Romarco announces joint federal and state public hearing

TORONTO, March 14, 2014 /CNW/ - ROMARCO MINERALS INC. (TSX: R) (the "Company") announces that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps"), Charleston District released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("the Draft EIS") for the Haile Gold Mine on March 13, 2014. This document is made available at www.hailegoldmineeis.com.

In addition, the Company has received notice that the upcoming public hearing to be held on April 24, 2014 will be a coordinated, joint meeting between the Corps and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control ("SCDHEC"). The public hearing will receive oral and/or written comments on the Draft EIS and also the SCDHEC Mine Application. The Draft EIS was prepared by the Corps in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Catawba Indian Nation, and SCDHEC.

The Joint meeting of the Corps and SCDHEC on April 24, 2014 will be held in Kershaw, South Carolina.

About Romarco Minerals Inc.

Romarco Minerals Inc. is a gold development company focused on production primarily in the US. The Company has completed a positive Feasibility study and is continuing permitting for its flagship project, the Haile Gold Mine in South Carolina.

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