Temporary suspension of activities at Cascabel and other Cornerstone Projects due to Coronavirus Precautions
OTTAWA, March 25, 2020 - Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. (?Cornerstone? or ?the Company?) (TSXV-CGP) (F-GWN) (B-GWN) (OTC-CTNXF) announces that exploration activities at the Cascabel Project and other Cornerstone Projects in Ecuador have been suspended in line with the directives of the Ecuadorian government decree declaring a nationwide emergency to manage the risks associated with the corona (Convid-19) virus.
With regard to Cascabel, joint venture partner and project operator SolGold has informed us that (1) the Alpala prefeasibility study is continuing externally, using the available information which has already been substantially gathered from site; and (2) ENSA (see ?About Cornerstone?, below) will continue to support its employees and contribute to the economy as far as possible for the immediate future, and will implement COVID-19 protocols and monitor the workforce in an effort to curtail the spread of the virus.
Exploration at the Miocene project in Chile has also been suspended by farm-in funding partner and operator Newcrest to safeguard the health and welfare of employees and contractors.
About Cornerstone
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration company with a diversified portfolio of projects in Ecuador and Chile, including the Cascabel gold-enriched copper porphyry joint venture in northwest Ecuador. Cornerstone has a 22.2% direct and indirect interest in Cascabel comprised of (i) a direct 15% interest in the project financed through to completion of a feasibility study and repayable at Libor plus 2% out of 90% of its share of the earnings or dividends from an operation at Cascabel, plus (ii) an indirect interest comprised of 8.5% of the shares of joint venture partner and project operator SolGold plc Exploraciones Novomining S.A. (?ENSA?), an Ecuadoran company owned by SolGold and Cornerstone, holds 100% of the Cascabel concession. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including SolGold?s fully funding the project through to feasibility, SolGold plc will own 85% of the equity of ENSA and Cornerstone will own the remaining 15% of ENSA.
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On Behalf of the Board,
Brooke Macdonald
President and CEO
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