Veris Gold Corp. announced that the 8 million ounces of gold was produced from the Jerritt Canyon processing plant in Nevada on March 21, 2013. The long-lived gold mining operations at Jerritt Canyon make it part of only a few leading gold production properties in Nevada.

In the early operating years from 1983 to 2006, the Jerritt Canyon processing plant consistently produced over 200,000 oz of gold per year. Recent upgrades to the processing plant by Veris Gold Corp. and the startup of two new underground mines (Starvation Canyon and Saval 4) will enable the company to target production of at least 175,000 oz of gold in 2013.

Production will come from SSX-Steer and Smith, the two new underground mines, and from third party ores based on recently finalized toll milling agreements.