Category: Precious Metals

• Follow-up stream sediment sampling completed highlighting key prospects
• Soil grids completed over Swan, Eagle and Hawk target areas
• Larger target area developing through systematic exploration

VANCOUVER , Nov. 26, 2018 /CNW/ – NxGold Ltd. (“NxGold” or the “Company“), (TSXV: NXN) is pleased to provide an update on its exploration program at the Mt. Roe Project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia .  The Company has recently completed a follow-up phase to the initial anomalous stream sediment samples continuing its systematic approach to target area identification and drill target refinement at the Mt Roe Project.  This follow-up work included additional stream samples, gridded soil samples and rock (grab) samples.

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A total of 47 stream silt samples (see Figure 1 and Table 1) were collected following up on the initial encouraging results which identified numerous target areas including an approximately 1.2 km long section of the Sholl ridge, host to the Eagle, Kangaroo and Bulldog target areas and coincident with a large magnetic high feature identified from the detailed UAV-magnetics survey (details of which are described in the News Release dated 15 October 2018 ).  As a result of this recent sampling, the target areas have been further refined to approximately a 500m , 350m and 250m section of the Eagle, Bulldog and Kangaroo target areas, respectively.  Assay results from gridded soil samples from the Eagle area are pending.  The Eagle area is expected to be a primary focus for drill targeting given the presence of the magnetic high anomaly, coincident stream anomalies and high-grade rock (grab) samples.

The Hawk , Swan and Sun target areas were expanded by the additional stream samples.  Results from the gridded soil samples are pending from the Hawk and Swan areas.  Additional work is required to better understand controls of the anomalous stream sample distribution.

The areas chosen for grid-based soil sampling utilised an 80 m line spacing and 40 m sample spacing with lines oriented to the north-west with a total of 139 soil samples being collected (Figure 1).  The target areas of initial interest include the Hawk area (26 samples) located near the known “80oz” prospector’s patch, the Eagle area (86 samples) where earlier trenching programs exposed a gold bearing structure, and the Swan area (27 samples), which hosts numerous gold nugget patches and structures exposed in trenching that returned anomalous gold and copper values (see the News Release dated September 10, 2018 ).  Assay results from this work program are pending.

Christopher McFadden , Chief Executive Officer commented, “In a relatively short period of time since acquiring the property this year, our team has evaluated the property for different mineralisation styles and advanced to the drill target delineation stage through the systematic exploration of the Mt Roe tenements.  This approach will also be used to evaluate the Prinsep tenements and the pending tenements on Mt. Roe which are expected to be granted shortly.  The identification of vein structures in the Eagle, Hawk and Swan areas among others, supports the existence of primary gold mineralisation on the property. “

UAV Orthophotography and Magnetics Survey
Images from this survey are available on the Company’s website (www.nxgold.ca).

Initial program on Prinsep tenements

A total of 7 stream sediment samples were collected and a soil grid with 80 m line spacing and 80 m sample spacing was sampled for 60 samples collected.  This was an initial work program focused on historical areas worked by prospectors using metal detectors.  Results from this program remain pending.

Next Steps
Upon compilation of all the work completed this year-to-date, NxGold believes it will be in a position to complete a target prioritisation review to prepare for scout-drilling that will test the continuity of known conglomerate and prospective gold target areas.

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About NxGold

NxGold is a Vancouver-based exploration company.  The Company owns 80% of the Mt. Roe gold project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.  The Company has also entered into an earn-in agreement with Meliadine Gold Ltd. to earn up to a 70% interest in the Kuulu Project (formerly known as the Peter Lake Gold Project) in Nunavut .

Technical Disclosure

The on-going sampling programs of stream sediments, soils, rocks and chip samples involve a quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program that includes the collection of field duplicates and insertion of certified reference materials at frequency of roughly one in ten samples. Rock samples, stream samples and some chip samples are selective in nature and are not representative of mineralisation on the property. All samples have been sent to Intertek Genalysis in Perth , WA for preparation and analysis. Rock and chip samples were analysed using a 50g fire assay for gold and a 10g aqua regia, 32-element inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (‘ICP-OES’). Samples with visible gold or returning >10 g/t gold by fire assay are subject to a screen fire assay analysis. Stream sediment samples were analysed using 1000g bulk leach extractable gold analysis with Leachwell accelerant followed by ICP-MS with a 10g sample split for aqua regia 32 element ICP-OES analyses.

