MIDWAY ANNOUNCES 2014 FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
DENVER, CO – March 16, 2015 – Midway Gold Corp. (TSX and NYSE-MKT: MDW) (the “Company” or “Midway”) announces financial results for the period ended December 31, 2014. These results were filed today with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and with the relevant securities regulators in Canada.
Recent Developments
Pan Project
| · | Mining at Pan reached steady state of 55k tons/day in January 2015. |
| · | Cyanide was introduced to the irrigation system March 6, 2015. Breakthrough was realized March 7. |
| · | Most of the ADR (Adsorption-Desorption-Recovery) plant has been commissioned including the Carbon-in-Columns circuit. |
| · | Commissioning of the refinery has commenced. |
| · | Drilling and development of a replacement water well is complete. |
| · | Installation of assay laboratory began March 11 and is expected to be complete mid-April. |
| · | Midway expects first gold production from the Pan Mine on March 30, 2015. |
| · | Midway anticipates significant production in April and May as more than 3 million tons have already been loaded onto the leach pad since mining commenced in September 2014 and more than 2 million tons went under leach when cyanide was introduced. |
Gold Rock Project
| · | Draft Environmental Impact Statement was published February 13, 2015. The federal permitting process is expected to conclude by the end of 2015. |
Spring Valley Project
| · | Barrick Gold published an initial resource for the Spring Valley project, and expects to complete pre-feasibility in late 2015. |
The Company continues to work through a credit amendment with its lender and has received a waiver as described in the annual report. The Company’s annual report on Form 10-K is available on the Securities and Exchange website at www.sec.gov and the Canadian Securities Administrators website at www.sedar.com.
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About Midway Gold Corp.
Midway Gold Corp. is a precious metals company with a vision to explore, design, build and operate gold mines in a manner accountable to all stakeholders while seeking returns for shareholders.
Midway Gold Corp.
Jaime Wells, 720-979-0900
Investor Relations
www.midwaygold.com
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