LAKE SHORE GOLD CORP ISSUE #8 | MAY 2015(1) A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MINE SUPERINTENDENT It is hard to fathom what life is like working deep below the surface of the ground all day, every day. It’s dark, it’s dirty and a bit daunting as well. Meeting Evan Pelletier, the mine superintendent at LSG’s Timmins West Mine throws some light on the typical day of a mine superintendent. DELVING DEEP INTO 144 Coming out of last year, Lake Shore Gold was carrying a lot of momentum. Our production during the year of 185,600 ounces of gold was a record performance and exceeded our target range by a wide margin. Our cash costs and all-in sustaining costs also beat our targets and both improved by 23% from the previous year. We generated significant free cash flow, repaid most of our senior secured debt and increased our reserves by almost 30%. We also achieved a major new discovery, the 144 Gap Zone. There are many ways we can describe the potential of 144: Game changer, turning point, major break-through. The right words will come as we complete more work, establish a resource and move forward with development and production. What we know today is that we are onto something special and exciting. In 2015, we have kept the momentum going, our first quarter production of 53,000 ounces was a record performance and a 19% increase from the same period in 2014. Our cost performance in the first quarter was excellent, with cash operating costs and all-in sustaining costs at US$510 per ounce and US$750 per ounce, respectively, better than last year’s first quarter and ahead of our targets for the year. Looking at the year as a whole, with continued strong operating performance, a sharp increase in the Canadian dollar gold price since the year began and our senior debt to be fully repaid by the end of May, we are on track for another excellent year in 2015. The 144 Gap Zone has the potential to add a significant new component to our production profile over the next few years. Equally exciting is the longer-term potential of the larger entire 144 area. Through drilling and geological evaluation, we have determined that the geological structure (“TC-144 Trend”) that hosts the Timmins Deposit, Thunder Creek and the 144 Gap extends further to the southwest through 144 North and 144 South. Our plan is to target these areas for future drilling as we advance our theory that the TC-144 Trend may, in fact, host multiple deposits of gold mineralization along a six kilometre structure. It’s 5.30 am and Evan Pelletier is about to begin his day. His first call each morning is to ensure safety procedures are met at the skipping towers and paste plant. He meets with the captains to ensure the safety plan is followed rigorously; any incidents from the night shift are investigated; and recommendations made to correct any deviations from procedures are followed. At around 6.30 am Evan meets the supervisors and discusses the plan for the day. After the safety huddle with about 10 crews, the 24-hour plan for the day is drawn up at the Manager’s Meeting. At around 8.30 am each morning he heads off underground for his daily visit with the captains to ensure the mining plan is being followed and performs safety inspections and corrects safety issues. At Timmins West Mine His afternoons involve visiting contractors at the paste plant, interviewing candidates for potential hires, ensuring orders are placed for materials, dealing with any issues or complaints from the men and reviewing operating and safety procedures before he winds up to go home around 4.00 pm. Evan’s introduction to mining was brief. As a young boy out of school he needed a job – any job – and started off as a cleaner at the Timmins camp. Asked to work one weekend, he went underground with his supervisor and it changed his life forever. Having travelled and worked in Mali, Africa just south of the Sahara desert and in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia at the Oyutolgoi project with Ivanhoe Mines, Evan has worked under gruelling temperatures ranging from -40 deg C to +40 deg C, terrible living conditions on site and dealt with differing personalities and temperaments. Evan says mining and the life in the underground is “hard to get out of your blood”. “It has been a challenging and rewarding career and safety has improved tremendously with rarely any fatalities over the last several years as employers now recognize the importance of working safely”. His ultimate goal each day is to ensure that the men come back to the surface unharmed. Mining doesn’t happen in cities, so the main challenge for Evan whilst working in remote locations was constantly being away from home and his family and friends. The lifestyle afforded by working so close to home was one of the deciding factors that saw him accept the job at Lake Shore Gold in 2012. “I am truly grateful for the opportunity to work with the caliber of people that are part of