Stream samples were field screened fine fraction (minus 80 mesh) with a collected mass of 10-12kgs. Soil samples were field screened to minus 4mm with a collected mass of approximately 4kg. All samples were split by a two-tier riffle splitter in a secure storage facility into a laboratory sample and a retained reference sample.

NxGold advises that the Mt Roe Gold project is an early stage exploration project utilising an evolving gold deposit model for a paleo-placer style of mineralisation. Abundant exploration work is required to understand the previously unrecognised sedimentary geology and confirm if the source(s) of the coarse gold is located within NxGold Ltd.’s tenements. There is no certainty of the discovery nor definition of a mineral resource.

The scientific and technical information in this news release has been prepared or approved by Darren Lindsay , P.Geo., Vice President Exploration and Development, of the Company, a “qualified person” within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

Cautionary Statement Regarding “Forward-Looking” Information

This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. “Forward-looking information” includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future including whether the proposed acquisition will be completed. Generally, but not always, forward-looking information and statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or the negative connotation thereof or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved” or the negative connotation thereof.

Such forward-looking information and statements are based on numerous assumptions, including among others, that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable terms, and that third party contractors, equipment and supplies and governmental and other approvals required to conduct the Company’s planned exploration activities will be available on reasonable terms and in a timely manner. Although the assumptions made by the Company in providing forward-looking information or making forward-looking statements are considered reasonable by management at the time, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be accurate.

Forward-looking information and statements also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual events or results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information or statements, including, among others: negative operating cash flow and dependence on third party financing, uncertainty of additional financing, no known mineral reserves or resources, reliance on key management and other personnel, potential downturns in economic conditions, actual results of exploration activities being different than anticipated, changes in exploration programs based upon results, and risks generally associated with the mineral exploration industry, environmental risks, changes in laws and regulations, community relations and delays in obtaining governmental or other approvals.

Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information or implied by forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or reissue forward-looking information as a result of new information or events except as required by applicable securities laws.

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TORONTO , Nov. 26, 2018 /CNW/ – Treasury Metals Inc. (TSX: TML) (“Treasury Metals” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the Company has entered into a binding term sheet with Extract Capital Master Fund Ltd. and Extract Lending LLC (together “Extract”) to extend the maturity date of the Company’s existing convertible term loan (the “Term Loan”) for three years (the “Loan Amendment”).

The Loan Amendment will amend the maturity date of the Term Loan, extending it for a period of three years from the effective date of closing that is anticipated to be on or about November 30, 2018 . As part of the Loan Amendment, Extract has also agreed to assume the US$2.2 million portion of the US$4.4 million facility previously held by Loinette Company Leasing Ltd. which has agreed to an early payout without penalty. The terms of the Loan Amendment will be subject to TSX approval.

Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Amendment, the Term Loan shall be convertible at the election of Extract into common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Common Shares”) at a conversion price of C$0.36 per Common Share, representing approximately a 50% premium to the closing price of the Common Shares ( November 23, 2018 ), which is the closing date of entering into the binding term sheet.

All other terms of the Term Loan will remain unchanged.

As consideration to Extract for entering into the Loan Amendment, the Company will pay Extract the following: (a) an extension fee of US$110,000, and (b) issue to Extract an aggregate of 600,000 common share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”), entitling Extract to purchase Common Shares at an exercise price of C$0.40 per Common Share for a three-year term. The Company may compel Extract to exercise the Warrants if the volume weighted average price of the Common Shares of the Company is C$0.60 or greater for thirty (30) consecutive trading days.

Exploration Agreement for Weebigee Gold Project

In addition, Treasury Metals is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Goldeye Explorations (“Goldeye”) and Sandy Lake First Nation (“SLFN”) have entered into a one-year extension of its Exploration Agreement (the “Exploration Agreement Extension”) on its Weebigee Gold Project to continue exploration activities. The Exploration Agreement has been in effect since November 2013 .

The Weebigee Gold Project is 100% owned by Goldeye/Treasury and subject to an earn-in agreement with current operator Sandy Lake Gold Inc. (“SLG”) effective since April 15, 2015 .

