Timmins Gold Reports Production of 25,120 Gold Ounces for the First Quarter of 2016

HERMOSILLO, MEXICO--(Marketwired - April 13, 2016) - Timmins Gold Corp. (TSX:TMM) (NYSE MKT:TGD) is pleased to report preliminary production results for the Company's first quarter ended March 31, 2016. The Company achieved production of 25,120 gold ounces for the quarter.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

	Jan-Mar 2016	Jan-Mar 2015	% Change
Ore Processed (Dry t)	2,003,712	2,074,788	(3)
Average Grade Processed (g/t Au)	0.62	0.53	17
Low Grade Stockpiled (t)	3,966	112,206	(96)
Average Grade Stockpiled (g/t Au)	0.24	0.26	(8)
Waste Mined (t)	4,708,661	5,997,897	(21)
Total Mined (t)	6,707,981	8,084,228	(17)
Strip Ratio	2.36	2.87	(18)
Gold Produced (oz)	25,120	24,155	4
Silver Produced (oz)	14,671	15,309	(4)
Gold Sold (oz)	24,667	24,155	2
Silver Sold (oz)	14,671	15,309	(4)
Days	91	90	1
Average Ore Processed (t/d)	22,019	23,053	(5)
Average Total Mined (t/d)	73,714	89,825	(18)
Realized Gold Price	$1,160	$1,221	(5)

Arturo Bonillas, President of the Company, stated, "Gold production this quarter was strong mainly due to higher grades and lower waste stripping. Grades were 17% higher and strip was 18% lower than the same quarter last year. We remain on track to achieve our objectives for 2016."

About Timmins Gold

The Company owns and operates the San Francisco open pit, heap leach gold mine in Sonora, which provides a base of operations, allowing the Company to develop two economically robust growth projects with manageable capital requirements, the Ana Paula and Caballo Blanco gold projects.

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