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Richmont Mines News Release
Island Gold Mine Receives Permit Amendments to an Average of 1,100 Tonnes per Day
TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Richmont Mines Inc. (TSX: RIC) (NYSE MKT: RIC) (' richmont"='richmont"' or='or' the='the' "corporation")='"corporation")' announces='announces' receipt='receipt' of='of' amendments='amendments' both='both' air='air' and='and' wastewater='wastewater' environmental='environmental' compliance='compliance' approvals='approvals' (ecas)='(ecas)' from='from' ontario='ontario' ministry='ministry' environment='environment' climate='climate' change='change' for='for' its='its' island='island' gold='gold' mine='mine' located='located' in='in' northern='northern' ontario.='ontario.' these='these' support='support' a='a' potential='potential' ore='ore' mining='mining' processing='processing' rate='rate' increase='increase' to='to' an='an' average='average' 1,100='1,100' tonnes='tonnes' per='per' day='day' as='as' contemplated='contemplated' preliminary='preliminary' economic='economic' assessment='assessment' ("pea")='("pea")' that='that' is='is' currently='currently' under='under' review='review' (refer='(refer' november='november' 1,='1,' 2016='2016' press='press' release).<='release).<'>
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' the='the' receipt='receipt' of='of' these='these' permits='permits' is='is' a='a' key='key' milestone='milestone' for='for' island='island' gold='gold' as='as' it='it' will='will' allow='allow' mining='mining' and='and' milling='milling' productivity='productivity' to='to' progressively='progressively' increase='increase' an='an' average='average' 1,100='1,100' tonnes='tonnes' per='per' day,='day,' envisaged='envisaged' in='in' upcoming='upcoming'>
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The engineering and analysis related to the productivity increase continues to advance, which is now fully supported by the receipt of all required permits.' stated='stated' renaud='renaud' adams,='adams,' ceo.='ceo.' "the='"the' mine='mine' and='and' mill='mill' are='are' now='now' averaging='averaging' above='above' 900='900' tonnes='tonnes' per='per' day='day' the='the' operation='operation' is='is' well='well' positioned='positioned' to='to' support='support' a='a' productivity='productivity' increase='increase' an='an' average='average' of='of' 1,100='1,100' with='with' minimal='minimal' capital='capital'>
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