deposits within a 15,000 ha extraction permitted concessions package. The Company is also exploring, within the same concessions, the potential of a Copper-Gold porphyry at depth. The Company is led by a skilled management team with extensive experience in the mining sector, as well as a proven track record of building successful operating mining facilities in the Americas. With strong support from its shareholders, the Pershimco team is positioned for success.
The Company's documents are available on www.sedar.com.
Please visit the Company's website at www.pershimco.ca.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" and readers are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and that actual developments or results, may vary materially from those in these "forward-looking" statement.
Alain Bureau, P. Eng
President and Chief Executive Officer
+1 (819) 797-2180
[email protected]
Elina Chow
Investor Relations
+1 (416) 845-8495
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What does hackle mean?
Definitions for hackleˈhæk əl
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word hackle.
Princeton's WordNet
long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
heckle, hackle, hatchel(verb)
comb with a heckle
"heckle hemp or flax"
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the cock.
A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
By extension (because the hackles of a cock are lifted when it's angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.
When the dog got angry his hackles rose and he growled.
A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair.
A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
To tear asunder; to break into pieces.
The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. uE000126585uE001 Burke.
Origin: *, *, from hakilā. Cognate with Dutch hekel, German Hechel.
Webster Dictionary
a comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel
any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk
one of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used
an artificial fly for angling, made of feathers
to separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel
to tear asunder; to break in pieces
Origin: [See Heckle, and cf. Hatchel.]
The hackle is a clipped feather plume that is attached to a military headdress. In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries the hackle is worn by some infantry regiments, especially those designated as fusilier regiments and those with Scottish and Northern Irish origins. The colour of the hackle varies from regiment to regiment. The hackle should not be confused with the much longer set of feathers commonly attached to the feather bonnet worn by Highland regiments.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
hak′l, n. an instrument with iron teeth for sorting hemp or flax: any flimsy substance unspun: a feather in a cock's neck: part of the dressing of a fly-hook used by anglers.—v.t. to dress with a hackle, as flax: to tear rudely asunder.—n. Hack′ler, a flax-dresser, heckler.—adj. Hack′ly, rough and broken, as if hacked or chopped: (min.) covered with sharp points. [Cf. Dut. hekel, Ger. hechel.]
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hackle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hackle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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Translations for hackle
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- plumaSpanish
- suseklisLatvian
- ripanço, ripadorPortuguese
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Crushing student debt.
Sep 23, 2011 in Economy, Education
Mrs. Whistler begins her MBA in a few days. Now, in her case I know the extra $20K in student loans will be money in the bank, but she is an amazingly competent and likable person. Not all of us are so blessed;)
Unfortunately, for-profit colleges and increased tuition at private and state schools has resulted in a lot of students for whom there are no jobs, and skyscraper-heavy debt. But at least it profited somebody, eh?
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Design FIR or IIR highpass filter
Filtering / Filter Designs
The Highpass Filter block independently filters each channel of the input signal over time using the given design specifications.
You can set the Filter type parameter of the block to design to implement the block as an FIR or IIR highpass filter. The block designs the filter based on the parameters specified in the block dialog box.
The input signal can be a real- or complex-valued column vector or matrix. If the input signal is a matrix, each column of the matrix is treated as an independent channel. The block supports fixed-point operations, HDL code generation, and ARM® Cortex® code generation. To learn more about ARM Cortex code generation, see ARM Cortex-M and ARM Cortex-A Optimization
Type of highpass filter.
FIR (default) —
Design an FIR highpass filter.
IIR — Design an
IIR highpass filter.
When you select this check box, the block designs a filter with the minimum order that the specified passband, stopband frequency, passband ripple, and stopband attenuation. Set these specifications using the corresponding parameters. When you clear this check box, specify the order of the filter in Filter order.
By default, this check box is selected.
Filter order of highpass filter, specified as a positive scalar
integer. You can specify a filter order only when the Design
minimum order filter check box is not cleared. The default
Stopband edge frequency of the highpass filter, specified as
a real positive scalar in Hz. The value of the stopband edge frequency
in Hz must be less than the passband frequency. You can specify the
stopband edge frequency only when the Design minimum order
filter check box is selected. The default is
Passband edge frequency of the highpass filter, specified as
a real positive scalar in Hz. The passband edge frequency must be
less than half the value of the Input sample rate (Hz) and
greater than the value of the Stopband edge frequency (Hz).
