“Lomada Leiva Mine Will Start Production,” published in La Opinion Austral (Rio Gallegos, Province of Santa Cruz) on 07/18/2012

Patagonia Gold has announced that at the end of the year Lomada de Leiva gold deposit, located 45 km from Perito Moreno, will start production. After heap leaching testing, the company began the construction of the smelting facilities “to be able to start processing gold,” and explained that the Environmental Impact Assessment is already under examination by the provincial Secretary of Mining.