Veris Gold Corp. provided an operational update from its Jerritt Canyon Operations located in Elko County, Nevada and operated by Veris Gold USA Inc. On July 29, 2013 Veris received the first delivery of ore from Newmont USA Limited, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corp. ("Newmont") for toll milling at its Jerritt Canyon Mill Operations.

The toll-milling agreement, announced on July 24 of this year, stipulates that Newmont will deliver up to 45,000 short tons of ore per month to Jerritt Canyon commencing immediately and ending December 31, 2014. Most importantly, the signing of this toll milling agreement ensures that Veris will be in a better position to maximize the roaster mill feed capacity at Jerritt Canyon for the next 18 months. Currently Veris processes between 3,500 to 4,000 tons of ore per day from its three operating underground gold mines at Smith, SSX-Steer, and Starvation Canyon.

This agreement ensures that the Company is toll milling an additional 1,000 - 1,200 tons of ore per day. On July 26, Veris commenced blasting the company's fourth underground mine, the Saval 4 Gold Mine, located at the western end of the Saval Canyon open pit that was mined from 1994 to 1997. The Saval 4 Mine will add an estimated additional 300 tons per day of processed ore to the Company's Jerritt Canyon operations.

Production from Saval 4 is expected in the fourth quarter of 2013. On July 29, Veris celebrated the official opening and commissioning of the Starvation Canyon Gold Mine with an on-site ribbon cutting ceremony. Over 100 invited guests joined the Company in the celebration that included local government dignitaries, industry suppliers, representatives of local mining companies, local media and employees of Veris.