RNC Minerals announced the discovery at its Beta Hunt Mine in Western Australia of a significant extension of the A Zone gold structure and a re-design of the mining approach for the Western Flanks to larger and more productive bulk mining based on new data showing greater continuity of grade between previously interpreted vein structures. Production from the first large, higher grade (3+ g/t) Western Flanks stope will commence this month and is expected to put the mine on track to achieve previously announced guidance of annualized production rates of 60,000 ounces of gold in the first quarter of 2017. This first large high grade stope, combined with a large A Zone stope, and several smaller high grade mining areas coming online by March 2017, is expected to deliver full year 2017 gold production of 65-70,000 ounces at an all-in-sustaining-cost of $900-$1,000 per ounce. During 2017, it is expected that costs will initially be higher and then decrease as production levels rise. Costs will also be affected by the level of nickel production which, given recent market volatility, is under consideration.