Preaching to the Choir.Pastor Lori preaches from the Pender street chapel and sows dreams of paradise. So what are you defending Prime St. Elias Mines Ltd. Ramping up to 500 Tonnes Per Month at Tesoro Gold Project, Peru VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 10 /CNW/ - St. Elias Mines Ltd. ("the Company") (TSX VENTURE:SLI) (ISIN CA7849211080) (FWB:EKL) provides the following update regarding the Tesoro Gold Project (the "Project") located in southwestern Peru. As a result of the recent discovery of the A-4 Vein System and consistent high grades received from bulk sampling, the Company has decided to focus its exploration activities on this Project and has developed the following plan to significantly expand existing operations. The objective of the plan is to achieve a sustainable economic production to support two to three years of production at a rate of 300 to 500 tonnes per month while concurrently defining resources and reserves. This is a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. There is no guarantee that the Company will achieve these objectives.