Petaquilla

Experiencias e ideas comunes para desarrollar el turismo rural sostenible, el funcionamiento de los municipios, los retos comunes que a diario enfrentan y la voluntad de resolver las necesidades de sus comunidades, fueron algunos de los temas abordados por alcaldes panameños y el Alcalde del Ayuntamiento de Aracena, provincia de Huelva, Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía, Manuel Guerra González

El encuentro entre autoridades de Panamá y España forma parte de la gira de trabajo que realiza el Gobernador de Colón, Pedro Ríos, junto a alcaldes de las provincias de Coclé, Herrera, Los Santos, y Veraguas que viajaron a este país para conocer y aprender del desarrollo del turismo rural como una iniciativa de la Fundación “La Castilla del Oro”, que cuenta con el aval de la Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá, iniciativa ideada por el empresario Richard Fifer-Carles, que busca el desarrollo sostenible de las provincias centrales del país.

Durante la reunión, el Alcalde de Aracena explicó a los visitantes el método que utilicen la recolección de basura en su comunidad, la cual se debe depositar en cestos de basura previamente identificados en letrero que dicen: basura orgánica, cartón y vidrios, la cual posteriormente es llevada a una empresa de reciclaje que se encarga de su disposición final.

Previo a este encuentro, los alcaldes fueron recibidos en el Ayuntamiento de Jeréz de Los Caballeros, en la provincia de Badajoz, Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura, por la Alcaldesa, Francisca Rosa, quien compartió con los Alcaldes sobre cómo desarrollar proyectos del turismo rural y se mostró complacida porque Panamá crece económicamente y se está expandiendo y que en lo que pueda aportar  en sus experiencias, así lo hará.

La delegación panameña está encabezada por el Gobernador de Colón, Pedro Ríos; el empresario Richard Fifer-Carles y las autoridades municipales panameñas de los distritos de Montijo y Calobre, en Veraguas; Santa María, Parita; Peséy Los Pozos en Herrera; Tonosí y Pedasí en Los Santos; y Aguadulce en Coclé, quienes visitan España para conocer la experiencia de este país en el desarrollo del turismo rural en la región de Extremadura y Andalucía.

Viernes, 13 Mayo 2011

Petaquilla Gold paid 193,707dollars in royalties to the Municipal Council of the Donoso District.

At Petaquilla Minerals, we take into account the broader interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of our companies’ activities. We believe our duty extends beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation, to voluntarily take action to improve the quality of life among our employees and their families, local communities and society at large — as well as to protect the environment.

We are dedicated to creating a workplace that is safe and enriching. Safety procedures and programs are regularly monitored and developed to help ensure that our employees work in an adequate environment. We promote a workplace culture in which the rights, needs and unique contributions of each employee are respected. We also support professional growth opportunities for every employee.

As a responsible mining project, we acknowledge that we have both a special responsibility and role to play in helping our communities thrive. We also participate in health care initiatives to help save lives and create progress in local communities. Our corporate headquarters provide significant charitable financial assistance to local organizations and to community endeavors which help provide for a better quality of life. We also contribute substantially to local employment, training and skills development.

Vancouver, BC – April 5, 2011: Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the President and Vice-President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, visited the Company’s Molejon gold mining project yesterday.
During their visit to Petaquilla’s mine site and tour of the Molejon gold plant, Messrs. Martinelli and Varela were able to observe the successful extraction of and production of gold. Since commercial gold production commenced, the Company has generated employment, greatly contributed to the development of Panama, particularly the mining industry, and has become the largest exporter in Panama.
About Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. - Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. is a gold producer operating its gold processing plant at its 100% owned Molejon Gold Project in Panama. The Molejon mine site is located in the south central area of the Company’s 100% owned 842 square kilometre concession lands, a region known historically for gold content.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of
PETAQUILLA MINERALS LTD.
Rodrigo Esquivel Klein
President

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Petaquilla Minerals Ltd.
Phone: (604) 694-0021 Fax: (604) 694-0063
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – 03/08/11) – Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX:PTQ – News)(OTC.BB:PTQMF – News)(Frankfurt:P7Z – News) today announced that it has completed Phase 1 of its National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant mineral resource and reserve update for its Molejon Gold Project. This is the Company’s annual review of its resources and reserves that have been upgraded over the past year through its engineering and drilling activities.