The default is
Minimum attenuation in the stopband, specified as a real positive
scalar in dB. The default is
Maximum ripple of the filter response in the passband, specified
as a real positive scalar in dB. The default is
When you select this check box, the block inherits its sample rate from the input signal. When you clear this check box, you specify the sample rate in Input sample rate (Hz).
Input sample rate, specified as a scalar in Hz. The default
Opens the Filter Visualization Tool FVTool and displays the magnitude/phase response of the Highpass Filter. The response is based on the block dialog box parameters. Changes made to these parameters update FVTool.
To update the magnitude response while FVTool is running, modify the dialog box parameters and click Apply.
Type of simulation to run. You can set this parameter to:
Interpreted execution (default)
Simulate model using the MATLAB® interpreter. This
option shortens startup time but has slower simulation speed than
Code generation
Simulate model using generated C code. The first time you run
a simulation, Simulink® generates C code for the block. The C
code is reused for subsequent simulations, as long as the model does
not change. This option requires additional startup time but provides
faster simulation speed than
Interpreted execution.
Rounding method for the output fixed-point operations. The rounding
methods are
Zero. The default is
Fixed-point data type of the coefficients, specified as one of the following:
fixdt(1,16) (default)
— Signed fixed-point data type of word length
with binary point scaling. The block determines the fraction length
automatically from the coefficient values in such a way that the coefficients
occupy maximum representable range without overflowing.
fixdt(1,16,0) —
Signed fixed-point data type of word length
16 and
fraction length,
0. You can change the fraction
length to any other integer value.
<data type expression> —
Specify the data type using an expression that evaluates to a data
type object, for example, numeric type (
15)). Specify
the sign mode of this data type as
[ ] or
Refresh Data Type — Refresh
to the default data type.
Click the Show data type assistant button to display the data type assistant, which helps you set the stage input parameter.
See Specify Data Types Using Data Type Assistant (Simulink) for more information.
|Supported Data Types
|DSP System Toolbox
|DSP System Toolbox
|Lowpass Filter
|DSP System Toolbox
This block brings the capabilities of the
dsp.HighpassFilter System
object™ to
the Simulink environment.
For information on the algorithms used by this block, see the Algorithms section


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There is a contest associated with this pre-release.
Warning: some parts of this spotlight might not be suitable for work. This pertains primarily to the excerpt. It's marked below.
The opening salvo for Nancy Corrigan's Wild Hunt series, is Hunter Betrayed (Wild Hunt Book One).
Tainted from birth, Harley lives a life cloaked in darkness and temptation. She resists the lure of her evil legacy by holding the memory of her ghostly savior close. Every night without him is agony. She fantasizes about him and yearns for his body, but he's not the protector or lover she's envisioned. He's a Hunter bred to eliminate her kind. He's also her only hope of salvation.
Calan, the leader of the Wild Hunt, was created to protect mankind from the Unseelie Court. For a millennium, he's sacrificed to ensure the horrid creatures remain in the Underworld, but his strength wanes. He must rely on his enemy's daughter to save him, but he doesn't expect the intensity of their lust or love. Her touch calms his wild nature and ignites his carnal desires. He'll risk all to save her, but doing so forces him to make the ultimate sacrifice, one that'll damn him to suffer forever in his own living hell.
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She wanted him. God, she'd craved him for so long. Why had she walked away? He'd saved her, given her a piece of himself without asking for anything in return. No, that wasn't quite true either. He'd asked for her to release him so he could make love to her.
Tears welled in her eyes, part from the pleasure building in her body but mostly from the emotion stripping her raw. He'd been hers since that fateful night.
Her salvation. Her dream lover. Her hope.
She stretched out on the thick comforter and thrust harder, faster. Spread wide, she worked herself to the point where her orgasm hovered just out of reach.
