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XINERGY LTD. INCREASES THERMAL COAL RESERVES VIA LEASE AGREEMENT OF BRIER CREEK PROPERTY IN WEST VIRGINIA

^{Published on 2011-03-02 03:20:53 - Market Wire}
 

KNOXVILLE, TN, March 2 /CNW/ - Xinergy Ltd., (TSX: XRG) ("Xinergy" or "the Company") a US Central Appalachian producer of high quality coal, today announces the completion of a definitive lease agreement ("the Transaction") with Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC. (NYSE:PVG) for the tract of land known as Brier Creek (the "Parcel" or the "Property").  The Parcel lies adjacent and to the north of Xinergy's Raven Crest properties in Boone County, WV. 

"We continue to execute our strategy of value accretive acquisitions in Central Appalachia, which includes developing our existing projects.  Less than a month ago, we announced the acquisition of a metallurgical coal property, which is expected to prove to be a great addition to our portfolio of assets.  It is anticipated that this lease agreement will significantly increase our thermal footprint at our Raven Crest property, allowing us to leverage our fixed costs and lower our overall lifting cost, it also provides us a sustainable, quality, permitted thermal project for the foreseeable future," said Bernie Mason, Xinergy's President. 

Reserves and Production Estimates

Based on information provided by the Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. August 17, 2007 report entitled "Reserve, Operations and Financial Evaluation of Coal and Mineral Properties of Raven Crest Mining, LLC in Boone and Kanawha Counties, West Virginia USA," management believes the 13,000 - 14,000 acre Property contains approximately 11.9 million tons Measured Mineral Resources; 12.5 million tons Indicated Mineral Resources and 10.4 million tons Inferred Mineral Resources.  The Company has begun the process to produce a reserve estimate compliant with NI43-101 standards, which it expects to be filed within 45 days. 

The Transaction includes surface leases and coal subleases to the thermal coal reserves through two fully permitted deep mine areas, which have already been faced up, as well as active permits for a coal preparation plant and refuse area.  The Company expects initial production at a rate of 50,000 tons per month to begin in the first half of 2012, after the completion of the preparation plant.  The Company anticipates a production run rate on the Property to reach 1.2 million tons per year, subject to market conditions. The Company further anticipates total capital expenditures related to the Property to be in the range of US$40 million-$US50 million, inclusive of the preparation plant and underground equipment.

Qualified Person

Jack Hagewood, PE, Regional Manager for the Company has reviewed and confirmed the scientific and technical information within this news release relating to Brier Creek and serves as the Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.

The press release contained above represents forecasts of production, which indicate a range of possible outcomes and are provided to assist investors with the development of future earnings estimates.  While Xinergy believes these forecasts represent the best estimate of management as to future events, actual events will differ from these forecasts and such differences could be material.  These forecasts are subject to risks identified under "forward-looking information" below.

About Xinergy Ltd.

Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Xinergy Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Xinergy Corp. and Xinergy of West Virginia, LLC., is engaged in coal mining in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. Currently, Xinergy sells high quality coal to electric utilities and industrial companies throughout the south-eastern United States. For more information, please visit [ www.xinergycorp.com ].

Forward-Looking Information

This release contains "forward-looking information" that includes information relating to future events and future financial and operating performance, including management's assessment of Xinergy's future outlook, forecasts of production, and capital expenditures. Forward-looking information should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by which, that performance or those results will be achieved. Forward-looking information is based on information available at the time it is made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and such information is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking information. Important factors that could cause these differences include but are not limited to: changes in contracted sales, the business of the Company may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the Brier Creak lease deal; the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; the worldwide demand for coal; the price of coal; the price of alternative fuel sources; the supply of coal and other competitive factors; the costs to mine and transport coal; the ability to obtain new mining permits; the costs of reclamation of previously mined properties; the risks of expanding coal production; the ability to bring new mines on line on schedule; industry competition; the Company's ability to continue to execute its growth strategies; and general economic conditions. These and other risks are more fully described in the Company's filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators, including its Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2009, available on SEDAR at [ www.sedar.com ]. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking information. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking information to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking information, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking information.