Monarch Begins Processing the Beaufor Mine Ore at its Wholly-Owned Beacon Mill

• Following the pre-commissioning of the mill with waste rock, Monarch has started processing a 530-tonne batch of ore at its Beacon Mill.
  
• A total of 31,079 tonnes of ore averaging 4.76 g/t Au has been mined and 30,549 tonnes are currently stockpiled, ready to be processed.
• Monarch plans to pour its first gold bar in July.                

MONTREAL, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MONARCH MINING CORPORATION (“Monarch” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: GBAR) (OTCQX: GBARF) is pleased to provide an update on the recommissioning of its wholly-owned Beaufor Mine and Beacon Mill, located east of Val‑d’Or, Quebec.

After investing about $20 million to refurbish the Beacon Mill, the Corporation began processing waste rock and fine-tuning the mill about six weeks ago. Monarch has also been mining ore at the Beaufor Mine over the last few months and 30,549 tonnes of ore averaging 4.76 g/t Au are currently stockpiled. The Corporation started feeding the mill with that ore this week and expects to pour its first gold bar in July.

“We’ve been working relentlessly over the last year to restart the Beaufor Mine and Beacon Mill and we’re pleased to see our efforts coming to fruition,” said Jean-Marc Lacoste, President and CEO of Monarch. “We have a great team and I’m really proud of what we have been able to accomplish thus far. We are convinced that our new mining and exploration strategies will enable us to make the Beaufor Mine a success once again and create new, good-quality jobs and sustainable employment in the region in the process. Once the mine and mill are fully operational, we will focus on generating cash flow for our exploration activities and increasing the Beaufor resource, which remains open on several levels of the mine.”    

The technical and scientific content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by Christian Tessier, P.Geo., the Corporation’s qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.

About Monarch
Monarch Mining Corporation (TSX: GBAR) (OTCQX: GBARF) is a fully integrated mining company that owns four projects, including the Beaufor Mine, which has produced more than 1 million ounces of gold over the last 30 years. Other assets include the Croinor Gold, McKenzie Break and Swanson properties, all located near Monarch’s wholly owned 750 tpd Beacon Mill. Monarch owns 29,504 hectares (295 km²) of mining assets in the prolific Abitibi mining camp that host a combined measured and indicated gold resource of 478,982 ounces and a combined inferred resource of 383,393 ounces.

Forward-looking statements
The forward-looking statements in this press release involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Monarch’s actual results, performance and achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied therein. Neither TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

Table 1: Monarch combined gold resources