IAMGOLD Confirms Significant Gold Discovery Exceeding Initial Targets at Saramacca – Strategically Located Near its Rosebel Gold Mine

IAMGOLD Corporation (“IAMGOLD” or the “Company”) today announced the first mineral resource estimate in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (“CIM”) Definition Standards incorporated by reference in National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) for the Saramacca deposit located approximately 25 kilometres from its Rosebel operation in Suriname.
As quoted in the press release:

IAMGOLD’s President and CEO, Steve Letwin, commented, “The NI 43-101 maiden resource estimate for Saramacca confirms the significance of this gold discovery, and adds to the substantial resource increase reported at Rosebel just over a month ago. With an estimate surpassing our expectations and a deposit that remains open, our transformative strategy to consolidate prospective land packages around Rosebel continues to add significant value for IAMGOLD shareholders.”

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