ANGKOR GOLD CORP. (TSXV:ANK)
("ANGKOR") is pleased to announce the publication
of its Sustainable Community Development (SCD) 2012 Report. The
report provides an overview of Angkor's activities working with
local communities in the province of Ratanakiri, Cambodia; where
the company undertakes mineral exploration and project generation.
Highlights include:
- Improved Community Organisation: 5 elected and functioning
Village Development Committees and 190 families profiled.
- Improved Community Food Security: 20 family gardens created,
1700 fruit trees planted, 980 villagers actively participating in
their own village development.
- Improved Community Environmental Health: family planning and
health educations sessions, 12 water wells installed, over 18,000kg
of medical supplies and equipment distributed.
In 2012, Angkor's SCD Team expended an estimated 8,700 hours on
the SCD program at zero cost to the company by virtue of its
funding originating in lieu of senior management salaries, as
explained in our SEDAR filings. Angkor estimates that 75,000 people
have benefitted from Angkor's SCD program since it began in
2011.
Mike Weeks, Angkor's CEO & Chairman, commented,
"Our Sustainable Community Development 2012 Report shows our
shareholders and the Socially Responsible Investment community that
we're organised, serious and making a real difference. It's a core
part of our ACTION strategy, it helps provide our social licence to
operate and we're very proud of the benefits it delivers to all our
stakeholders.
Angkor gains significant benefits from our SCD investment,
particularly in terms of the operational support we enjoy. I am
very confident that the scope of these benefits will expand over
time - including the creation of a local pool of educated, willing
workers capable of involvement in all aspects of mining operations.
Indeed, during peak season our team expands to 150 people of which
140 are locals.
Our community development work continues apace in 2013; we are
supporting development of a medical centre with construction
getting underway in the next week. And we continue to improve the
education facilities of the local villages in the form of creating
libraries, education sessions and providing modern, sustainable
hygiene equipment."
Angkor's SCD program follows the World Bank guidelines for
Community Driven Development. It is also based on best practice and
thought-leadership drawn from other recognised initiatives
including the PDAC e3 Plus Framework for Socially Responsible
Exploration, the Global Reporting Initiative and the World Health
Organisation's Country Cooperation Strategy for Cambodia.
Angkor has confirmed that it will participate in the Canadian
Responsible Investment Conference 2013 organised by the Social
Investing Organization (SIO). The conference will take place June
17-19 in Vancouver, BC – see the link at the bottom of this press
release for more information. Angkor is a member of SIO and will
have a speaking role and representation throughout the
conference.
Delayne Weeks, Angkor's VP Corporate Social Responsibility,
emphasised, "We'll be using the Canadian Responsible Investment
Conference in June as a springboard to connect with the SRI
community. Our aim is to highlight our priorities and explain why
an investment in Angkor is advantageous and logical from a
triple-bottom line perspective.
Over the next quarter, we'll be inviting feedback and dialogue
through our improved social media platform, which we'll be
launching in April. We've set very high goals for our SCD 2013
program and I look forward to reporting our progress achieving
them."
About Cambodia
Cambodia is relatively unexplored and yet is already known to
contain multiple deposits with grades that are suggestive of
economic viability. The two transactions announced by Angkor this
January of 2013 underline this opportunity. The participation of
Mesco Gold in Cambodia confirms that others are now recognizing
Angkor's valuation of Cambodia's potential for gold and other
mineral opportunities.
Cambodia offers Angkor's shareholders an exciting advantage:
Angkor acquired licences with strong histories of artisanal mining;
Angkor's prospects are accessible, mineable and well-serviced;
Angkor continues to explore efficiently, maximizing the low
exploration costs. Cambodia has a stable, democratic government, a
business-friendly environment, and strong infrastructure in
place.
Angkor's mid-term ambition is to self-finance its exploration
activities. In Cambodia, Angkor intends to make a positive
difference while rewarding its shareholders with strong, steady
value creation. Solid progress has been made over the past three
years; 24% of the company is owned by insiders, and the management
team offers the right blend of technical and business
experience.
The two transactions announced by Angkor in January 2013
constitute a very small percentage of Angkor's land package.
ANGKOR GOLD CORP. is a public company listed on
the TSX-Venture Exchange. It is Cambodia's premier gold explorer
with a significantly large land package and a first-mover advantage
with excellent relationships at all levels of Government (local to
national).
Angkor has 5 exploration licences in the Kingdom of Cambodia now
covering a total of 1102 km2, plus 3 pending licence applications.
The company has been actively exploring these concessions over the
past 3 years, and has now covered all tenements with stream
sediment geochemical sampling, has flown low level aeromagnetic
surveys over much of the ground, drilled 17,556 metres of NQ core
in 143 holes, of which 8,815m in 66 holes were drilled in the 2012
season; and has collected in excess of 20,000 'C' zone soil samples
in 8 centres of interest, over a combined area of 20km2, in
addition to numerous trenches and detailed geological field
mapping. Exploration on all tenements is ongoing.
The Canadian Responsible Investment Conference is organised by
the Social Investment Organization, Canada. For more information,
please visit: http://www.socialinvestment.ca/
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CONTACT: ANGKOR GOLD CORP.
Delayne Weeks, VP Corporate Social Responsibility
Telephone: (780) 831-8722
Email: da@angkorgold.ca
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