Alloycorp Mining Inc. Announces Extension to Facility Maturity Date

TORONTO, February 24, 2016 - Alloycorp Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AVT) ("Alloycorp" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement to extend the maturity date of the bridge loan facility (the "Bridge Loan") dated November 14, 2014, which was amended on January 30, 2015, June 1, 2015, June 30, 2015 and November 12, 2015, among the Company, its wholly owned subsidiary Avanti Kitsault Mine Ltd. ("Avanti Kitsault") and Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. ("RCF VI") (the "Extension"). The terms of the Extension provide that the scheduled maturity date of the Bridge Loan will be extended to March 31, 2016, unless RCF VI, in its sole discretion, elects to further extend the maturity date in one month increments thereafter through and until June 30, 2016. No consideration will be payable by the Company to RCF VI in connection with the Extension and the Company remains free to prepay all amounts owing under the Bridge Loan at any time.


About Alloycorp

Alloycorp is a TSX-Venture listed company headquartered in Toronto with an operations office in Vancouver. Alloycorp's strategy is to become the unique supplier of steel alloy metals. Cornerstone to this strategy is the development of the Avanti Kitsault Project. Parallel to this, Alloycorp is seeking to grow through the acquisition of other assets with commodities that supply to the steel alloys industry.


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Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains certain forward-looking information concerning the business of Alloycorp. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including, without limitation, the anticipated development of the Avanti Kitsault Project, project scope and capital cost, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the opinions of management at the date the statements are made and are based on assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include fluctuations in commodity prices and currency exchange rates; uncertainties relating to interpretation of drill results and the geology, continuity and grade of mineral deposits; uncertainty of estimates of capital and operating costs, recovery rates, production estimates and estimated economic return; the need for cooperation of government agencies and native groups in the exploration and development of properties and the issuance of required permits; the need to obtain additional financing to develop properties and uncertainty as to the availability and terms of future financing; the possibility of delay in exploration or development programs or in construction projects and uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2014, which is available at www.sedar.com. The Company is under no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's opinions should change, excepting as required by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.



For further information, please contact:

Alloycorp Mining Inc.
Shawn Howarth
Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
(416) 847-0376