She added a third finger in an attempt to push herself over the edge. Her palm smacked her swollen lips. Her breathy moans filled the room. More, she needed more. With her free hand, she grabbed her breast. The rough squeeze did nothing. She pinched a nipple and arched her back on the whipping sparks skipping over her skin. Not enough. Dear god, it wasn't enough. She needed…
His woodsy, campfire scent wafted around her. She dragged in a breath and filled her lungs with the air she suddenly had to have inside her. She'd die without it. The silken wrap he'd left on her heart and body pulsed with his heartbeat. It echoed inside her and mixed with hers until both raced in a rapid cadence. She squirmed over the soft blanket. Surrounded inside and out by silk, she tingled. Every inch of her sensitive body craved attention. She yearned for his touch, only his.
She choked on shaky sob. "Need you, Calan."
The warmth of his breath on her cheek popped her eyelids open. A wavering image of his face hovered above her. The eyes she loved still showed a blurry band of darker blue around his pupil.
She reached for him. Her fingers scattered his image. "Don't leave me."
Never, my Harley. His form gained depth yet not dimension. She could see the wall behind him. Picture me and I can come to you for a little while.
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text: SO my buddy's 5.7 headset is all notched out (and yes, the bearings are in the right way). Near as I can tell, the lower bearing is to blame. The upper bearing is an ACB and seems to be fine. The lower bearing is what Pivot calls a "semi-sealed" cartridge bearing and yeah, semi-sealed = not really = fail. Are any of you swapping out the el-cheapo lower bearing and race for a Cane Creek lower assembly? If so, has it been a good fix or should I just get a whole new headset for him? The headset wasn't over-tightened either.


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text: i have this problem that every time i do or look at magic (I or) everyone thinks it is a jock or it is like hollow (movie)magic and wants to try. somethings i really don't understand about magic . why it attracts so meany people and respells so meany more people. i try to figer things out on my own but i need help. i know that with most things an equivalent estrange must be made, manly engery or more than that but i really need more help than that. so please help me.


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Developing applications using Intel® Perceptual Computing Technology
Publicado el 21 de agosto de 2013
By Shwetha Doss, Sr. Application Engineer, Intel Corporation
Chethan Raj, Developer, CodeCraft Technologies/Focus Medica
Perceptual computing is reshaping the way we interact with our devices, making it more natural, intuitive, and immersive. Devices will be able to perceive our actions through hand gestures, finger articulation, speech recognition, face tracking, augmented reality, and more. To support perceptual computing, Intel introduced the Intel® Perceptual Computing SDK, a library for pattern detection and recognition algorithms.
Focus Medica's Anatomy of Heart application was developed using Intel Perceptual Computing technology. Finger tracking and gesture recognition features made the application user-friendly and flexible. It is easy to navigate to any section any time, making this a unique, first of its kind learning tool ideal for understanding the anatomy of the heart. The gestures allow the user to learn about the clinical aspects virtually with the flick of a finger. Anatomy of Heart offers vast amounts of information in small chunks, which helps in higher retention of information. Navigating through this content is made easy by gesture support.
1. Introduction
Intel introduced Ultrabook™ systems like tablets, convertibles, and hybrids with touch functionality making 2D interactions with applications easy. As a next step, we need to include multi model interactions that combine voice, gesture, and facial expressions, so that devices can see us, hear us, perceive our intentions, and interact with us. This man-machine interface should be natural, intuitive, and immersive and presents a great opportunity for developers to create interesting new use cases and applications. Perceptual computing is not just limited to Ultrabook™ systems and phones. It is the future of computing in automobiles, refrigerators, home automation, and beyond.
To help developers create man-machine interactions that are natural, intuitive, and immersive, Intel has introduced the Intel Perceptual Computing SDK.
2. Intel Perceptual Computing SDK
The Intel Perceptual Computing SDK is a library of pattern detection and recognition algorithm implementations exposed through standardized interfaces. The library aims to lower barriers to using these algorithms and shift the application developers' focus from coding the algorithm details to innovating on the usage of these algorithms for next generation human-computer experience. Intel Perceptual Computing SDK supports different modules related to speech; facial tracking; and close-range tracking which includes finger tracking, hand tracking, gestures, and 2D/3D object tracking.