The Weebigee Gold Project is located 227 kilometres north of Red Lake in Northwestern Ontario . In 2014, a 21 drill hole program completed by Goldeye in the western part of the claim package returned significant near surface results, including high grade gold intercepts of 12.86 Au g/t over 6.85 meters and 12.17 Au g/t over 6.2 meters. Further details regarding SLG’s earn-in option agreement and Weebigee are available at Treasury’s website www.treasurymetals.com.

The Exploration Agreement Extension reflects the ongoing collaborative relationship between Treasury Metals and SLFN, within whose Traditional Territory the Project is located. The parties are committed to ongoing meaningful engagement and dialogue with a view to ensuring that the SLFN community participates and benefits as the Project progresses. The Exploration Agreement Extension does not pertain to the additional mineral claims staked by SLG which are outside Goldeye’s Weebigee Gold Project area.

To view further details about the Treasury Metals, please visit the Company’s website at www.treasurymetals.com.

About Treasury Metals Inc.:

Treasury Metals is a gold focused exploration and development company with assets in Ontario, Canada and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under the symbol “TML”. Treasury Metals Inc.’s 100% owned Goliath Gold Project in northwestern Ontario is slated to become one of Canada’s next producing gold mines. With first-rate infrastructure currently in place and gold mineralization extending to surface, Treasury Metals plans on the initial development of an open pit gold mine to feed a 2,500 tonne per day processing plant with subsequent underground operations in the latter years of the mine life. Treasury Metals is currently in the mine permit process on the Goliath Gold Project.

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Forward-looking Statements

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that management of the Company expect, are forward-looking statements. Actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Treasury Metals disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, save and except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

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VANCOUVER , Nov. 23, 2018 /CNW/ – Pacton Gold Inc. (TSXV: PAC, OTC: PACXF, FSE: 2NKN) (the “Company” or “Pacton“) is pleased to announce that further to its news release of October 11, 2018 , it has entered into a Tenement Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement“) to acquire a 70% equity interest in the Hong Kong project (the “Hong Kong Project“) from Clancy Exploration Ltd (“Clancy“), an Australian Securities Exchange Listed exploration company.  The Hong Kong Project consists of a single granted exploration license covering 40.15 km² and directly adjoins the Friendly Creek and Golden Palms projects held by Pacton.

Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company will pay CDN$175,000 and issue 3,780,613 common shares of the Company.

Upon completion of the acquisition, Pacton’s wholly-owned Australian subsidiary, Pacton Pilbara Pty Ltd (“Pacton Pilbara“) and Clancy will enter into a joint venture, with Pacton Pilbara acting as operator of the Hong Kong Project.  A minimum of CDN$500,000 must be spent by Pacton Pilbara within two years of completion of the transaction.  Clancy will be free carried with respect to expenditures until a decision to mine is made unanimously by both parties.

A finder’s fee will be payable to Geonomics Australia Pty Ltd. in respect of the transaction as permitted by the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

This transaction is subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Pacton Gold

Pacton Gold (PAC: TSXV; PACXF: US) is a well-financed Canadian junior with key strategic partners focused on the exploration and development of conglomerate-hosted gold properties located in the district-scale Pilbara gold rush in Western Australia.

On Behalf of the Board of Pacton Gold Inc.

Alec Pismiris
Interim President & CEO

This news release contains or refers to forward-looking information based on current expectations, including, but not limited to the Company acquiring an interest in the Hong Kong Project and completion of the proposed transaction described herein, the prospect of the Company achieving success in exploring the Hong Kong Project and the impact on the Company of these events, including the effect on its share price. Forward-looking information is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, as actual results may differ materially from forecasted results. Forward-looking information is provided as of the date hereof and we assume no responsibility to update or revise such information to reflect new events or circumstances.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange, the Toronto Stock Exchange nor their Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Group Ten Metals Inc. (TSX.V: PGE; OTC: PGEZF, FSE: 5D32) (the “Company” or “Group Ten”) announces that it has completed a private placement for aggregate proceeds of $1,200,000 through the issuance of eight million units at a price of $0.15 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share of the Company and one half-share purchase warrant. Each full warrant (a “Warrant”) entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.225 per Warrant share for a period of 36 months following the closing date of the private placement. If the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange is greater than 30 cents per share for a period of 10 consecutive trading days, the company may elect to accelerate the expiry date of part or all of the Warrants, at any date that is four months and one day after the closing date, by giving notice thereof to the holders of the Warrants. In such case, that portion of the Warrants would be subject to an expiry date that is 30 business days after the date on which such notice is given by the Company.

