VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Nov. 5, 2013) – Timmins Gold Corp. (“Timmins Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX:TMM)(NYSE MKT:TGD) is pleased to announce an updated Reserve and Resource Estimate for the San Francisco Gold Mine in the state of Sonora, Mexico, that was previously updated as of July 1, 2011. The San Francisco Gold Mine is comprised of the San Francisco deposit (“SF”) and the La Chicharra (“LC”) deposit. The update incorporates approximately 220,000 meters of drilling over 2012 and 2013, and is effective as of July 1, 2013.
Highlights:
— The updated Proven and Probable Reserves for the San Francisco Gold Mine
are 1.59 Mozs of gold (91 Mt at 0.54 gpt). This represents a 43% increase
in contained gold vs. the previous Reserve excluding depletion, and a 20%
increase in contained gold net of depletion (314 kozs extracted since
last update).— The updated Measured and Indicated Resources (inclusive of Reserves) for
the San Francisco Gold Mine are 1.87 Mozs of gold (102 Mt at 0.57 gpt).
This represents a 30% increase in contained gold vs. the previous
Measured and Indicated Resource.— The updated Inferred Resources for the San Francisco Gold Mine are 1.78
Mozs of gold (122 Mt at 0.45 gpt). This represents a 77% increase in
contained gold vs. the previous Inferred Resource.
“This Reserve and Resource Estimate update is a major milestone for the Company,” states Bruce Bragagnolo, CEO of the Company. “The significant increases in gold ounces in Reserves (+20%, net of depletion), Measured & Indicated Resources (+30%) and Inferred Resources (+77%) derived from the recent drill program continue to illustrate the large scale of the mineralized system. Reserve grade has remained in-line with our expectations and the Inferred grade has increased by 7%.”
“Considering the effectiveness of our drilling and the size of our land package, we believe that we can continue to increase Reserves and Resources beyond their current levels as we have yet to reach the extent of mineralization along strike and at depth.”
MINERAL RESERVES
Table 1 – Mineral Reserve Estimate for the San Francisco
Gold Mine as of July 1, 2013
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Metric
tonnes Gold Contained
Pit Classification (000s) (g/t) gold (ozs)
—————– —————– ——- —— ———–
Proven 44,952 0.56 808,000
———————————– ——- —— ———–
San Francisco Probable 26,420 0.55 465,000
—————– ——- —— ———–
Total 71,372 0.56 1,273,000
———————————– ——- —— ———–
Proven 12,364 0.52 205,000
———————————– ——- —— ———–
La Chicharra Probable 7,463 0.46 111,000
—————– ——- —— ———–
Total 19,827 0.50 316,000
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Proven 57,316 0.55 1,013,000
———————————– ——- —— ———–
Total Reserves Probable 33,883 0.53 576,000
—————– ——- —— ———–
Total 91,199 0.54 1,589,000
———————————– ——- —— ———–San Francisco Stockpile 6,155 0.26 51,000
—————– —————– ——- —— ———–
Notes: Mineral Reserves are based on (1) a gold price of $1,250/oz Au; (2) 0.20 g/t Au cutoff; (3) mining recovery of 99% for SF and LC, dilution of 9.1% for SF and 3.0% for LC; (4) average total costs of $10.75/t ore.
Table 2 – Comparison of July 2013 vs. July 2011 San
Francisco Gold Mine Mineral Reserve (net of depletion)
July July July July
2013 2011 2013 2011
Mineral Mineral Ozs, avg avg grade,
Reserve Reserve Ozs % grade grade %
Classification (koz) (koz) change change (g/t) (g/t) change
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
San Francisco –
Reserves 1,273 1,214 59,000 5% 0.56 0.59 -6%
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
La Chicharra –
Reserves 316 116 200,000 172% 0.50 0.45 11%
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
Total –
Reserves 1,589 1,330 259,000 20% 0.54 0.57 -5%
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
Notes: July 2011 Reserves were based on (1) $1,100/oz Au; (2) 0.14 g/t Au cutoff; (3) mining recovery of 99% for SF and LC, dilution of 8.3% for SF and 7.5% for LC; (4) average total costs of $8.04/t ore.