the Lake Shore family”, says Evan. The highlight of his career? Having had the opportunity to meet and accompany the former Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chrétien on an underground tour. When he is not underground or at site dealing with the everyday issues that is part of a mine superintendent’s job, Evan can be found woodworking at home or fishing and hunting and spending quality time with his wife and daughters. With Jean Chrétien, former PM of Canada NEW HIRES To our new hires, welcome to the Lake Shore Gold family. Eddy Lamontagne Chris Walraven Daniel Dube Denis Lessard Murray Mackenzie Tracy Plaunt Bolortungalag Myagmarbat Raymond Richard David Ristimaki John Lee Joey Cronier Joel Lefebvre Donald Caron Jamie Cronier Darquis Fontaine Trevor Broom Karin Ostler Teagan Lefebvre Kevin Alarie Richard Bergeron Milferd Burnett Andrew Metsala Kevin Hedican Dennis Vickers Kelly Voyer Paul Mallette Kiefer Patriquin Keith Seidler Kevin Boudreau Jason Bruno JC Martens Andrew Clifford D’arcy Tremblay James Dagenais Andrew Kapel Danny Lafreniere Andrew Murray Aaron Paquette Quinlan Peever Casee Wright Shane Bouvier Rochelle Collins Judy Lam Patrick R Hurtubise Alex Davidson Terry Piper Zack Lagrange Rebecca Thiffault Alain P Gaudet Derek Morellato Message from Tony Very importantly, we are off to a good start in terms of safety, with our incident frequency rates down from last year’s first quarter. While pleased with the improvement, we are determined to make additional progress as we work towards Zero Harm. As part of our efforts, we are preparing new recognition and reward programs to ensure safety is paramount in our thoughts and actions each and every day. Of course, the ultimate reward for having a safe and healthy workplace is the joy of returning home to our families each day. As a company, we have achieved a great deal over the last few years. I firmly believe that, as time passes, when we look back at this time in our history, an accomplishment that will stand out as much as any other, will be our discovery at the 144 Exploration Area (“144”) in October 2014. The details of the discovery and advancement of the 144 Gap Zone are provided on page 2 of this newsletter. Briefly, we have identified a large zone of gold mineralization southwest of Timmins West Mine. The zone remains open for expansion and includes a wide, high-grade core. We are drilling aggressively this year from surface and underground to establish a first resource, to be released with our next resource update early in 2016. We are also driving an exploration drift from Thunder Creek into the discovery area to support our underground drilling. We are poised for an excellent year in 2015 as we build on the existing strengths of our mines and mill, continue to replace reserves, and advance our 144 Gap Zone discovery. I am incredibly excited about this journey that we as a team are on, the building of a safe and responsible, low-cost, long-life gold producer, and truly believe the best of Lake Shore Gold is yet to come. Regards, Tony Makuch President & CEO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR This is our #8 issue of LSG News. Inside we provide an overview of our exciting new discovery at our 144 Gap Zone, health and safety tips and welcome our new hires. Also featured is an insight into a day in the life of a miner at LSG. Please feel free to send in your comments, ideas, blogs, pictures to the editor at [email protected] (1) This newsletter contains forward-looking information within the meaning of certain securities laws. Readers are directed to the Company’s website and its most recent Annual Information Form, filed at www.sedar.com, for cautionary language relating to forward-looking information. (2)Cash operating costs and all-in sustaining costs are examples of non-GAAP measures. A discussion of non-GAAP measures is provided in the Non-GAAP Measures section of the Company’s most recent Management’s Discussion & Analysis (full-year and fourth quarter of 2014), which is filed at www.sedar.com and available on the Company’s website at www.lsgold.com. SUCCESS DRIVING GROWTH AT 144 A major achievement for Lake Shore Gold occurred last October when we announced the discovery of the 144 Gap Zone, a large zone of gold mineralization located to the southwest of Thunder Creek. Through the roughly 70,000 metres of surface drilling we have completed since last August, we have been successful in identifying a zone with dimensions of at least 400 metres along strike and 400 metres down dip, and which remains open for expansion. Three press releases have been issued to date in 2015 about the 144 Gap Zone. The drill results included in these releases significantly increased the size of the zone, and also identified a wide, high-grade core with at least 300 metres of vertical height, 50 to 125 metres of width and 75 to 125 metres of strike length. Advancing the 144 Gap discovery is an important priority