Intel Perceptual Computing SDK requires a Creative* Senz 3D camera, which is small, light-weight, USB-powered camera optimized for close-range interactivity. It is a USB plugin and is designed for ease of setup and portability. It includes an HD webcam, infrared depth sensor camera, and built-in dual-array microphones for capturing and recognizing voice, gestures, and images.
Figure 1: Creative* Senz 3D camera
2.1 Finger tracking and gesture recognition
Intel Perceptual Computing SDK finger tracking module tracks hands and finger locations and performs pose/gesture recognition. The module produces four types of processing results: blob information, geometric node tracking result, pose/gesture notification, and alert notification.
Geometric nodes are skeleton joints on a human body or those of a localized body part.
Figure 2: Hand Labels
The SDK module recognizes a set of predefined poses and gestures and returns the recognition results. Poses are static hand and finger positions defined to deliver certain meanings.
Navigation Gestures
Swipe left/right/up/down
Hand gestures
Wave, circle
Pose gestures
Thumbs up/down, peace, big 5
Figure 3: Gesture Labels
2.2. Anatomy of Heart application
Focus Medica, a subsidiary of Panther Publishers, develops high-end medical reference material in the form of medical animations and printed content with images and illustrations. They are among the Top 100 applications in the education segment on the iTunes store with an expanding footprint on Android and a recent entry into the Windows* Store in partnership with Intel.
Focus Medica developed the Anatomy of the Heart application that uses technology, especially visual media, in teaching and learning about anatomical aspects of the human body. The powerful 3D animation used in the app help showcase the anatomical aspects of the heart and its functions. Accompanied by audio, the app creates a unique and very real experience for the viewer.
Figure 4: Anatomy of Heart application
2.3 Controlling the application using gestures
The Anatomy of Heart application was developed on Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit operating system, using C# and Visual Studio* 2012.
The Intel Perceptual Computing SDK exposes the C# interfaces as a dynamic link library. The DLL supports Microsoft .NET framework 4.0. We need to set our project/solution build configuration to target the x86 or x64 platform.
- $(PCSDK_DIR)/bin/Win32/libpxcclr.dll for the 32-bit OS
- $(PCSDK_DIR)/bin/x64/libpxcclr.dll for the 64-bit OS
We need to add the DLL as a reference in the Visual Studio project. If we reference the wrong version of the DLL, pxcmStatus. PXCM_STATUS_ITEM_UNAVAILABLE will be returned.
2.3.1 Programming using the utility class
The application uses the UtilMPipeline utility class to initiate gesture recognition. This is the simplest approach, as the UtilMPipeline utility class implements all required steps such as locating an I/O device and streaming data between the I/O device and the gesture recognition module. The tradeoff is that customization of the configuration and data streaming process is limited to the filtering functions and event callbacks that Util[M]Pipeline provides.
The application calls the EnableGesture( ) to enable gestures and EnableImage( ) to display the user's hand gestures. This is done in the constructor of UtilMPipeline.
Figure 5: Calling the Enable Gesture ( ). The application overrides the OnGesture( ) to receive pose/gesture notification. GestureValueCallback( ) calls the bw_Dowork() function that implements the actions based on the gestures.
Figure 6: Calling the Gesture Labels
2.3.2 Creating a background worker thread
The application calls the LoopFrames function to initialize the pipeline and pass data among the pipeline components. LoopFrames( ) runs in an asynchronous mode, and it's a loop to capture new frames. Since it's in synchronous mode, the UI cannot handle any user's gestures/inputs. To overcome this, we need to create a background worker thread.
Figure 7: Calling the background worker thread
The background thread worker calls bw_DoWork( ), which calls DoHeartFunction( ), which performs specific actions based on the user's gestures.
Figure 8: Calling the function from the background thread
Figure 9: Calling the gesture labels from the DoHeartFunction( )
3. Summary
With Intel Perceptual Computing SDK, developers can add natural, immersive user experiences to their applications. With the new usage models and algorithms they can differentiate their applications and accelerate the application's adoption in the market.


