Approval Received To Increase Roaster Throughput At Jerritt Canyon

VANCOUVER - Veris Gold Corp. reported that, subsequent to successfully completing further testing of its state of the art emissions control equipment, the remaining restriction on the Company's roaster throughput has been removed at its wholly-owned Jerritt Canyon gold mine and processing facility in Elko County, Nevada. Jerritt Canyon is operated by Queenstake Resources USA Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veris Gold Corp. ("VGC" or the "Company").

The Company received approval to operate the roaster circuit at 250 tons per hour, an increase of 13.6% from the 220 tons per hour previously allowed. The increase now allows the roasting facility to operate at the ultimate engineered capacity of 6,000 tons per day. The plant is currently processing approximately 4,000 tons per day and is being optimized to improve plant availability and performance to reach total engineered capacity as ore supplies from underground mining and 3rd party sources ramp up into 2013.

This increase ultimately will allow the operation to process upwards of 5,400 tons/day (factoring in a standard plant availability rate of 90%) and is a result of demonstrating that emissions from the plant roaster circuit are continuing to meet stringent permit requirements and are setting a new standard for the industry.

Randy Reichert , COO, said, "This increase in allowable throughput is the final step in bringing the roaster circuit up to engineered capacity. The Company has demonstrated over the last four years that it can overcome environmental and operational challenges and solve them to the benefit of our shareholders. This is another key milestone in the re-development of the plant that will allow us to ultimately produce 200,000 ozs of gold annually from 3,000 tons per day of Jerritt Canyon ore in 2013, as well as generating substantial additional revenue processing up to 2,400 tons per day of 3rd party ores under toll milling agreements. Tolling revenue generated from these agreements will be credited to offset production costs down to a targeted mid-$500 per oz. range by 2014."

The company's address is 900-688 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC V6B 1P1, 604.688.9427, fax: 604.688.9426, email: [email protected].