for our company. We began the year with a 2015 exploration program including 90,000 metres of surface drilling, 30,000 metres of underground drilling and plans to complete an exploration drift from Thunder Creek to the discovery area involving 1,200 metres of total development. So far this year, approximately 45,000 metres of surface drilling have been completed, and we have advanced the exploration drift approximately 450 metres. On May 4, 2015, we announced the addition of another 60,000 metres of drilling to the 2015 exploration program. The new drilling results from the considerable success that has been achieved to date will allow the Company to continue to extend and expand the 144 Gap Zone and increase the proportion of measured and indicated resources to be included in the first resource for the zone. We are targeting a first resource for the end of 2015 (to be released in early 2016). Also included in the new drilling is an exploration program targeting the southwest extension of the 144 Trend towards 144 North and 144 South, two additional highly prospective exploration targets. HEALTH AND SAFETY Lake Shore Gold Corp is, once again, actively participating in the WSIB “Safety Groups” program in 2015. Our participation plays an important role in helping to make prevention of workplace injuries and illnesses at Lake Shore Gold a daily habit by building the concept of safety into our management systems. As part of the WSIB system, in 2014, we successfully completed the elements of Violence and Harassment, Health and Safety Policy Statement, Joint Health and Safety Committee, Hazard Recognition and Assessment, Hazard Reporting, and Return to Work Program Development. This year we will continue with the Safety Group activities and will develop standards, evaluate and provide training and make necessary improvements on the following five elements of safety:1.J oint Health and Safety Committee or Health and Safety Representative 2.Health and Safety Orientation 3.Supervisory Competencies 4.Workplace Inspections 5.Housekeeping and Organizing SPRING CLEANING SAFETY TIPS Be careful when moving large pieces of furniture and appliances •Use proper lifting techniques, keeping your back straight and lifting with your legs •Wear shoes •Do not rush Use extreme caution while on ladders and step stools •Remember to keep your center of balance centered on the ladder/step stool •Best practices encourage you to keep your belly-button within the sides of the ladder •Have someone hold and steady the ladder for you •Wear shoes that help grip the ladder rungs Read safety instructions and recommendations on product labels •Cleaning supplies can create nasty fumes so try and open some windows or turning on an exhaust fan •Do not mix ammonia and bleach – they create toxic fumes when combined •Wear rubber gloves to avoid contact with skin Wear a mask to clean dusty areas •Many people are allergic to dust and this is a sure way to avoid a reaction Do not leave unattended buckets of water •Unattended buckets of water are drowning hazards for small children Store away all cleaning supplies when finished While much work remains, we are very encouraged by the potential of the 144 Gap Zone to become a significant new component to Lake Shore Gold’s production profile. We are also encouraged about the prospects for additional new discoveries along the 144 Trend. Timmins District Hospital (TADH) Spring Ball Lake Shore Gold is a proud supporter of the Timmins District Hospital’s (TADH) Days Inn Spring Ball. The event, which is in its 16th year, is one of the TADH Foundation’s most successful events. Since its inception, the Days Inn Spring Ball has raised more than $2.2 million towards the purchase of new medical equipment. All funds raised at the Ball allow the hospital to improve the level of treatment available to our community as well as the successful recruitment and retention of physicians and healthcare professionals. Steps for Life Lake Shore Gold is pleased to participate in the Steps for Life Walk for families of workplace tragedy. Last year the event saw huge success with more than 4,300 participants in 35 communities across Canada who raised in excess of $630,000. All of the funds support awareness programs on the importance of workplace safety/injury prevention and assist families who have been affected through the Threads of Life family support program. This year’s event takes place on May 9, 2015 and we look forward to another successful event. SAFE KIDS WEEK Safe Kids Week is an annual public awareness campaign designed to raise awareness about the frequency and severity of preventable childhood injuries. This spring, from May 4 – May 10 Lake Shore Gold is teaming up with Parachute for the 2015 Safe Kids Week in alignment with Global Road Safety Week to raise awareness about the importance of road safety both for kids on their bicycles and for vehicles operating around them. SUCCESS DRIVING GROWTH AT 