Yamana Gold Inc

Abitibi Royalties Inc. (RZZ-TSX-V: "Abitibi Royalties" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has partnered with AuRico Metals Inc. ("AuRico") for the purpose of entering into an agreement with Frontline Gold Corporation ("Frontline") that allows each company to acquire a 1% net smelter royalty ("NSR") on several early stage exploration projects in the Red Lake district.

Abitibi Royalties Inc. (CVE:RZZ) ("Abitibi Royalties" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the Company's net smelter royalties ("NSR") at the Canadian Malartic Mine, near Val-d'Or, Québec.

Abitibi Royalties Inc. (CVE:RZZ) announces that at the request of the TSX-Venture Exchange and further to its news release on January 13, 2016, it has submitted an application to the TSX-Venture to change its issuer status from a Mining Issuer to a Tier 2 Investment Issuer

Abitibi Royalties Inc. (CVE:RZZ) (OTCMKTS:ATBYF) is pleased to announce the receipt of the year-end 2015 gold Reserve and Resource estimate completed by Canadian Malartic GP, operated by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSE:AEM) and Yamana Gold Inc.(TSE:YRI), in respect of the Company's net smelter return interests on various areas of the Canadian Malartic mine.

Abitibi Royalties Inc. (CVE:RZZ) is pleased to announce that it has completed the transaction previously announced on February 23, 2015 worth approximately C$55 million to C$65 million or C$5.25 to C$6.20 per share of the Company

Yamana Gold Inc. (TSE:YRI) (NYSE:AUY) ("Yamana"), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM)(TSE:AEM) ("Agnico Eagle") and Osisko Mining Corporation (TSE:OSK)(FRANKFURT:EWX) ("Osisko") are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement ("the Agreement") pursuant to which Yamana and Agnico Eagle will jointly acquire 100% of Osisko's issued and outstanding common shares for a total consideration of approximately C$3.9 billion or C$8.15 per share.

Gold Anomaly Limited (ASX:GOA) reports that the first resource estimate reported in accordance with the JORC Code for its Gameta gold resource at Papua New Guinea's Fergusson Island has been completed. The study, by consulting geologists Hellman & Schofield Pty. Ltd. (H&S), estimates an Inferred Resource of 5.1 million tonnes at 1.8 g/t for 295,000 ounces of gold at a cut off grade of 1.0 g/t gold.

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