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Minera IRL Limited together with its subsidiaries (the "Group") is a Latin American precious metals mining, development and exploration company. Managed by a team of experienced mining executives, the Group's business was privately funded from inception in 2000 until listing on the London AIM Market in April 2007. Minera IRL Limited is currently quoted on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:IRL), AIM London (AIM:MIRL) and the BVL, Lima, Peru (BVL:MIRL) stock exchanges.
The Group operates the Corihuarmi Gold Mine, is exploring the Ollachea Project, both of which are in Peru, and is also undertaking a feasibility study at the Don Nicolas gold project in Patagonia, Argentina.
Minera IRL named best exploration company of the year in Argentina
Minera IRL’s (LON:MIRL, TSE:IRL) exploration success has been recognized by a prominent local publication, which named it the best exploration company of the year in Argentina.
The company said that the award from the Panorama Minero specialist magazine was for its advancement of the Don Nicolas project, and for new discoveries in the emerging gold district of the Macizo del Deseado in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina.
“The professionalism of the Minera IRL Patagonia team, and the strong support of the authorities in the province of Santa Cruz, are ensuring that the development timeline for Don Nicolas remains on track, with the mine becoming the company's second producing asset,” said president of Minera IRL Patagonia Diego Benavides.
Founder and president of Panorama Minero Enrique Gonzalez said the award reflected the continued intense exploration campaigns that have allowed the Don Nicolas project to move rapidly into the feasibility phase.
Gonzalez also highlighted that the project’s environmental study is due for completion by the end of 2011 and the project could “realistically” start producing by the end of 2012.
Minera has recently announced a significant resource upgrade at Don Nicolas.
The project’s measured and indicated resource in the combined high and low grade zones increased to 5.6 million tonnes (Mt) grading 2.1 grammes per tonne (g/t) containing 381,400 ounces of gold, up 89 percent from the previous estimate.
Earlier this month, broker Fox Davies Capital upheld its “buy” recommendation for the stock and upped the target price from 126 pence to 132 pence per share.
Shares in Minera closed at 72 pence on Wednesday, valuing the company at £84.9 million.



