144 A major achievement for Lake Shore Gold occurred last October when we announced the discovery of the 144 Gap Zone, a large zone of gold mineralization located to the southwest of Thunder Creek. Through the roughly 70,000 metres of surface drilling we have completed since last August, we have been successful in identifying a zone with dimensions of at least 400 metres along strike and 400 metres down dip, and which remains open for expansion. Three press releases have been issued to date in 2015 about the 144 Gap Zone. The drill results included in these releases significantly increased the size of the zone, and also identified a wide, high-grade core with at least 300 metres of vertical height, 50 to 125 metres of width and 75 to 125 metres of strike length. Advancing the 144 Gap discovery is an important priority for our company. We began the year with a 2015 exploration program including 90,000 metres of surface drilling, 30,000 metres of underground drilling and plans to complete an exploration drift from Thunder Creek to the discovery area involving 1,200 metres of total development. So far this year, approximately 45,000 metres of surface drilling have been completed, and we have advanced the exploration drift approximately 450 metres. On May 4, 2015, we announced the addition of another 60,000 metres of drilling to the 2015 exploration program. The new drilling results from the considerable success that has been achieved to date will allow the Company to continue to extend and expand the 144 Gap Zone and increase the proportion of measured and indicated resources to be included in the first resource for the zone. We are targeting a first resource for the end of 2015 (to be released in early 2016). Also included in the new drilling is an exploration program targeting the southwest extension of the 144 Trend towards 144 North and 144 South, two additional highly prospective exploration targets. HEALTH AND SAFETY Lake Shore Gold Corp is, once again, actively participating in the WSIB “Safety Groups” program in 2015. Our participation plays an important role in helping to make prevention of workplace injuries and illnesses at Lake Shore Gold a daily habit by building the concept of safety into our management systems. As part of the WSIB system, in 2014, we successfully completed the elements of Violence and Harassment, Health and Safety Policy Statement, Joint Health and Safety Committee, Hazard Recognition and Assessment, Hazard Reporting, and Return to Work Program Development. This year we will continue with the Safety Group activities and will develop standards, evaluate and provide training and make necessary improvements on the following five elements of safety:1.J oint Health and Safety Committee or Health and Safety Representative 2.Health and Safety Orientation 3.Supervisory Competencies 4.Workplace Inspections 5.Housekeeping and Organizing SPRING CLEANING SAFETY TIPS Be careful when moving large pieces of furniture and appliances •Use proper lifting techniques, keeping your back straight and lifting with your legs •Wear shoes •Do not rush Use extreme caution while on ladders and step stools •Remember to keep your center of balance centered on the ladder/step stool •Best practices encourage you to keep your belly-button within the sides of the ladder •Have someone hold and steady the ladder for you •Wear shoes that help grip the ladder rungs Read safety instructions and recommendations on product labels •Cleaning supplies can create nasty fumes so try and open some windows or turning on an exhaust fan •Do not mix ammonia and bleach – they create toxic fumes when combined •Wear rubber gloves to avoid contact with skin Wear a mask to clean dusty areas •Many people are allergic to dust and this is a sure way to avoid a reaction Do not leave unattended buckets of water •Unattended buckets of water are drowning hazards for small children Store away all cleaning supplies when finished While much work remains, we are very encouraged by the potential of the 144 Gap Zone to become a significant new component to Lake Shore Gold’s production profile. We are also encouraged about the prospects for additional new discoveries along the 144 Trend. Timmins District Hospital (TADH) Spring Ball Lake Shore Gold is a proud supporter of the Timmins District Hospital’s (TADH) Days Inn Spring Ball. The event, which is in its 16th year, is one of the TADH Foundation’s most successful events. Since its inception, the Days Inn Spring Ball has raised more than $2.2 million towards the purchase of new medical equipment. All funds raised at the Ball allow the hospital to improve the level of treatment available to our community as well as the successful recruitment and retention of physicians and healthcare professionals. Steps for Life Lake Shore Gold is pleased to participate in the Steps for Life Walk for families of workplace tragedy. Last year the event saw huge success with more than 4,300 participants