Published: July 16, 2020 |

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Minera Alamos released a mid-year construction update detailing progress at the Santana gold project, Sonora, Mexico.

• The heap leach pad area has been cleared of all vegetation and is undergoing contouring ahead of clay placement and the pad liner installation
 
• The completed explosive storage & detonator bunkers are awaiting final inspection from the Mexican authorities ahead of the explosive permit issuance
 
• Bypass road construction at either end of the heap leach pad area is underway
 
• Fabrication of the plant carbon columns is complete with work underway for the remaining plant steel structures
 
• The earthworks contractor selected has worked previously with the Minera Alamos team when they were building the El Castillo mine in Durango

“Construction at the Santana gold project has taken some significant strides since activities were allowed to restart at the beginning of June. Work continues on the heap leach pad area, which represents the most significant aspect of earthworks during construction, Minera has now placed most long lead time orders for the next phase of construction activities. The project site is quickly taking shape and we remain on track for construction to conclude around the end of the year,” said Darren Koningen, CEO of Minera Alamos.

“We are also pleased to appoint and welcome Kevin Small to the board of directors. The appointment of Mr. Small expands the board to three independent directors and further strengthens the technical and operational experience of the Minera team,” added Koningen.

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

Minera has appointed Kevin Small P.Eng to the board of directors of the company. Small is currently president and CEO of Jerritt Canyon Gold where he is responsible for the day to day operations of a 4,000 tpd Roaster and CIL plant producing between 120,000 oz and 160,000 oz of gold annually. Elsewhere at Jerritt Canyon he is responsible for the day to day operation of two underground mines and advanced exploration both from surface and underground.

Throughout his 30-year career, Small has brought his innovative and strategic-thinking as an operations leader to numerous mine operations and start-up projects. Most recently, this work has included director of Mine Operations at the Beta Hunt mine in Western Australia owned by Karora Resources, mine manager at the East Timmins operations (Taylor mine) of Kirkland Lake Gold, and superintendent of Technical Services at St Andrews Goldfields.

About Minera Alamos
Minera Alamos is gold development company poised to join the ranks of gold producers in 2020. The company has a portfolio of high-quality Mexican assets, including the 100 percent-owned Santana open-pit, heap-leach development project in Sonora currently under construction, which is expected to have its first gold production in late 2020.

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