President and CEO Michael Rowley stated: “We are pleased with the level of interest from new shareholders alongside the support from our existing shareholders in completing this private placement. Our newest asset, the Stillwater West Project, continues to receive significant interest based on the potential for discovery of large-scale ‘Platreef-style’ PGM-Ni-Cu systems, based on parallels with the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. The team has been working hard on both the exploration and corporate fronts, and we look forward to reporting results in the coming weeks and months.”

Greg Johnson, Chairman of both Group Ten and the Metallic Group said: “We are pleased to complete the Group Ten financing, which was undertaken concurrently with independent private placements at the two other companies that make up the Metallic Group, being Metallic Minerals and Granite Creek Copper. In aggregate, the Metallic Group companies anticipate raising in excess of $3 million in new financing despite what continues to be challenging market conditions.”

Mr. Johnson continued: “The Metallic Group founders and team members include a number of highly successful explorationists formerly with some of the industry’s leading explorers/developers and major producers. Over the past two years the team has been building a platform of exploration companies focused on consolidating large brownfields assets adjacent to some of the industry’s highest-grade producers of platinum group metals, silver and copper. We believe this strategy creates the opportunity for discovery of large, high-quality deposits in these historic and politically stable mining districts through the application of new models and technology by our experienced exploration teams.”

“By acquiring these low political risk, high potential properties in the low part of the metal price cycle, we are creating value for shareholders that would not likely be available during other parts of the cycle. With the acquisition of these key, district-scale assets complete, our experienced teams are undertaking a systematic approach to exploration to facilitate new discoveries in these proven brownfields districts, where existing road, power and other infrastructure may allow for greatly reduced capital costs and faster timelines for development when compared to remote greenfields deposits.”

“Based on the geologic target models for each of the Metallic Group companies’, along with the current depressed stage of the metal price cycle, we believe that each of the three companies in the group has the potential for significant growth over the next several years, through the potential discovery and advancement of new resources in the Stillwater PGM-Ni-Cu district, Keno Hill silver district, and Carmacks Copper district. We look forward to reporting results of our 2018 work programs in the coming weeks and months.”

The proceeds of the financing will be primarily used on the Company’s Stillwater West project and for general working capital purposes.  All securities issued pursuant to the placement are subject to a statutory four month and one day hold period from the date of issuance.

The Company also reports that it has granted 450,000 incentive stock options to certain officers and consultants.

About Group Ten Metals Inc.
Group Ten Metals Inc. is a TSX-V-listed Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the development of high-quality platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, cobalt and gold exploration assets in top North American mining jurisdictions. The Company’s core asset is the Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu project adjacent to Sibanye-Stillwater’s high-grade PGE mines in Montana, USA.  Group Ten also holds the high-grade Black Lake-Drayton Gold project in the Rainy River district of northwest Ontario and the Kluane PGE-Ni-Cu project on trend with Nickel Creek Platinum‘s Wellgreen deposit in Canada‘s Yukon Territory.

About Metallic Group of Companies
The Metallic Group is a collaboration of leading precious and base metals exploration companies, with a portfolio of large, brownfields assets in established mining districts adjacent to some of the industry’s highest-grade producers of silver, platinum group metals and copper. Member companies include Metallic Minerals (MMG.V) in the Yukon’s Keno Hill silver district, Group Ten Metals (PGE.V) in the Stillwater PGM-Ni-Cu district of Montana, and Granite Creek Copper (GCX-H.V) in the Yukon’s Carmacks copper district. Highly experienced management and technical teams at the Metallic Group have expertise across the spectrum of resource exploration and project development from initial discoveries to advanced development, including strong project finance and capital markets experience and have demonstrated a commitment to community engagement and environmental best practices. The founders and team members of the Metallic Group include highly successful explorationists formerly with some of the industry’s leading explorer/developers and major producers and are undertaking a systematic approach to exploration using new models and technologies to facilitate discoveries in these proven historic mining districts.