MINERAL RESOURCES
Table 3 – Mineral Resource Estimate for the San Francisco
Gold Mine as of July 1, 2013
Metric
tonnes Gold Contained
Pit Classification (000s) (g/t) gold (ozs)
—————— —————– ——- —— ———–
Measured 50,351 0.60 968,000
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Indicated 26,093 0.59 496,000
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San Francisco Total Measured
& Indicated 76,444 0.60 1,464,000
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Inferred 95,830 0.46 1,431,000
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Measured 13,427 0.51 221,000
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Indicated 11,847 0.48 183,000
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La Chicharra Total Measured
& Indicated 25,274 0.50 404,000
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Inferred 26,347 0.41 351,000
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Measured 63,778 0.58 1,189,000
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Indicated 37,940 0.56 679,000
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Total Resources Total Measured
& Indicated 101,718 0.57 1,868,000
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Total Inferred 122,177 0.45 1,782,000
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Notes: Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves and are based on (1) a gold price of $1,250/oz Au; (2) a cutoff grade of 0.17 g/t for SF and 0.15 g/t gold for LC. Inferred Resources include material outside of the pit shell and have the potential to become additional Reserves at a future stage. However, due to the uncertainty that is attached to Inferred Mineral Resources, it cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will be upgraded to an Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource as a result of continued exploration. In addition, Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Table 4 – Comparison of July 2013 vs. July 2011 San
Francisco Gold Mine Mineral Resource
July July July July
2013 2011 2013 2011
Mineral Mineral Ozs, avg avg grade,
Resource Resource Ozs % grade grade %
Classification koz) (koz) change change (g/t) (g/t) change
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
San Francisco –
M&I 1,464 1,310 154,000 12% 0.60 0.63 -5%
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
San Francisco –
Inferred 1,431 898 533,000 59% 0.46 0.42 10%
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
La Chicharra –
M&I 403 131 272,000 208% 0.50 0.49 2%
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
La Chicharra –
Inferred 351 107 244,000 228% 0.41 0.46 -11%
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
Total – M&I 1,868 1,441 427,000 30% 0.57 0.61 -6%
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
Total –
Inferred 1,782 1,005 777,000 77% 0.45 0.42 7%
————— ——– ——– ——- ——- —— —— ——-
Notes: July 2011 Resources were based on (1) $1,200/oz
Au; (2) 0.13 g/t Au cutoff; (3) average total costs
of $8.04/t ore.
Sample sections for the new Mineral Resource can be found at: http://timminsgold.com/projects/2013resource-samplesections/
The Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates were audited by Micon International Limited (Micon) of Toronto, Ontario, using the Canadian Institute of Mining (“CIM”) definitions for Mineral Reserves as required by National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”). The NI 43-101 Technical Report describing the details of the updated Reserve and Resource estimates and associated mine plan will be filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) within 45 days from the date of this press release.
Technical Information and Qualified Person Notes
This press release was reviewed by Lawrence A. Dick, Ph.D., P.Geo, of Vancouver, British Columbia, who is recognized as a Qualified Person under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43- 101). This press release was prepared by Miguel Soto, P. Geo. Eng., a Director and Vice-President of the Company, and Taj Singh, M.Eng, P.Eng, a Vice-President of the Company, who is recognized as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. Pursuant to NI 43-101, Mr. William Lewis, B.Sc., P.Geo., Mr. Alan San Martin, MAusIMM(CP), and Mr. Mani Verma, M.Eng., P.Eng., all of Micon International Ltd., of Toronto, Ontario are the independent Qualified Persons responsible for the Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates. Each of Mr. Lewis, Mr. San Martin, Mr. Verma, Mr. Dick, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Singh have read and approved the contents of this news release. The Mineral Resource has been rounded to reflect that the numbers are estimates.
Neither the TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) nor the New York Stock Exchange MKT accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
Cautionary Note to United States Investors
The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the applicable Canadian securities laws, and as a result it reports its mineral reserves and resources according to Canadian standards. Canadian reporting requirements for disclosure of mineral properties are governed by NI 43-101. The definitions of NI 43-101 are adopted from those given by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. U.S. reporting requirements are governed by Industry Guide 7 (“Guide 7”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). These reporting standards have similar goals in terms of conveying an appropriate level of confidence in the disclosures being reported, but embody different approaches and definitions.
For example, under Industry Guide 7, mineralization may not be classified as a “reserve” unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve determination is made. In particular, the Company reports “resources” in accordance with NI 43-101.
While the terms “Mineral Resource”, “Measured Mineral Resource”, “Indicated Mineral Resource” and “Inferred Mineral Resource” are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, they are not defined terms under standards of the Commission and generally, U.S. companies are not permitted to report resources in documents filed with the Commission. As such, certain information contained in this press release concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources under Canadian standards is not comparable to similar information made public by United States companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Commission.
In addition, an Inferred Mineral Resource has a great amount of uncertainty as to its existence and as to its economic and legal feasibility, and it cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies.
It cannot be assumed that all or any part of Measured or Indicated Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves, and it cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable. In addition, the definitions of “Proven Mineral Reserves” and “Probable Mineral Reserves” under CIM standards differ in certain respects from the standards of the Commission.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities laws. Forward – looking statements are statements which relate to future events. Such statements include estimates, forecasts and statements as to management’s expectations with respect to, among other things, business and financial prospects, financial multiples and accretion estimates, future trends, plans, strategies, objectives and expectations, including with respect to production, exploration drilling, reserves and resources, exploitation activities and events or future operations. Information inferred from the interpretation of drilling results and information concerning mineral resource estimates may also be deemed to be forward-looking statements, as it constitutes a prediction of what might be found to be present when, and if, a project is actually developed.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans, “anticipates”, believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential”, or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggestions herein. Except as required by applicable law, Timmins Gold does not intend to update any forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Timmins Gold Corp.
Bruce Bragagnolo
CEO and Director
604-638-8980
www.timminsgold.com
