Category: Investor’s Corner

“During 2015, we laid the groundwork for a return to high grade and low cost production at Platosa,” stated Brendan Cahill, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Despite challenging commodity and equity markets and operating conditions, we enhanced our board and management team, developed a plan to comprehensively solve Platosa’s water issues and arranged the financing to commence this optimization program. Operating costs per tonne were reduced by almost 30% from 2014, even while mining less tonnage in 2015, and corporate G&A was reduced below 2005 pre-production levels. Additionally, we continued to see the benefits of long term dewatering efforts at Platosa, with 2015 development supporting access to the Rodilla Manto in late February 2016, seven months ahead of schedule. With access to Rodilla and the optimization program underway, we expect to see improving rates of production and ore grades through the course of this year.”

The net proceeds from the placement are intended to be used to finance the costs related to the continuing discussions with Li3 Energy Inc. pursuant to the letter of intent with Li3 announced on Feb. 1, 2016, including to carry out and complete the required due diligence on Li3 and the Maricunga lithium project, for the review and assessment of additional potential lithium mineral property acquisitions and the negotiation of related formal documentation for any such acquisition(s), for property payments, and for general and administrative expenses and working capital.

Jorge A. Ganoza, President and CEO, commented: “Our combined Proven and Probable Reserves have been negatively impacted by a forty-one percent net decrease in silver ounces at our Caylloma mine; primarily as a result of updating geologic models, depletion, changes in commercial terms, and applying a higher cutoff and dilution to narrow silver rich veins. At San Jose, silver and gold reserves are essentially flat with respect to 2014, after successfully replacing the depletion of 4.9 million silver ounces and 38,500 gold ounces for the year.”

“We produced 380,000 ounces of gold at all-in sustaining costs of $1,091 per ounce in 2015 meeting both our production and cost guidance and capping off a transformational year for Alamos,” said John A. McCluskey, President and Chief Executive Officer. “With the ongoing ramp up of production at Young-Davidson and cost improvements at Mulatos, we expect all-in sustaining costs to decrease more than 10% in 2016. We expect this trend to continue as we execute on our core strategy of growing production and lowering costs at both Young-Davidson and Mulatos, driving significant free cash flow growth in the years ahead,” Mr. McCluskey added.

Millrock Resources Inc. announces that Melanee Henderson has been hired on a contract basis to provide investor relations services to the Company. Ms. Henderson will be responsible for the development and execution of a communications program aimed at increasing the Company’s profile in the investment community. Ms. Henderson brings with her over ten years of experience as an investor relations professional, primarily with Hunter Dickinson Inc. of Vancouver, B.C.

Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has lowered the annual interest rate of its unsecured facility with entities controlled by Wexford Capital LP, Marlin’s controlling shareholder, from 15% to 8% per year. The Company has also extended the maturity of the Facility by one year to January 15, 2018. To finance the acquisition of certain assets described in this press release, Marlin has increased the Facility by US$3 million to US$35.5 million.

The combined company will provide shareholders with exposure to a significant, substantially permitted gold resource at NewCastle’s Castle Mountain Gold Project, including 0.48 million measured ounces of gold at 0.86 g/t, 3.7 million indicated ounces at 0.57 g/t, and 0.76 million inferred ounces at 0.58 g/t1, as well as a strengthened management team led by Richard Warke, as Executive Chairman, and including high profile and experienced board members Jim Gowans and Frank Giustra. The combined company will continue to be named “NewCastle Gold Ltd.”

“The Odyssey management team has been working closely with the MINOSA team throughout the past year,” said Mark Gordon, Odyssey’s chief executive officer. “Although the initial closing of the SPA has taken longer than originally contemplated due to the extended environmental approval process for the Oceanica project, the continued assistance provided by MINOSA and this recent agreement with Epsilon reinforces our belief that MINOSA is the right partner for Odyssey’s offshore mineral exploration business.”

Gold Resource Corporation announced that effective March 16, 2016, the Board of Directors increased its size from four members to five and appointed Mr. Alex Morrison to fill the newly created vacancy. Gold Resource Corporation is a gold and silver producer with operations in Oaxaca, Mexico and exploration in Nevada, USA. The Company has returned $108 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since commercial production commenced July 1, 2010, and offers shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and silver and take delivery.

Silver Spruce Resources announces that William A MacPherson BSc P. Eng (Ret’d) of Halifax, Nova Scotia has resigned as Chairman and Director of the Company. Mr. MacPherson helped steer the Company in challenging market conditions and the Company thanks Mr. MacPherson for his dedicated service. Mr. MacPherson has agreed to be available as an advisor and consultant.