NioGold Intersects 68.73 g/t Gold Over 4.1 m on the Marban Deposit

Val d'Or, Quebec January 16, 2015 / NioGold Mining Corporation (NOX.V) (NOXGF) ("NioGold") is pleased to provide the results of the first fifteen (15) diamond drill holes of its current 40,000 meters infill program on the modelled open pit shell of the Marban deposit, located on its 100% owned Marban Block property in the Malartic Gold camp in the Abitibi District of Quebec. The results indicate several new high grade shoots as well as wide lower grade intervals.

Drilling highlights of the infill program include:

• -- 68.73 g/t Au over 4.1 m in hole MB-14-342 at a vertical depth of 145 m.
  -- 49.90 g/t Au over 3.5 m including 124.28 g/t Au over 1.1 m in hole MB-14-343 at a vertical depth of 250 m.
  -- 18.73 g/t Au over 0.9 m in hole MB-14-347 at a vertical depth of 50 m.

• Published: 16 January 2015

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IAMGOLD cleared to complete sale of Niobec for a total consideration of US$530 million

All monetary amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2015 - IAMGOLD Corporation ("IAMGOLD" or "the Company") today announced that it has received regulatory approvals to complete the sale of its Niobec mine to a group of companies led by Magris Resources Inc. for cash proceeds of $500 million after tax upon closing.   With these approvals in place, the sale of Niobec is expected to close before the end of January, 2015.   

The sale of Niobec, one of the world's three major niobium producers, is located in Saint-Honoré-de-Chicoutimi in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Quebec, is to include the adjacent rare earth element ("REE") deposit.  The total consideration of $530 million for the transaction is comprised of a cash payment of $500 million payable on closing, as well as an additional $30 million when the adjacent REE deposit goes into commercial production.  A 2% gross proceeds royalty will be payable on any REE production.  

Fortuna Reports 2014 Record Production of 8.7 Million Silver Equivalent Ounces and Issues Guidance for 2015

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan 15, 2015) - Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (FSM)(FVI.TO)(FVI)(F4S.F) is pleased to announce 2014 production figures from its two underground operating silver mines located in Latin America, the San Jose Mine in Mexico and the Caylloma Mine in Peru. The company produced 6.6 million ounces of silver and 35.3 thousand ounces of gold or 8.7 million Ag Eq* ounces.