Alamos Gold's Acquisition of Richmont Mines Receives Overwhelming Shareholder Approval - Seite 2

successfully positioned the Island Gold Mine to cost-effectively
build its Canadian reserve base and to enter its next phase of
growth. The Corporation's shares are traded on the TSX and NYSE under
the symbol "RIC".

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Please visit the Alamos and Richmont websites at
http://www.alamosgold.com or http://www.richmont-mines.com or
contact: Scott Parsons, Vice-President, Investor Relations, Alamos
Gold Inc., 416-368-9932, x 5439, [e-mail]; Anne Day,
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Richmont Mines Inc.,
416-368-0291, ext. 105, [e-mail]

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