Yamana commences Mexico mine operations

23 November 2011: Yamana has started operations at its Mercedes mine which is located in Sonora, Mexico. It is Yamana's newest mine and represents the first of a number of new mines to begin production into 2013. With mine development and plant commissioning well advanced, and a sufficient stockpile having been created during the mine development period, a first gold pour occurred, which marks the formal start-up of production at the mine.

The Company has been working on the commissioning of various components of the operation since October. It has announced in August that it was six months ahead of schedule and would be starting operations by the end of year instead of the middle of 2012. With further progress and advancements, the Company is again ahead of schedule with start-up occurring well before year end.

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