AuRico Gold Provides Monthly Update on Young-Davidson

AuRico Gold

provides the third monthly status update on the exciting Young-Davidson mine located in the prolific Abitibi gold belt in Northern Ontario. Wet commissioning has been completed and ore processing has commenced which now allows the team to fully test the various systems prior to commencing 24 hour operations. The Young-Davidson Project is nearing completion of the pre-production construction phase with the mill processing construction required for commissioning virtually complete. All Young-Davidson employees and contractors are diligently working towards achieving the first gold pour, a key project milestone, which is expected to occur this month. The Company provided an update on commissioning activities as well as the expanded three-year production profile during the March 28th Analyst Day webcast