Veris Gold Corp. announced the official opening of Starvation Canyon, the third gold producing mine to come into production at its Jerritt Canyon Operations located in Elko County, Nevada and operated by Veris Gold USA Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veris Gold Corp. The official opening of Starvation Canyon will happen on July 29, 2013 and will be attended by local dignitaries, suppliers and the dedicated staff of Veris Gold.

Situated in the southern part of the vast Jerritt Canyon property, Starvation Canyon is the first gold mine to come into production at Jerritt Canyon since 2004. Initial underground development work, portal excavation and drift development, started in November 2012 and continued to early April 2013. Starvation Canyon is operated by Small Mine Development ("SMD").

Similar underground mining methods that are being used at the other operating mines are successfully being utilized at Starvation Canyon. The Starvation Canyon deposit discovery was announced on December 16, 2004. The discovery took place 18 months after a predecessor company acquired the Jerritt Canyon property from AngloGold and Meridian in 2003, and the completion of a subsequent drilling program.