COOLUM BEACH, AUSTRALIA -- 09/27/2007 -- Cigma Metals Corporation (the "Company," "Cigma") (PINKSHEETS: CGMX) (FRANKFURT: C9K) is pleased to announce that the Company has increased its ownership interest in the Dostyk Limited Liability Partnership, (the "Partnership") with Eureka Mining Plc in Kazakhstan from 71% to 90%. The Partnership holds the exploration rights to explore 14,000 square kilometers in the Maykubensk area in the Pavodar Oblast of the Republic of Kazakhstan for precious and base metals. Cigma reached this mile stone by paying a final payment of US $1,000,000 (paid September 14, 2007) into the charter capital of the Partnership. This brings the total amount of funds contributed by the Company to the Partnership to US $2,000,000.
Under the terms of the agreement with Eureka Mining Plc, Cigma earned a 51% interest in the Partnership by paying US $300,000 (paid January 25, 2007) into the charter capital of the Partnership. In June 2007 Cigma increased its ownership in the Partnership from 51% to 71% by contributing a further US $700,000 (paid June 13, 2007) to the Partnership's charter capital. On September 14, 2007 Cigma increased its ownership interest in Partnership from 71% to 90% by contributing a further US $1,000,000 to the Partnership's charter capital.
The funds have been and will continue to be used for exploration and the calculation of tons and grade of mineralised material contained in the project area. An update of exploration results is expected in the near future.
Cigma Metals Corporation is a mineral exploration company focusing on the exploration and development of its two mineral exploration properties totaling 740 square kilometers in the Tomsk Oblast region of Siberia in Russia, and its approximately 14,000 square kilometers property located in the Dostyk region of Kazakhstan. All the project areas were selected due to their proximity to a well-developed infrastructure, known mineral occurrences and from historical records of gold and base metals production. Cigma Metals Corporation's stock trades on the following exchanges under the symbol "CGMX.PK" on the Pink Sheets LLC in the United States of America, and under the symbols "C9KA.F" on the Frankfurt Exchange.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD "Lars Pearl" Lars Pearl President and CEO
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