Veris Gold announces US$ 10 million loan

VANCOUVER, April 12, 2013 /CNW/ - Veris Gold Corp. (TSX: VG) (Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6A) (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company has secured financing in the form of an eight-month senior unsecured promissory note (the "Note") with a principal sum of US$10,000,000 (the "Principal"). In connection with the Note, the Company will issue 3,400,000 common share purchase warrants (the "Warrants"). The Warrants will have an exercise price of US$1.80 per Warrant and will expire five years from the date hereof.

The Company intends to use the proceeds to complete development of the Starvation Canyon Mine and to start underground development of the Saval 4 portal, both located on its Jerritt Canyon property in Nevada. Starvation Canyon Mine commenced production on April 6, 2012 at approximately 300 tonnes per day; with funds from the Note, additional development will be completed to increase production to the targeted 600 tonnes per day by the end of June. Saval 4 development is scheduled to commence in May 2013 and this zone is expected to deliver an average of 300 tons per day in the second half of 2013, bringing the total for the SSX mining complex to 1,500 tons per day.  Pre-production development is expected to be approximately $1 million.  The increased production at Jerritt Canyon from Starvation Canyon and Saval 4 will provide additional revenues and cash flow to the Company.

The Note will bear interest at a rate of 9% per annum and will mature eight months from the closing date (the "Maturity Date"). From and after the Maturity Date or at the election of the Lender after an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) whether or not the maturity has been accelerated, the Note will bear interest at a rate of 1.75% per month, and at the option of the Lender, the Principal may be converted into common shares of the Company (the "Conversion Shares") based on a conversion price equal to the greater of (a) CDN$0.75 and (b) the Market Price (as defined in the TSX Company Manual) of the Company's common shares discounted by 5% per Conversion Share (the "Conversion"). The ability of the Lender to exercise its option to convert the Principal into common shares remains subject to TSX approval at the time of the Conversion.

The Company also paid a finder's fee equal to 4% of the aggregate gross proceeds to Casimir Capital Ltd. ("Casimir") in connection with the Note transaction, and also issued Casimir 100,000 common share purchase warrants with an exercise price of $1.85 and a term of two years from the closing date of the Note financing.

This news release was reviewed and approved by the Company's COO, Randy Reichert, M.Sc. P.Eng., the Qualified Person under NI 43-101 for purposes of this release.

About Veris Gold Corp.

Veris Gold Corp. is a growing mid-tier North American gold producer in the business of developing and operating gold mines in geo-politically stable jurisdictions. The Company's primary assets are the permitted and operating Jerritt Canyon mill and gold mines located 50 miles north of Elko, Nevada, USA. The Company also holds a diverse portfolio of precious metals properties in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, Canada, including the former producing Ketza River mine. The Company's focus has been on the re-development of the Jerritt Canyon mining and milling facility.

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SOURCE Veris Gold Corp.