Page 41 N E ED W A R EH O US I N G TH A T M E E T S Y O UR BUD G E T ? W E U N DER ST A N D ! M e g a D ome ® i s t h e a f f o r d a b l e s o l u t i o n t o p r o t e c t m a t e r i a l s a n d ac ti v i ti e s f r o m th e e l e m e n ts . D e s i gne d w it h s a f e t y a nd fu nc t i on in m ind , M e g a D o m e ® st r uc t u re s p r o v i d e a c l e a r s p a n s t o r a g e s p a c e t o f a c i l i t a t e m a c h i n e r y o p e r a t i o n a n d c o m e w i t h a r a n g e o f h e a v y - d u t y o p t i o n s t o s u s t a i n y e a r s o f u s e . M e ga D om e ® is : • D e s i g n e d a n d m a n u f a c t u r e d b y a C a n a d i a n c o m p a n y , p i o n e e r i n m e mb r a n e c o v e re d s t e e l s t r uc t u re s • M a d e o f s t r u c t u r a l s t e e l a n d o v a l t u b i n g f o r s u p e r i o r r e s i s t a n c e a n d l o a d c a pa cit y • N a t i o n a l B u i l d i n g C o d e c o m p l i a n t a n d C S A A 6 6 0 c e r t i f e d 1 8 8 8 4 2 7 6 6 4 7 me g a d ome b u i ld i ng s . c om YEARS M e e t u s a t th e M a y 2 9 -3 0 , 2 0 1 3 C a n a di a n M in in g E x p o i n Ti mmi n s , O n t a r io B O OT H # R 5 -1 0 of Matheson. The mill is located ap - proximately 31 km west of the mine, of f Highway 101. The Black Fox Complex comprises the mine, mill and the Grey Fox prop - erty . Brigus controls a total contiguous land package of 18 sq. km. of the mine and adjoining Grey Fox-Pike River property . This strategic land package includes 6.5 km of strike of the well- known Destor -Porcupine Fault Zone (DPFZ). The DPFZ is a major east-west trend - ing, fault system of the Pre-Cambrian Abitibi Greenstone Belt and together with its numerous splays are associ - ated with many past and current pro - ducing gold mines of the T immins Gold District. 2012 Achievements included: . Signifcantly increased average head grade to 3.43 gpt in 2012 compared to 2.54 gpt in 201 1. . Generated cash fow from opera - tions, before working capital adjust - ments and the goldstream repurchase, of $52.4 million, compared to $20.2 million in 201 1. . Generated positive income from mining operations of $23.3 million, compared to a loss of $4 million in 201 1. . Capita l spending for the year totaled $53.5 million, below the prior year ’ s capital spending of $60.2 million. Daniel Racine, Brigus’ president and chief operating offcer , said “Brigus enters 2013 in a strong position with a manag ement team committed to de - livering shareholder value. This year , our ef forts will be focused on incre asing mined tonnage and gold production levels at the under ground mine while continuing to lower our cost profle. For Grey Fox, some key milestones are forthcoming including the release of an updated NI 43-101 resource es - timate in second quarter , followed by the release of a bankable feasibility study in quarter three.” Looking at 2013, the company says: . Recovered gold grades from the un - der ground mine will continu e to ex - ceed reserve grades. . Gold production for the year will be in the range of 90,000 - 100,000 ounces, and cash costs will be within $700-$750. . Capital spending for mining opera - tions in 2013 is estimated at $43.5 million, consisting of the following: --$16.0M for under ground sustaining capital; --$6.0M for development capital re - lating to the under ground; --$13.0M for open pit capital strip - ping and overburden removal; --$6.0M for other plant, property and equipment, including equipment overhauls and capital spending at the Black Fox mill; and --$2.5M for under ground exploration. Cont’d from pg. 40 Page 40 Cont’d on pg. 41 By Gregory Reynolds Having achieved record gold produc - tion levels in 2012, Brigus Gold Corp. is looking forward to an even better 2013 at its Northeastern Ontario op - erations. Key milestones for the year include a 39% increase in production, 77,374 ounces as compared to 55,756 ounces in 201 1, and achieving cash costs of $685 per ounce in the fourth quarter . W ade Dawe, chairman and CEO of Brigus Gold, commented: “In 2012, we successfully achieved many key objectives that align with our vision of becoming a leading Canadian gold producer . W e realized record production levels at our Black Fox mine, signifcantly lowered our cash costs, increased Gold pr oduction in 2012 fr om Brigus sets r ecord proftability and continued to invest in exploration on the Grey Fox property to increase our gold resources. These positive trends will continue during 2013 as we further increase gold production and revenues while carefully managing costs and expen - ditures at the Black Fox mine.” Brigus is a growing Canadian gold producer committed to maximizing shareholder value through a strategy of effcient production, tar geted ex - ploration and select acquisitions. The company operates the wholly owned Black Fox mine and mill in the T immins Gold District of Ontario. The Black Fox Complex encom - passes the Black Fox mine, the new Grey Fox property and adjoining properties in the T ownship of Black River -Matheson, just east of the City of T immins. The Black Fox mine is in production and the Grey Fox mine, located four kilometres from Black Fox, is in development. Brigus is also advancing the Gold - felds Project located near Uranium City , Saskatch ewan, Canada , which hosts the Box and Athona gold depos - its. In Mexico, Brigus owns the Ixhuatan Project located in the state of Chiapas. In the Dominican Republic, Brigus has signed an agreement to sell its remaining interests in three mineral exploration projects. The Black Fox mine is approximately 75 km east of T immins and 1 1 km east