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Barrick pours first gold at South Arturo -
29TH AUGUST 2016

BY: HENRY LAZENBY
CREAMER MEDIA DEPUTY EDITOR: NORTH AMERICA

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/barrick-pours-first-gold-at-south-arturo-2016-08-29

VANCOUVER (miningweekly.com) –

Gold major Barrick Gold has poured first gold at its
South Arturo mine,
located in Nevada’s Carlin Trend, its 40%-joint-venture partner Premier
Gold Mines reported Monday.

Barrick, as the operator through its subsidiary
Barrick Gold Exploration, processes the ore from South Arturo at
its Goldstrike facility located about 5 km to the south.

Mine development was completed on-time and on budget with ore being
processed starting on August 1. To the end of July,
about 55-million tons of material (ore and waste)
had been mined in 2016.

The second-quarter average mining cost was $1.16/t,
compared with a budgeted cost of $1.28/t,
Premier advised.

The savings are mainly related to Barrick's company-wide
cost savings programme.

The 2016 gold output attributable to Premier is estimated to be
80 000 o and the project is expected to be cash-flow positive
for the year, net of capital.

The South Arturo deposit contains proven and probable reserves,
on a 40% basis, of 1.14-million tonnes, grading 4.4 g/t gold for
161 000 oz of gold.

It also contained 243 000 oz of silver at a grade of 6.62 g/t.

Measured and indicated resources, also on a 40% basis,
stands at 30.47-million tonnes,
grading 1.3 g/t gold for 860 000 oz, and
4.39-million ounces of silver at a grade of 6.67 g/t.

Premier advised that the joint venture continues to assess additional
opportunities for future development, including other potential openpit
and underground deposits on the property.

Drilling from the Arturo pit will be completed to further define
the El Nino underground deposit situated down plunge of
the current Phase 2 pit.

Permitting work associated with a potential underground ramp to be
driven from the pit is currently underway.
Bulk samples from the underground portal at
the historic Storm mine,
as well as additional planned drilling will be used
to complete more detailed metallurgical test work
to refine the economic opportunity of
additional open pits on the property,
Premier stated.
EDITED BY: CREAMER MEDIA REPORTER

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