in 35 communities across Canada who raised in excess of $630,000. All of the funds support awareness programs on the importance of workplace safety/injury prevention and assist families who have been affected through the Threads of Life family support program. This year’s event takes place on May 9, 2015 and we look forward to another successful event. SAFE KIDS WEEK Safe Kids Week is an annual public awareness campaign designed to raise awareness about the frequency and severity of preventable childhood injuries. This spring, from May 4 – May 10 Lake Shore Gold is teaming up with Parachute for the 2015 Safe Kids Week in alignment with Global Road Safety Week to raise awareness about the importance of road safety both for kids on their bicycles and for vehicles operating around them. LAKE SHORE GOLD CORP ISSUE #8 | MAY 2015(1) A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MINE SUPERINTENDENT It is hard to fathom what life is like working deep below the surface of the ground all day, every day. It’s dark, it’s dirty and a bit daunting as well. Meeting Evan Pelletier, the mine superintendent at LSG’s Timmins West Mine throws some light on the typical day of a mine superintendent. DELVING DEEP INTO 144 Coming out of last year, Lake Shore Gold was carrying a lot of momentum. Our production during the year of 185,600 ounces of gold was a record performance and exceeded our target range by a wide margin. Our cash costs and all-in sustaining costs also beat our targets and both improved by 23% from the previous year. We generated significant free cash flow, repaid most of our senior secured debt and increased our reserves by almost 30%. We also achieved a major new discovery, the 144 Gap Zone. There are many ways we can describe the potential of 144: Game changer, turning point, major break-through. The right words will come as we complete more work, establish a resource and move forward with development and production. What we know today is that we are onto something special and exciting. In 2015, we have kept the momentum going, our first quarter production of 53,000 ounces was a record performance and a 19% increase from the same period in 2014. Our cost performance in the first quarter was excellent, with cash operating costs and all-in sustaining costs at US$510 per ounce and US$750 per ounce, respectively, better than last year’s first quarter and ahead of our targets for the year. Looking at the year as a whole, with continued strong operating performance, a sharp increase in the Canadian dollar gold price since the year began and our senior debt to be fully repaid by the end of May, we are on track for another excellent year in 2015. The 144 Gap Zone has the potential to add a significant new component to our production profile over the next few years. Equally exciting is the longer-term potential of the larger entire 144 area. Through drilling and geological evaluation, we have determined that the geological structure (“TC-144 Trend”) that hosts the Timmins Deposit, Thunder Creek and the 144 Gap extends further to the southwest through 144 North and 144 South. Our plan is to target these areas for future drilling as we advance our theory that the TC-144 Trend may, in fact, host multiple deposits of gold mineralization along a six kilometre structure. It’s 5.30 am and Evan Pelletier is about to begin his day. His first call each morning is to ensure safety procedures are met at the skipping towers and paste plant. He meets with the captains to ensure the safety plan is followed rigorously; any incidents from the night shift are investigated; and recommendations made to correct any deviations from procedures are followed. At around 6.30 am Evan meets the supervisors and discusses the plan for the day. After the safety huddle with about 10 crews, the 24-hour plan for the day is drawn up at the Manager’s Meeting. At around 8.30 am each morning he heads off underground for his daily visit with the captains to ensure the mining plan is being followed and performs safety inspections and corrects safety issues. At Timmins West Mine His afternoons involve visiting contractors at the paste plant, interviewing candidates for potential hires, ensuring orders are placed for materials, dealing with any issues or complaints from the men and reviewing operating and safety procedures before he winds up to go home around 4.00 pm. Evan’s introduction to mining was brief. As a young boy out of school he needed a job – any job – and started off as a cleaner at the Timmins camp. Asked to work one weekend, he went underground with his supervisor and it changed his life forever. Having travelled and worked in Mali, Africa just south of the Sahara desert and in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia at the Oyutolgoi project with Ivanhoe Mines, Evan has worked under gruelling temperatures ranging from -40 deg C to +40 deg C, terrible living conditions on site and dealt with differing