Revival Gold Files NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Mercur Gold Project

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TORONTO, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Revival Gold Inc. (TSXV: RVG, OTCQX: RVLGF) (“Revival Gold” or the “Company”) has filed on SEDAR+ a technical report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) on the Mercur Project (“Mercur” or the “Project”), titled “Preliminary Economic Assessment NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Mercur Gold Project, Tooele & Utah Counties, Utah, USA” (the “Technical Report”). The Technical Report supports disclosure made by the Company in its news release dated March 31st, 2025, titled “Revival Gold Delivers Compelling PEA Results and Attractive Potential Re-Development Timeline for the Mercur Gold Project”. There are no material differences in the Technical Report from those results disclosed in the March 31st, 2025, news release.

Mercur Heap Leach PEA Highlights1

  • Life-of-mine (“LOM”) production of 65.6 million tonnes (“MT”) of mineralized material at 0.60 grams per tonne (“g/T”) and 75% average recovery generating an average of 95,600 ounces of gold per year over a 10-year mine life;

  • After-tax NPV at a 5% discount rate (“NPV5%”) of $295 million and after-tax IRR of 27% at a gold price of $2,175 per ounce increasing to a $752 million NPV5% and 57% IRR at a gold price of $3,000 per ounce;

  • After-tax payback period of 3.6 years at $2,175 per ounce of gold decreasing to 1.7 years at $3,000 per ounce of gold;

  • Pre-production and working capital of $208 million and additional LOM sustaining capital of $110 million;

  • LOM average cash cost of $1,205 per ounce of gold and all in sustaining cost of $1,363 per ounce of gold;

  • PEA mine plan developed from Indicated Mineral Resources of 35.3 MT grading 0.66 g/T gold containing 746,000 ounces of gold and Inferred Mineral Resources of 36.2 MT grading 0.54 g/T gold containing 626,000 ounces of gold2; and,

  • Expected timeline to complete mine permitting of approximately two years.

The Technical Report was prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 guidelines by Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (“KCA”) of Reno, Nevada and RESPEC Company LLC (“RESPEC”) of Reno, Nevada (the “Study Authors”) with an effective date of March 25th, 2025. The Technical Report can be found on the Company’s website at www.revival-gold.com and on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca under the Company’s issuer profile.

Qualified Persons

Technical information included in this news release was reviewed and approved by Mr. John Meyer, P.Eng., a QP and Vice President, Engineering and Development for the Company, and Mr. Dan Pace, RM SME, a QP and Chief Geologist for the Company. Mr. Pace’s review focused on the geological representativity of the Mineral Resource numerical models, including review of the laboratory and field data that support the models, while Mr. Meyer’s review focused on mine, process and infrastructure designs, capital and operating costs, and financial modeling.

About Revival Gold Inc.

Revival Gold is one of the largest, pure gold mine developers in the United States. The Company is advancing development of the Mercur Gold Project in Utah and mine permitting preparations and ongoing exploration at the Beartrack-Arnett Gold Project located in Idaho. Revival Gold is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol “RVG” and trades on the OTCQX Market under the ticker symbol “RVLGF”. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with its exploration and development office located in Salmon, Idaho.