The Company has formally upgraded its NI 43-101 compliant Measured and Indicated ("M&I") resource to a proven and probable reserve of 643,266 contained gold ounces (15.3Mt @ 1.30g/t Au, average metallurgical recovery of 91.1%) as of the October 1, 2010, production cut-off. Prior to October 1, 2010, the Company mined an additional 99,961 gold ounces (1.39Mt @ 2.22g/t Au) of proven and probable reserves bringing the total proven and probable reserves at the Molejon Gold Project to a total of 743,227 ounces. This represents an increase of 61% over the last calculated reserve as of the October 1, 2010, production cut-off.

In addition to the above, the Company is currently working on the following to increase shareholder value:

 

--  Upgrading to reserve status an additional 103,255 gold ounces (10.2Mt    @0.32g/t Au, M&I category at a 0.18g/t cut-off) located within the    Molejon pit.

--  Upgrading to reserve status an additional 253,440 gold ounces (30.3Mt @    0.26g/t Au, M&I category at 0.1g/t Au cut-off) from an area adjacent to    the main pit. The Company is scheduled to publish a new reserve number    upon completion of the Heap Leach Project scheduled to commence    operations in the third quarter of this calendar year.

--  Upgrading to M&I status its inferred resources of 966,294 gold ounces    (185Mt @ 0.16g/t Au, 0.1g/t Au cut-off) from an area adjacent to the    main pit.

--  Upgrading to M&I status a newly calculated inferred resource from the    Oro Del Norte Project totaling 276,383 ounces (18.1Mt @ 0.47g/t Au,    0.1g/t cut-off). The updated resource is scheduled to be released during    the third calendar quarter of 2011.

As previously announced January 4, 2010, the Company is advancing its Heap Leach Project. Work has progressed to the final engineering and design stage, which is being completed by independent consultants including METCON Research (an affiliate of KD Engineering Ltd.), Knight Piesold Ltd. and Gramsa S.A., all working in conjunction with the Company’s mine site personnel. Final engineering and design has commenced and is planned to be completed in March 2011. Construction of the associated infrastructure commenced February 2011 to take advantage of the traditional dry season in the Republic of Panama.

Mr. Mike Martin, Mining Engineer, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and Project Manager for Behre Dolbear Inc., has been overseeing the resource and reserve estimate update. He is ensuring that the appropriate quality assurance protocols are being followed and that the data has been qualified under strict quality controls. He has reviewed and verified the technical mining information contained in this news release.

All reports will be filed on SEDAR.

Once again, the Engineer from Petaquilla Gold, accepted the challenge
Mr. Quijano brought to the Deputy Minister, to drink water from the Santa Rosa mine in
Cañazas.  This mine was closed 13 years ago. Mr. Carlos Salazar as spokesman for
Petaquilla Gold accepted the challenge to prove once again that there was no mining trail
or any pollution to the environment.

Mr. Sirotinsky replaces Ms. Julie van Baarsen as the Petaquilla’s Chief Financial Officer

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKETWIRE) — 12/02/10 –

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX: PTQ) (OTCBB: PTQMF) (FRANKFURT: P7Z) (“Petaquilla” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ezequiel Sirotinsky as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Mr. Sirotinsky, a Certified Public Accountant, was formerly Director of Finance for Silver Standard Resources, Inc., where he was responsible for the administration and finance aspects of their Mina Pirquitas Project in Argentina, and Administrative and Finance Manager for AngloGold Ashanti Limited’s Cerro Vanguardia Project, a gold and silver mine, where, among other responsibilities, he was involved in reporting and accounting management, treasury and cash management, risk management, business planning and strategy development, and tax planning.

The Company welcomes Mr. Sirotinsky as Chief Financial Officer. His experience garnered from holding senior finance positions within other mineral producing companies will benefit the Company in its next steps to becoming a mid-tier gold producer.

Mr. Sirotinsky replaces Ms. Julie van Baarsen as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Petaquilla’s board of directors and management would like to thank Ms. van Baarsen for her dedicated and attentive work and wishes her well in her future endeavors.

About Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. – Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. is a gold producer operating its gold processing plant at its 100% owned Molejon Gold Project in Panama. The plant utilizes three ball mills and a carbon-in-pulp processing facility. Anticipated throughput for the project during the first year of commercial production is estimated to be 2200 tonnes per day. The Molejon mine site is located in the south central area of the Company’s 100% owned 842 square kilometer concession lands, a region known historically for its gold content.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of PETAQUILLA MINERALS LTD.

Richard Fifer, Executive Chairman of the Board