Argonaut Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that it has amended the agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Scotiabank and Cormark Securities Inc. pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to buy on a “bought deal” private placement basis, subject to a right to substitute purchasers, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$17.5 million, as follows: (i) 6,613,800 common shares of the Company to be issued as “flow-through shares” with respect to “Canadian exploration expenses” at a price of C$0.756 per CEE Flow-Through Share for gross proceeds of C$5,000,033; and (ii) 18,656,800 common shares of the Company to be issued as “flow-through shares” with respect to “Canadian development expenses” at a price of C$0.67 per CDE Flow-Through Share for gross proceeds of C$12,500,056.