Author: Josue Gomez

“At the Bolivar Mine in Mexico, the Company saw a significant increase in throughput but was hindered by lower grades which led to a minor reduction in copper equivalent production when compared to Q4 2015. The Company will focus on continuing to increase production volume while improving the value per tonne of ore mined at Bolivar in 2017. At Cusi, poor weather and significant rainfall caused flooding in ramps which led to stope unavailability resulting in lower production, however we will continue to seek improvement at Cusi with better grade control and selective mining practices,” Mark Brennan, President and CEO of Sierra Metals.

“While Primero faced a number of significant challenges in 2016, I believe the changes we have already made, and will continue to make, will result in a considerable improvement in our 2017 results,” stated Ernest Mast, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We have recently strengthened our management team with the addition of an experienced C.O.O. and C.F.O., and expect to see marked improvement in the near-term as we work to reduce costs, increase production and simplify the way we mine. These key steps will lay the foundations of Primero’s return to sustainable profitability.”

Timmins Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that Greg McCunn will succeed Mark Backens as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2017. In addition to the role of CEO, Mr. McCunn will also serve as a director on the Company’s board of directors.

“I would like to thank our teams in Mexico and Canada for delivering another solid year of consistent production. Despite the challenges faced during the second quarter, our production was in line with our internal projections, and we expect similar results for 2017. The year was highlighted by the declaration of commercial production at the Avino Mine, as well as the publication of new resource estimates for our operations in Mexico and Canada. We are planning on issuing a news release in the coming days outlining our Mexico expansion plans as well as an agenda for reopening the Bralorne Mine,” David Wolfin, President, CEO & Director, Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.

“Listing on the NYSE MKT is an important milestone for Americas Silver which will create greater exposure among institutional and retail investors in the U.S. and internationally at this important time of growth for the Company,” said Darren Blasutti, President and CEO.

Mammoth Resources Corp. is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange has approved a consolidation of its common shares on a 4 for 1 basis. The consolidation was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the annual general and special meeting held on December 14, 2016 and as previously announced in a press release dated December 19, 2016. The consolidation will take effect on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Assuming no other change in the issued capital of the Company, it is expected that upon completion of this consolidation, Mammoth will have approximately 16,133,792 Common Shares issued and outstanding, reduced from 64,535,168 Common Shares which are currently issued and outstanding.

Pete Dougherty, President & CEO stated: “Production at El Castillo normalized during the fourth quarter after a challenging third quarter, while La Colorada provided consistent production throughout 2016. The 34,384 GEOs of production during the fourth quarter represents our strongest quarter of the year and also is the largest quarterly production total since the second quarter of 2015. I’m also pleased to report that construction at San Agustin is advancing on schedule and on budget. With first gold production from San Agustin targeted for the third quarter of this year and the following ramp up, we expect our highest quarterly production and lowest costs during the fourth quarter of 2017. Looking forward in terms of operations, we remain focused on operating in a safe and environmentally conscious manner while providing production growth over the next several years as we construct and ramp up operations at San Agustin.”