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Metanor Resources Reports Q1 2017 Financial and Operational Results

•  Financial Results & Earnings
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•  Production Results
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•  Windfall Lake District

 

VAL-D'OR, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - May 11, 2017) - Metanor Resources Inc. ("Metanor") (TSX VENTURE:MTO) is pleased to report its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31st 2017 (fiscal Q3 2017). This press release should be read in conjunction with Metanor's financial statements for the quarter ended March 31st 2017 and related Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A); both of these documents can be found on the Company website at www.metanor.ca or on SEDAR www.sedar.com. All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless stated otherwise.

Q3 2017 Highlights

Bachelor Property

• Gold production of 9,442 ounces in Q3;
• Gold sales of 10,881 ounces in Q3;
• Revenue of $16.3 million from gold sales in Q3 at an average sale price of $1,498 per ounce sold (US$1,133/oz).
• Cash Cost1 of $1,008 per ounce sold in Q3 (US$762/oz).
• Sustaining cost2 of $1,182 per ounce sold in Q3 (US$894/oz).
• All-In cost3 of $1,282 per ounce sold in Q3 (US$969/oz).

Note
1.	The cash cost is composed of all costs related to the mineral extraction and processing including royalties associated to the property, and by-product credits.
2.	The sustaining cost is composed of the cash cost, and all costs related to sustain the existing operation such as capital and exploration expenses at the existing mines, and the corporate administration cost.
3.	The all-in cost is composed of the sustaining cost, and all costs related to corporate exploration and evaluation.
4.	Exchange rate of US$0.76/CAD$1.00 used in US$calculations

Barry Property

• A total of 7,239 m of drilling confirmed:
  • The presence of a series of high grade sub-vertical shears below the pit;
  • The extension of the Barry pit to the west.
• The company is increasing the number of drills from one to three drills in May around the Barry camp.

Financial Highlights:

• The company reported a net income of $322,287 for the three months ended March 31st2017.
• The company had $16,747,276 in cash and $747,975 in restricted cash on March 31st2017.
• The shareholders approved a consolidation of shares on a 10-to-1 basis which was completed on April 13th 2017.
• The closing of a private placement of $10,752,031 for which the net proceeds will be used for mining development and exploration at the Barry project and for general working capital purposes.
• The closing of a flow-through private placement of $747,975 for which the net proceeds will be used to incur resource exploration expenses.

Q3 2017 Operating and financial results

Operating and financial results	Quarter ended March 31st, 2017		Quarter ended March 31st, 2016		Nine months ended March 31st, 2017		Nine months ended March 31st, 2016
Operational results
Tonnes milled (Tonnes)	61,101		60,727		185,865		171,601
Feed grade (g/T)	5.0		4.9		4.8		4.7
Mill recovery rate	96.4	%	96.3	%	96.3	%	96.5	%
Ounces produced	9,442		9,113		27,605		24,003
Ounces sold	10,881		8,730		29,204		24,003
Underground development (metres)	1,230		1,571		3,346		4,933
Diamond drilling (metres)	15,214		6,795		52,673		42,191
Financial results (Thousand dollars)
Gold Sales	16,304		11,902		44,842		32,822
Operating Costs	(10,657	)	(9,901	)	(28,088	)	(28,419	)
Royalties	(306	)	(275	)	(897	)	(707	)
Depreciation & Depletion	(3,387	)	(2,966	)	(9,377	)	(8,288	)
Gross Income (Loss)	1,954		(1,240	)	6,480		(4,592	)
Net Income (Loss)	322		(1,980	)	2,105		(7,761	)

For the quarter, a total of 61,101 tonnes of ore at a grade of 5.0 grams per tonne were processed at the mill at a recovery rate of 96.4% which resulted in a production of 9,442 ounces of gold. During the quarter, gold sales of 10,881 ounces were much higher than the ounces produced due to recovery of ounces in the mill and sales of gold inventory at the Mint.

Outlook for the coming quarters

Metanor raised its production guidance for the year to a range of 33,000-36,000 ounces of gold from 28,000-33,000. Management anticipates that the feed grade for the upcoming quarter will be similar to that of Q3 2017.

The company continues to assess the mineral inventory with an independent consulting firm at Bachelor mine. Meanwhile, an underground drill program will continue over the coming months in order to test additional targets to the south, at depth, and to the west.

At the Barry property, Metanor is increasing the number of drills to accelerate the drilling in the Barry camp.

Qualified Persons

Pascal Hamelin, P. Eng., President and COO, is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101, responsible for reviewing and approving the technical information contained in this news release.