VANCOUVER, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Capstone Mining
Corp. ("Capstone") (TSX: CS) today published its inaugural
sustainability report, titled "Sustainable Thinking, From the
Ground Up."
"Capstone's Board of Directors' formalized a clear commitment to
sustainability last year with the approval of an integrated
Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Policy," said
Darren Pylot, President and CEO of
Capstone. "The process of compiling this report is Capstone's first
step in applying the same rigour and transparency on sustainability
performance reporting as we do for financial performance
reporting."
"Building from our first report we intend to develop our
reporting as more systems are put in place to support meaningful
performance targets that help manage our impacts. Our goal for this
report is to help our stakeholders gain a better understanding of
Capstone, our values, our operations and our path forward,"
continued Mr. Pylot.
In order to minimize environmental waste, the 2014 report was
published online in digital format and is available in both English
and Spanish on our website at
http://capstonemining.com/responsibility/Overview/default.aspx.
About Capstone Mining Corp.
Capstone Mining Corp. is a Canadian base metals mining company,
focused on copper. We are committed to the responsible development
of our assets and the environments in which we operate. Our three
producing mines are the Pinto Valley copper mine located in
Arizona, US, the Cozamin
copper-silver mine in Zacatecas State, Mexico and the Minto copper mine in Yukon, Canada. In addition, Capstone has two
copper development projects; the large scale 70% owned copper-iron
Santo Domingo project in Region
III, Chile, in partnership with
Korea Resources Corporation, and the 100% owned copper-zinc Kutcho
project in British Columbia,
Canada, as well as exploration properties in Chile. Using our cash flow and strong balance
sheet as a platform, Capstone's strategy is to extend the lives of
our current mines with mineral resource and reserve expansions, to
advance the Santo Domingo
development project, conduct focused exploration and grow through
acquisitions in politically stable, mining-friendly regions. We
will pace our growth with our financial capacity, ensuring we
retain, as a priority, sufficient financial flexibility to meet the
requirements of our existing operations and our committed
development projects, while maintaining an adequate cushion to deal
with market volatility and operating risks inherent in the mining
industry. Our headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and we are listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Further information is available at
www.capstonemining.com.
SOURCE Capstone Mining Corp.