The Metallic Group is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada and its member companies are listed on the Toronto Venture, US OTC, and Frankfurt stock exchanges.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Michael Rowley, President, CEO & Director
Email: info@grouptenmetals.com	Phone: (604) 357 4790
Web: http://grouptenmetals.com	Toll Free: (888) 432 0075

Forward-Looking Statements
Forward Looking Statements: This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, historic production, estimation of mineral resources, the realization of mineral resource estimates, interpretation of prior exploration and potential exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, the timing and results of future resource estimates, permitting time lines, metal prices and currency exchange rates, availability of capital, government regulation of exploration operations, environmental risks, reclamation, title, and future plans and objectives of the company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. Although Group Ten believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include failure to obtain necessary approvals, unsuccessful exploration results, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future resource estimates, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, uninsured risks, delays in receiving government approvals, unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same, and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the companies with securities regulators. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business. Accordingly, the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on Group Ten and the risks and challenges of their businesses, investors should review their annual filings that are available at www.sedar.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Novo Resources Corp. (“Novo” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: NVO; OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to announce that it has filed a technical report prepared pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) related to its October 10, 2018 news release announcing the updated resource estimate for its Beatons Creek Gold Project, Western Australia (the “Beatons Creek 2018 Resource Estimate”). The independent technical report, entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Resource Update, Beatons Creek Gold Project, Pilbara Region, Australia” (the “2018 Technical Report”), with an effective date of August 10, 2018 and an issue date of November 20, 2018, was prepared for Novo by Leonel Lopez (AIPG- Geol. Eng. QP, SME-RM) of Tetra Tech, Golden, Colorado. Mr. Lopez is a qualified person as defined under NI 43-101. The 2018 Technical Report is available through the Internet under the Company’s profile on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website at www.sedar.com (filing date: November 21, 2018) and on the Company’s website at www.novoresources.com.

Highlights:

• The Beatons Creek 2018 Resource Estimate includes a 17% increase in near surface measured and indicated Au ounces over the 2015 estimate supported by a technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Resource Report, Beatons Creek Gold Project, Pilbara Region, Australia” dated August 31, 2015 prepared by Arnand van Heerden, Pri.Sci.Nat, PGeo, Principal Geologist of Tetra Tech, Inc. which was filed under Novo’s SEDAR profile on October 13, 2015 (the “2015 Estimate”).
• Inferred near surface Au ounces increase by 40% over the 2015 Estimate.
• In management’s view, this resource upgrade along with Beatons Creek’s very high metallurgical recovery (+97% gravity + carbon-in-leach; please refer to the Company’s news release dated March 7, 2017 for further details) make it one of the premier gold deposit in the Nullagine mining camp.
• Management believes that significant room for resource expansion remains.

Beatons Creek 2018 Resource Estimate:

Notes:
1. Near surface mineral resources contain oxide and sulphide material within an optimized shell and within a mineralized wireframe.
2. Optimized shell estimated using Lerch-Grossam algorithm with the following indicative parameters:
(a) $USD 1,246/troy ounce;
(b) Recoveries of 95% oxide and 90% sulphide;
(c) $USD 2.4/T mining cost for oxides, and 3/T for sulfides;
(d) $USD 15/T oxide and $USD 17/T sulphide processing cost; and
(e) $USD 2/T general & administrative costs.
3. Underground mineral resources contain sulphide resources outside of an optimized shell and within a mineralized wireframe.
4. Columns may not total due to rounding.
5. One troy ounce is equal to 31.1034768 grams.

Resource Modelling:

Mineral resources were estimated by multiple pass Ordinary Kriging (OK) method within modelled reef domains. Mineral resources are currently defined in seven reef domains each divide into oxide and sulphide mineral type by a shallow weathering profile.

The majority of assays used for the estimate were determined using LeachWELL® methodology, which was statistically determined to be the most reliable method. Assays were capped at 25 Au g/T prior to compositing and were statistically evaluated on a reef domain and mineral type basis.

Mineral resources were estimated from 35,063 samples, sourced from 32,549 samples from reverse circulation holes, 681 samples from diamond holes, and 1,833 costean samples.  Capping was analyzed for each reef’s oxide and sulfide portions using histograms and probability plots to determine where high-grade distribution tails became erratic and deviated from lognormal.  Sampled intervals from all data sources were composited to 1 m.  Compositing initiated and terminated at the top and bottom of the reef contacts.

Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability, and it is uncertain if applying economic modifying factors will convert measured and indicated mineral resources to reserves. The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues, however, no issues are known at this time. The quantity and grade of reported inferred resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these inferred resources as an indicated or measured mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading them to an indicated or measured mineral resource category. The mineral resources in this news release were estimated using current Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) standards, definitions and guidelines.

Reference should be made to the 2018 Technical Report in its entirety.

Quinton Hennigh (Ph.D., P.Geo.) is the qualified person pursuant to NI 43-101 responsible for, and having reviewed and approved, the technical information contained in this news release. Dr. Hennigh is President, Chairman, and a director of Novo Resources Corp.

About Novo Resources Corp.

Novo’s focus is to explore and develop gold projects in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and Novo has built up a significant land package covering approximately 12,000 sq km with varying ownership interests. For more information, please contact Leo Karabelas at (416) 543-3120 or e-mail leo@novoresources.com

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

Novo Resources Corp.

“Quinton Hennigh”
Quinton Hennigh
President and Chairman

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Forward-looking information 
Some statements in this news release contain forward-looking information (within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation) including, without limitation, the statement that significant room for resource expansion remains in respect of the Company’s Beaton’s Creek project. These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors include, without limitation, customary risks of the mineral resource industry as well as the performance of services by third parties.

Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – November 21, 2018) – Minera Alamos Inc. (TSXV: MAI) (“Minera” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has received a positive notification from the Mexican environmental authorities (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales – “SEMARNAT”) regarding the Company’s permit application (MIA/ETJ) for the development of the La Fortuna Gold Project (“Fortuna”). The notification confirms the successful completion of the technical review phase of the Company’s application (Estudio Tecnico Justificativo – “ETJ”) for the change of land use to construct mining and processing facilities at the Fortuna project area. Following the completion of the change of land use payments, SEMARNAT will be in a position to issue the formal approval documentation for the project.

“The receipt of this notification represents a major milestone for the Company. Despite some procedural changes in the MIA/ETJ application process that caused early delays, the notice was received a little over a year following the completion of our strategic partnership with Osisko Gold Royalties and starts the transformation of the Company from a junior explorer to a growing gold producer,” stated Darren Koningen, CEO of Minera Alamos. “Our highly experienced Mexican technical team continues to demonstrate the ability to advance concurrently our full portfolio of late-stage gold development projects. Mexico remains one of the world’s premier mine development locations with respect to the timeframes required for permitting of new operations. We now eagerly await similar notifications regarding the Company’s Santana gold project which remains our first priority for construction consideration in 2019 according to the Company’s current development schedule.”

The receipt of a MIA-ETJ permits for the Fortuna project will allow the Company to initiate applications for other state/local permits that will be required in advance of any commercial mine production. These cover activities such as water use and explosives. In addition, the Company can advance discussions with potential contractors related to mining, crushing, construction, etc. The Fortuna MIA-ETJ applications were structured to provide the Company with significant flexibility to further optimize the development approach for the project and the ability to expand the project operations organically once resources are increased.

In advance of a final construction decision, the Company has also initiated discussions with a number of project finance groups that can provide debt facilities complementary to the Fortuna royalty structure arranged with strategic partner Osisko Gold Royalties. The recently completed PEA (see news release dated August 16^th 2018) for the project demonstrated an after-tax internal rate-of-return in excess of 90%, a rapid payback of capital of approximately one year and low production costs for an initial 50,000 oz (AuEq) per annum operation (see La Fortuna Gold Project below).

As planning activities are refined in the coming year (2019) the Company will provide regular updates regarding ongoing advancements at the Fortuna project. The PEA identified several opportunities to further enhance the overall project economics and these are currently under review. Included in this list are the following:

• Additional metallurgical studies to further optimize the gold extraction process and improve overall metal recoveries.
• A staged plant construction plan (possibly involving earlier use of ore sorting technology) to reduce the initial start-up CAPEX and then expand the facilities once production is underway.
• Mine planning studies to evaluate opportunities to delay portions of early waste removal until later in the mine life
• Consideration of more aggressive use of ore sorting to offer additional economic benefits for the project (i.e. plant CAPEX reductions, increased mineable gold ounces, etc.)
• Trade-off studies aimed at optimizing cut-off grades (with or without ore sorting) and the incorporation of additional milling capacity – the project is permitted for a 2,000 tpd operation with the PEA based on a starting rate of 1,100 tpd.