personalities and temperaments. Evan says mining and the life in the underground is “hard to get out of your blood”. “It has been a challenging and rewarding career and safety has improved tremendously with rarely any fatalities over the last several years as employers now recognize the importance of working safely”. His ultimate goal each day is to ensure that the men come back to the surface unharmed. Mining doesn’t happen in cities, so the main challenge for Evan whilst working in remote locations was constantly being away from home and his family and friends. The lifestyle afforded by working so close to home was one of the deciding factors that saw him accept the job at Lake Shore Gold in 2012. “I am truly grateful for the opportunity to work with the caliber of people that are part of the Lake Shore family”, says Evan. The highlight of his career? Having had the opportunity to meet and accompany the former Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chrétien on an underground tour. When he is not underground or at site dealing with the everyday issues that is part of a mine superintendent’s job, Evan can be found woodworking at home or fishing and hunting and spending quality time with his wife and daughters. With Jean Chrétien, former PM of Canada NEW HIRES To our new hires, welcome to the Lake Shore Gold family. Eddy Lamontagne Chris Walraven Daniel Dube Denis Lessard Murray Mackenzie Tracy Plaunt Bolortungalag Myagmarbat Raymond Richard David Ristimaki John Lee Joey Cronier Joel Lefebvre Donald Caron Jamie Cronier Darquis Fontaine Trevor Broom Karin Ostler Teagan Lefebvre Kevin Alarie Richard Bergeron Milferd Burnett Andrew Metsala Kevin Hedican Dennis Vickers Kelly Voyer Paul Mallette Kiefer Patriquin Keith Seidler Kevin Boudreau Jason Bruno JC Martens Andrew Clifford D’arcy Tremblay James Dagenais Andrew Kapel Danny Lafreniere Andrew Murray Aaron Paquette Quinlan Peever Casee Wright Shane Bouvier Rochelle Collins Judy Lam Patrick R Hurtubise Alex Davidson Terry Piper Zack Lagrange Rebecca Thiffault Alain P Gaudet Derek Morellato Message from Tony Very importantly, we are off to a good start in terms of safety, with our incident frequency rates down from last year’s first quarter. While pleased with the improvement, we are determined to make additional progress as we work towards Zero Harm. As part of our efforts, we are preparing new recognition and reward programs to ensure safety is paramount in our thoughts and actions each and every day. Of course, the ultimate reward for having a safe and healthy workplace is the joy of returning home to our families each day. As a company, we have achieved a great deal over the last few years. I firmly believe that, as time passes, when we look back at this time in our history, an accomplishment that will stand out as much as any other, will be our discovery at the 144 Exploration Area (“144”) in October 2014. The details of the discovery and advancement of the 144 Gap Zone are provided on page 2 of this newsletter. Briefly, we have identified a large zone of gold mineralization southwest of Timmins West Mine. The zone remains open for expansion and includes a wide, high-grade core. We are drilling aggressively this year from surface and underground to establish a first resource, to be released with our next resource update early in 2016. We are also driving an exploration drift from Thunder Creek into the discovery area to support our underground drilling. We are poised for an excellent year in 2015 as we build on the existing strengths of our mines and mill, continue to replace reserves, and advance our 144 Gap Zone discovery. I am incredibly excited about this journey that we as a team are on, the building of a safe and responsible, low-cost, long-life gold producer, and truly believe the best of Lake Shore Gold is yet to come. Regards, Tony Makuch President & CEO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR This is our #8 issue of LSG News. Inside we provide an overview of our exciting new discovery at our 144 Gap Zone, health and safety tips and welcome our new hires. Also featured is an insight into a day in the life of a miner at LSG. Please feel free to send in your comments, ideas, blogs, pictures to the editor at [email protected] (1) This newsletter contains forward-looking information within the meaning of certain securities laws. Readers are directed to the Company’s website and its most recent Annual Information Form, filed at www.sedar.com, for cautionary language relating to forward-looking information. (2)Cash operating costs and all-in sustaining costs are examples of non-GAAP measures. A discussion of non-GAAP measures is provided in the Non-GAAP Measures section of the Company’s most recent Management’s Discussion & Analysis (full-year and fourth quarter of 2014), which is filed at www.sedar.com and available on the Company’s website at www.lsgold.com.
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