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NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Investigators have charged a suspect in the investigation of a triple shooting that resulted in the death of 20-year-old Malik D. Earl.
Officer Daniel Hudson with the Norfolk Police Department said 32-year-old Donte L. Brehon of Norfolk was arrested March 22 and charged with one count murder and one count use or display of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Brehon's charges are related to a triple shooting in the 900 block of Trice Terrace on March 15. As a result of the shooting, Earl died and two others were injured. Hudson said the shooting happened around 5 a.m. at a party the three victims were attending.
Brehon is being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.


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Oh dear. The perfectionist in me does not want to post this at all (I know from your comments you understand!), but I promised to post bi-weekly and this week it's all about doing and finishing the work we have to do, so here I am, sacrificing a bit of my ego to make some small progress toward a dream . . .
In the video I talk about why all our organizing efforts are in vain if we fail to do the work before us. I encourage you to face the ugly task you've been avoiding and make progress on it.
An ugly task can be anything but you're the only one who knows that it is. It could be as simple as laundry or cleaning the toilet, or it could be setting aside the to-do list and spending some quality time with your kids. It could also be taking a nap so you have the energy to do the hard task you've been avoiding.
Whatever it is, go and do it! This is as much for me as for you all. This week I've been discouraged and tired and have NOT been getting up early like I say in the video. I don't have it all figured out, I'm just better than I was and that gives me hope.
When you do your hard task, please comment below! Yes, do it first – right now! You'll be so happy you did.


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I had Woodchuck Pear Cider for the first time last night at the Fox & Hound Pub & Grille in Dallas, Texas.
My husband told me about it and we had it draft-style.
I mean WOW!!! That is one of the tastiest beverages I've ever had!
It's alcoholic, yes, but is really not overbearing, and no, it doesn't taste like beer at all, even though it's draft.
Woodchuck is made in Vermont the "old-school" way – this was a down-home family business that took off because of it's deliciousness!
Woodchuck, apparently, not only has pear cider available, but Amber, 802, Raspberry and Granny Smith flavors.
You can easily drink a number of them without knowing it – it goes down easy, but it does have a kick. Afterall, it is hard cider, meaning it's alcoholic, but only boasting a 4% alcohol level.
They describe the flavor as:
"To understand what Woodchuck Pear tastes like, take a deep breath, close your eyes and imagine yourself floating down a cool crisp mountain stream in the middle of July OK, got it? Now put an entire pear in your mouth."
Hilarious, but true! It's so light in color, it's not even blonde to me – it almost looked like slightly colored water and goes down easy like that!
It would be a marvelous alcoholic dessert beverage. Wonderful – my new fave going!
To get more info, check out Woodchuck.com.
In fact, you can even get Food Recipes @ Woodchuck.com too! Check 'em out – I know I will!
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Eat Deliciously,
Kimberly Edwards 🙂
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There is this KDE bug which will open by default any movie application with Kaffeine, even though another program is set to open these. One solution would be to completely remove Kaffeine, this way the next application in the default applications list will be used.
However, if you don't want to remove Kaffeine, you can try the following steps:


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i thought it was great how kinia and lauren asked shannen their own question. i totally just froze up and couldnt speak LOL
i didnt like it how some people who didnt buy a ticket were able to stand at the back besides the barriers and watch the chat for free. that wasnt fair nor right.


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Charter challenges suburban district
Organizer says proposal serves "kids who don't fit Shenendehowa model"
Published 11:38 pm, Friday, June 1, 2012
CLIFTON PARK — The Shenendehowa school district may be the site of the first suburban charter school in the state.
A group has begun the application process for establishing a charter middle school that intends to educate 150 students in the residential enclave.
If approved, the Saratoga Leadership Academy Charter Middle School would enroll students in fifth through eighth grade with a goal of opening by September 2013.
"It's about being able to offer choices for kids who don't fit the Shenendehowa model," said Michael Christensen, who will spearhead the effort. He is headmaster at the Saratoga Academy of Arts and Sciences, an independent elementary school in Clifton Park.
The new school will be for families who don't want their children to get lost in a large school and who can't afford private school tuition, he said.
