Vancouver, B.C. December 17, 2013 St. Elias Mines Ltd. (SLI-TSX-V) (the "Company") announces that the Company will host its Annual and Special General Meeting (the "Meeting") of shareholders on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.
At the Meeting, the shareholders will receive and consider resolutions to:
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1.receive and consider the financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended May 31, 2013, and the Report of the Auditor;
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2.fix the number of Directors of the Company at four;
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3.elect Directors for the Company for the ensuing year;
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4.appoint the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and authorize the Directors to fix the remuneration paid to the auditor; and
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5.to amend the company's existing stock option plan,
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6.to transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
The Company also announces that it is continuing with its attempts to complete the private placement as previously announced. The proceeds of the private placement will be used to fund the initial costs associated with advancing the Tesoro Gold Project in Peru and for working capital.
During the past six months, the Directors and the Company's geological staff have reviewed results to date with respect to exploration programs conducted at the Tesoro Gold Project. Management believes that the results will support a small-scale narrow vein mining operation and the Board intends, subject to financing, to undertake the necessary steps to achieve this goal.
For additional information on St. Elias and its projects, please visit us at www.steliasmines.com or call
1-888-895-5522 (toll free US and Canada) or contact:
ST. ELIAS MINES LTD.
(signed "Lori McClenahan")
Lori McClenahan,
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This News Release may contain forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. 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 statement