In addition to the engineering activities, the Company is also preparing for some new exploration at the Fortuna project. The footprint of the currently drilled deposit is small compared to the overall land position (6,200 Ha) and a number of other areas of historical mining activity have been identified with most having never been evaluated using modern exploration methods.

La Fortuna Gold Project

Details of potential development plans for the Fortuna Gold project were prepared in an independent Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) completed by CSA Global Geosciences Canada Ltd (CSA Global) of Toronto, Canada. For a detailed summary of the PEA contents refer to a previous news release issued by the Company dated August 16^th2018.

(Note to reader: Unless stated all currency references are in US dollars).

Table 1 – PEA Summary

Notes:

1. GEO – Gold Equivalent Ounces
2. “AISC per ounce” is a non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definition under IFRS; additional reference info at bottom of release
3. Base case prices for gold, silver and copper were assessed at values approximately 2%-7% below the three-year trailing average prices for each of the metals and below the majority of the publicly available forward looking estimates available as of July 2018

PEA Cautionary Note:

Readers are cautioned that the PEA is preliminary in nature and there is no certainty that the PEA results will be realized. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Additional work is needed to upgrade these mineral resources to mineral reserves.

Mr. Darren Koningen, P. Eng., Minera Alamos’ CEO, is the Qualified Person responsible for the technical content of this press release under National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Koningen has supervised the preparation of, and has approved the scientific and technical disclosures in this news release.

About Minera Alamos:

Minera Alamos is an advanced-stage exploration and development company with a growing portfolio of high-quality Mexican assets, including the La Fortuna open-pit gold project in Durango with positive PEA completed, the Santana open-pit heap-leach development project in Sonora with test mining and processing completed and the Guadalupe de Los Reyes open-pit gold-silver project in Sinaloa with mine planning in progress. The Company is awaiting the pending approval of permit applications related to the commercial production of gold at both the Santana and Fortuna projects.

The Company’s strategy is to develop low capex assets while expanding the project resources and pursue complementary strategic acquisitions.

For Further Information Please Contact:

Minera Alamos Inc.

Doug Ramshaw, President

Tel: 604-600-4423

Email: dramshaw@mineraalamos.com

Website: www.mineraalamos.com

NON-GAAP Financial Performance Measures

The Company has included certain non-GAAP performance measures (All-in Sustaining Cost – “AISC”) in this document. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, certain investors and other stakeholders also use this information to evaluate the Company’s economic performance estimates; however, these non-GAAP performance measures do not have any standardized meaning. Accordingly, these performance measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s primary business is gold asset development and maximizing returns from future gold production, with other metal production being incidental to the gold production process. As a result, where applicable, the Company’s non-GAAP performance measures are disclosed on a per gold ounce basis. The Company has followed the guidance note released by the World Gold Council, which became effective January 1, 2014. The World Gold Council is a non-regulatory market development organization for the gold industry whose members comprise global senior gold mining companies.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This news release may contain forward-looking information and Minera Alamos cautions readers that forward-looking information is based on certain assumptions and risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations of Minera Alamos included in this news release. This news release includes certain “forward-looking statements”, which often, but not always, can be identified by the use of words such as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, or “plan”. These statements are based on information currently available to Minera Alamos and Minera Alamos provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements with respect to Minera Alamos’ future plans with respect to the Projects, objectives or goals, to the effect that Minera Alamos or management expects a stated condition or result to occur and the expected timing for release of a resource and reserve estimate on the Projects. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results relating to, among other things, results of exploration, the economics of processing methods, project development, reclamation and capital costs of Minera Alamos’ mineral properties, the ability to complete a preliminary economic assessment which supports the technical and economic viability of mineral production could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons. Minera Alamos’ financial condition and prospects could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons such as: an inability to finance and/or complete an updated resource and reserve estimate and a preliminary economic assessment which supports the technical and economic viability of mineral production; changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets; changes in demand and prices for minerals; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with Minera Alamos’ activities; and other matters discussed in this news release and in filings made with securities regulators. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of Minera Alamos’ forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on Minera Alamos’ forward-looking statements. Minera Alamos does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by Minera Alamos or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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