A location for the school has not been decided.
Shenendehowa has about 2,300 students in its grades-six-through-eight middle school, State Education Department statistics show.
Charters were created primarily to offer school choice in areas where educational opportunities are considered sub-par. It is highly unusual for a charter school to open in a relatively wealthy suburban district. Virtually all of the state's charter school are located in urban and impoverished neighborhoods. Only a handful are not in cities, and those are typically on the border with suburbs and largely comprised of urban students, said Bill Phillips, president of the New York Charter Schools Association. Nationally, less than one in five charter schools are in suburban areas, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Phillips said charters have branched out to suburban and rural areas in many states, including Massachusetts, and that it is only a matter of time before New York follows suit.
Still, he said anyone trying to establish a charter school, even in a place where there are more resources, can expect a fight.
"(Christensen) will get pushback," Phillips said. "It is extremely rare for a district to be welcoming."
Shenendehowa spokeswoman Kelly DeFeciani said the district had no comment because it had not yet received any information on the proposed charter school. Christensen said he has a meeting with district administrators set for next week to introduce his plan.
Christensen has submitted a letter of intent to the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute, which is only the first step of the application. He must still have a complete application approved, which is a rigorous process and which weeds out many of those who try to start charters.
He said he wants to start a public charter middle school because it is too expensive to start one independently. The new school will give children from Saratoga Academy a place to attend middle school, he said, though enrollment must be by lottery.
Tom Carroll, who helped found all of Albany's 11 charter schools, serves as an advisory board member of Christensen's Saratoga Academy of The Arts and Sciences. Carroll helped found the Brighter Choice Foundation, which supports all of Albany's charter schools, but is not involved in the proposed Shenendehowa charter school, Christensen said. He did not say if the proposed school would receive any outside financing.
The Saratoga Academy, which is located at 1524 Route 9 in Clifton Park, is non-denominational and tuition runs from $4,500 to $5,000 annually. Next year, 250 children are expected to attend.
Christensen, a former principal at Mother Teresa Academy, an independent Catholic school in Clifton Park, said he plans to form a non-profit management company that will support the proposed charter school as well as the Saratoga Academy and future schools he is planning. He said he expects to educate more than 1,000 students in his schools some day, including another private elementary school and an additional charter middle school.
He said he has spoken with a groundswell of parents who are concerned about cuts in the schools and the size of many buildings. He said parents are ready for more school options.
"We would be able to do it more efficiently and with less dollars," he said.
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Registered Nurse - Newbury
- Recruiter
- BMI Healthcare
- Location
- Newbury
- Posted
- 12 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 21 Feb 2018
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
BMI Princess Margaret Hospital in Windsor is part of BMI Healthcare, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country. We have an opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join their team of staff in the Nursing department.This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.Applicants should meet the following criteria:Registered Nurse Level 1 / Diploma / BSc in Nursing. OrRegistered Nurse Level 2 - Relevant Competencies for the role.Evidence of relevant clinical professional development preferably evidenced by certification RN with valid NMC Registration.Up-to-date knowledge in area of practice.Awareness of NMC Code of Accountability.Excellent clinical applied knowledge which is evidenced based and takes account of national best practice standards.Previous experience working within the acute healthcare sector.Experience of customer care, including interacting with challenging customers and situations.Strong interpersonal skills:Good team worker.Both punctual and reliable.Flexible and adaptable.Able to communicate clearly with a range of people at differing levels across the hospital, deploying a range of techniques to do this effectively.Duties of this role include: To ensure that standards of patient care are consistently maintained at all times in accordance with agreed operational policies and procedures.Working to maintain and enhance the customer service and satisfaction of service users.As a skilled member of the nursing team promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all patients, employees and visitors.Be an advocate for patient care, searching for ways to improve the value and effectiveness of care and services delivered.Encouraging the development of research and audit based clinical practice.Please see attached role profile for further detailed information on the responsibilities and accountabilities of this vacancy.Salary & Benefits:BMI Healthcare offers a competitive starting salary and offers access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:BMI Healthcare SchemeChildcare VouchersStaff Pension Scheme25 days holiday per annumInterested?