VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 25, 2014) - War Eagle Mining Company Inc. (TSX VENTURE:WAR) ("War Eagle" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received the second payment (US$35,000) from the sale of the Tres Marias zinc-lead-germanium project in Chihuahua, Mexico to Contratista y Operaciones Mineras SA de CV ("COMSA"), a Mexican mining company, previously announced on January 16, 2014. Total cash consideration for the sale was US$5,000,000 of which the next payment to War Eagle is to be US$300,000 in January 2015.
In addition to making this payment, COMSA has reported that it is making excellent progress on advancing the Tres Marias project towards production. Activities over the past six months in this regard include:
President and CEO of War Eagle, Thomas R. Atkins, commented on the progress at the Tres Marias project, stating: "COMSA is doing everything I believe any mine contractor would do to advance the Tres Marias project in as timely a manner as possible to enable the extraction of mineralized material. Management of War Eagle is pleased with the progress COMSA is making which gives us confidence in their ability to continue to fulfill the financial obligations to War Eagle for the sale of the Tres Marias project. The Company looks forward to keeping shareholders apprised of future progress."
About War Eagle:
War Eagle is a mineral exploration and development company focused on acquiring, defining and developing base metals mineral resources in Mexico and other attractive mining friendly jurisdictions in the Americas. The Company has a 100% interest in the Tres Marias zinc-lead-germanium project under purchase agreement to COMSA, a Mexican mining company and the Company holds an option to purchase the surface rights covering the large scale Terrazas oxide zinc-copper deposit, both of which are located in Chihuahua State, Mexico. The Company continues to seek other opportunities in the Americas that it deems to host above-average potential for economic concentrations of base metals mineralization.
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