COLORADO SPRINGS – July 26, 2013 – Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE MKT: GORO) (the “Company”) is saddened to announce an employee was fatally injured today in a rock fall accident at the La Arista underground mine.  Underground operations have been temporarily suspended until an investigation, conducted by Gold Resource Corporation’s management and the Mexican Ministry of Labor and Social Security is completed over the next several days.   

“It is with great sadness that we report the death of a colleague at our Mexican operations,” stated Gold Resource Corporation’s President, Mr. Jason Reid.  “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends and to everyone touched by this incident.  Safety procedures are being reviewed as employee health and safety is priority one for the Company.”