Mr. Junhu Tong reports

CHINA GOLD INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES REPORTS 2023 YEAR-END RESULTS AND PROVIDES 2024 GUIDANCE

China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. has released its 2023 year-end results and provided 2024 guidance.

For detailed information, please read the company's financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the year ended Dec. 31, 2023, which are available on SEDAR+, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd.'s website, the company's website, call the company at 1-604-609-0598 or e-mail to info@chinagoldintl.com.

Financial, production and operation highlights

2023 fourth quarter

• Revenue decreased by 72 per cent to $71.3-million (U.S.) from $253.9-million (U.S.) for the same period in 2022.
• Mine operating loss of $1.9-million (U.S.) decreased by $98.5-million from mine operating earnings of $96.6-million (U.S.) for the same period in 2022.
• Net loss of $17.5-million (U.S.) decreased by $66-million (U.S.) from net income of $48.5-million (U.S.) for the same period in 2022.
• Cash flow used in operation of $20.9-million (U.S.) decreased from cash flow from operation of $89.1-million (U.S.) for the same period in 2022.
• Total gold production decreased by 57 per cent to 25,500 ounces from 59,992 ounces for the same period in 2022.
• Total copper production was 184,077 pounds (approximately 83 tonnes) as limited production at the Jiama mine resumed on Dec. 15, 2023. Copper production was 45.1 million pounds (approximately 20,472 tonnes) for the same period in 2022.

2023 annual results

• Revenue decreased by 58 per cent to $459.4-million (U.S.) from $1,104.9-million (U.S.) for the same period in 2022.
• Mine operating earnings decreased by 80 per cent to $80.4-million (U.S.) from $395.6-million for the same period in 2022.
• Net loss of $23-million (U.S.) decreased from net income of $225.4-million (U.S.) for the same period in 2022.
• Cash flow from operation decreased to $1.6-million (U.S.) from $447.3-million (U.S.) for the same period in 2022.
• Total gold production decreased by 38 per cent to 147,963 ounces from 238,836 ounces for the same period in 2022.
• Total copper production decreased by 76 per cent to 44.2 million pounds (approximately 20,051 tonnes) from 187.4 million pounds (approximately 85,004 tonnes) for the same period in 2022.

2024 guidance

The Jiama mine gradually resumed production starting from the phase I processing plant on Dec. 15, 2023, with a daily processing capacity of 6,000 tonnes of ore. As the resumption of the phase II processing plant is subject to the results of the government's review of the tailings discharge scheme, the timing of resumption is uncertain. Against this backdrop, the company reports separate production guidance to the two mines in 2024.

Chang Shan Hao (CSH) mine:

• It is expected that the gold production range will be 106,097 ounces to 112,528 ounces (approximately 3.3 tonnes to 3.5 tonnes) in 2024.

Jiama mine:

• The company expects to receive the government's approval for the resumption of operations at the beginning of May, 2024. Upon receipt of the approval, Jiama mine will resume production at the phase II plant's designed processing capacity of approximately 34,000 tonnes per day (tpd). Given that the actual timing of the production resumption depends on the final date of the government's approval, the annual production guidance is subject to uncertainty.
• It is expected that the copper production range will be 95 million pounds to 98 million pounds (approximately 43,200 tonnes to 44,500 tonnes) in 2024.
• It is expected that the gold production range will be 42,439 ounces to 45,333 ounces (approximately 1.32 tonnes to 1.41 tonnes) in 2024.

The company's chairman and chief executive officer, Junhu Tong, said: "Despite the severe challenges faced by the company in 2023, our team has maintained a tenacious working spirit and completed some critical objectives, including the resumption of the phase I processing plant of the Jiama mine and the return of mining at the CSH mine to normal levels. In 2024, the company will focus on promoting the full resumption of the Jiama mine as soon as possible, maintaining the stable operation of the CSH gold mine, and strictly controlling the cost level to fully improve the company's production and financial performances."

About China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd.

China Gold International Resources is a gold and base metal mining company incorporated in British Columbia, Canada, and operates two mines, the Chang Shan Hao gold mine in Inner Mongolia, China, and the Jiama copper-gold polymetallic mine in Tibet, China. The company's objective is to build shareholder value through growing production at its current mining operations, expanding its resource base, and acquiring and developing new projects internationally.

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