TORONTO, ON - (MetalsNews - March 2, 2010) - Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX and ASX symbol: "EQN") ("Equinox" or the "Company) will release its 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The report will be published at approximately 16:00 HRS (EST), subject to change.
The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The call will be hosted by Equinox President & CEO, Craig R. Williams.
Q4-2009 & FULL YEAR 2009 CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST:
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 17:00 HRS (Toronto time)
17:00 HRS (New York time)
22:00 HRS (London time)
00:00 HRS (Lusaka time - Thursday, 11 March, 2010)
06:00 HRS (Perth time - Thursday, 11 March, 2010)
09:00 HRS (Sydney / Melbourne time - Thursday, 11 March, 2010)
Webcast: The Company's website at
www.equinoxminerals.com
Dial-in International: +1 201-689-8035
Dial-in Australia: 0011-800-4626-6666 (Toll-free)
Dial-in North America: +1 877-407-8035 (Toll-free)
Dial-in UK & EU: 00-800-4626-6666 (Toll-free)
Conference ID: 343327
Please call in 10 minutes prior to the call; an operator will be available to assist you
Replay: A replay of the telephone conference will be
available approximately one hour after the completion of the conference
and until 23:59 HRS (Eastern Time) on
April 9, 2010
Replay International: +1-201-612-7415 (International) and
+1-877-660-6853 (North America)
To access the recording, please enter Account # 286, followed by the Conference ID: 343327. An archived
transcript of the call will also
be available on the Company's website.
Craig R. Williams - President & Chief Executive Officer
For further information please contact:
Craig R. Williams (President and Chief Executive Officer), Michael Klessens (Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer)
Phone: +61 (0) 8 9322 3318 Email: equinox@equinoxminerals.com
or
Kevin van Niekerk (V.P. Investor Relations)
Phone: +1 (416) 865 3393 Email: kevin.van.niekerk@equinoxminerals.com
or
David Griffiths (Gryphon Management Australia) Phone +61 (0) 419 912 496 Email: david.griffiths@gryphon.net.au
About Equinox
Equinox Minerals Limited is an international mining company, dual listed on the Canadian (Toronto) and Australian stock exchanges. The Company is currently focused on operating its 100% owned large scale Lumwana Copper Mine in Zambia, one of the largest new copper mines to be developed globally over the last few years.
Equinox acquired the Lumwana project in 1999 and following nearly 10 years of feasibility, financing and construction, commissioned the mine, plant and infrastructure in December 2008.
The Lumwana Mine is situated 220 km northwest of the Zambian Copperbelt.
Lumwana is now a major copper mine which will establish Equinox as one of the world's top 20 copper producing companies.
At initial design capacity, Lumwana will process in excess of 20 million tonnes of ore per year, mined at an average life of mine strip ratio of 4.2:1. Lumwana ore, which is predominantly sulphide, is treated through a large, yet conventional plant, producing a copper concentrate for sale to local and international offtakers.
In addition Equinox is also looking at opportunities to grow the Company through both internal expansion (potential uranium plant to process the high grade uranium stockpile and an expansion of the Lumwana copper plant throughput rate) and through the international search for mergers and acquisitions.
For information on Equinox and technical details on the Lumwana Project please refer to the company website at www.equinoxminerals.com
Craig R. Williams - President & Chief Executive Officer