Besra Announces Q3 FY2014 Results; Revises 2014 Production Forecast

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 16, 2014) - Besra (TSX:BEZ)(ASX:BEZ)(FRANKFURT:OP6) today announced its Q3 FY2014 results with 3,943 oz of gold produced with a cash cost per oz of US$1,452 and all-in sustaining costs of US$2,085 per oz. Costs were higher than budget and production was significantly below budget. As a result the company is revising its production guidance for FY2014 to 31-34,000 oz. The company is expecting production in FY2015 to resume to 2013 levels or better.

The Company has continued to reduce cost of sales with a decrease to $5.6 million in the quarter, compared to $10.7 million in the comparative period the previous year. However on a per ounce basis there was a 59% increase largely due to significantly the lower denominator of ounces sold. An increase in gold inventory and cost of settling the gold loan also contributed to the higher unit cost.

During the quarter there was no production from the Bong Mieu mine in central Vietnam, which was suspended in November 2013 due to the impacts of several typhoons. Dewatering of the mine is advanced and mining operations are expected to recommence this month. The quarter also included the Tet (Vietnamese New Year) holiday period that accounted for 2 weeks of non-production.

The Company received notice of the repeal of a $12 million export tax assessment, which had been a root cause of much of the hardship of the last 12 months. Recovery from the ramifications of the assessment will continue to take some months.

Importantly, Besra representatives are in advanced negotiations on a range of capital raising options, both for easing the current liquidity issues and also the funding of our Bau project in Malaysia. Bau continues to be the shining light at the end of the tunnel, and the Company is very hopeful of making an announcement soon on the commencement of development there, once project financing is complete.

A copy of the report may be downloaded from www.besra.com

Besra Gold Inc.

John A G Seton, Chief Executive Officer

Besra - www.besra.com

Besra is a diversified gold mining company focused on the exploration, development and mining of mineral properties in South East Asia. The Company has four key properties; the Bau Goldfield in East Malaysia, Bong Mieu and Phuoc Son in Central Vietnam, and Capcapo in the Philippines. Besra expects to expand existing gold capacity in Vietnam over the next two years and is projecting new production capacity from the Bau gold project during 2016.

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