Lydian Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 30, 2017) - Lydian International Ltd. (TSX:LYD) ("Lydian" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Kaczmarek as Chief Operating Officer ("COO"), effective immediately. As COO, Mr. Kaczmarek will be responsible for all the Company's activities in Armenia, primarily project execution, operational readiness, commissioning, and operations at Lydian's 100% owned Amulsar Gold Project. He will also oversee stakeholder engagement, compliance, and sustainability.

Mr. Kaczmarek is a seasoned executive, bringing more than 40 years of technical and global operations experience to Lydian. He most recently served as Independent Technical Advisor to Alacer Gold Corp. and Midway Gold Corp., interim Chief Operating Officer for Aurcana Corp. and Chief Operating Officer of Victoria Gold Corp.. Prior to that, Mr. Kaczmarek was Vice President of Mine Development for Alacer Gold Corp. where he was responsible for the construction and development of the Çöpler Gold Mine in east-central Turkey, and Vice President of Development for Kinross Gold Corp. responsible for engineering and construction for the re-opening of the Refugio Mine located in Chile. Mr. Kaczmarek has spent his career building, commissioning, and operating mines in 10 countries and has an impressive track record of operational excellence and strategic accomplishments. He has a degree in Mining Engineering from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, in London.

Howard Stevenson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lydian, said, "We are very pleased to welcome Andy to our management team and look forward to working with him. His experience and leadership skills will be instrumental in the successful development of the Amulsar Gold Project and the operation of Lydian's first gold mine."

About Lydian International Limited

Lydian is a gold developer, focusing on construction at its 100%-owned Amulsar Gold Project, located in south-central Armenia. Amulsar presents an opportunity for a large-scale, low-cost operation with production expected to begin in 2018. Open pit mining and conventional heap leach processing contribute to excellent scale and economic potential. Amulsar will be Armenia's largest gold mine, with estimated mineral resources containing 3.5 million measured and indicated gold ounces and 1.3 million inferred gold ounces. Gold production is targeted to average approximately 225,000 ounces annually over an initial 10-year mine life. Existing mineral resources and open extensions provide opportunities to improve average annual production and extend the life of mine. The Company is committed to good international industry practices in all aspects of its operations including production, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. For more information and to directly contact us, please visit www.lydianinternational.co.uk.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Information

Certain information contained in this news release is "forward looking". All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, that address events, results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to occur are "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", "projects", "potential", "believes" or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved" or the negative connotation of such terms. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, among others, statements with respect to: the realization of mineral resource estimates and the timing of development of the Amulsar Gold Project, including the expected start date of production; the current Amulsar Gold Project construction schedule; results of future exploration and drilling; the commitment to and implementation of good international industry practices; the expected gold production from, and life of mine of, the Amulsar Gold Project; and the expected mining methods at the Amulsar Gold Project. Statements concerning mineral resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking information to the extent that they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered when the property is developed.

All forward-looking statements in this news release are based on the opinions and estimates made as of the date such statements and are made and are subject to important risk factors and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, without limitation: discrepancies between actual and estimated production, between actual and estimated reserves and resources and between actual and estimated metallurgical recoveries; changes in national and local government legislation in Armenia; taxation; changes in gold and silver prices; adverse general economic, market or business conditions; changes to the Company's mine plan; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; diminishing quantities or grades of reserves and resources; and failure to improve average annual production and extend the Amulsar Gold Project mine life through the evaluation of defined inferred resources and from open extensions at depth. In addition, there are risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining, including environmental events and hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion losses (and the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to cover these risks) as well as "Risk Factors" included in the disclosure documents filed on and available at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future events could materially differ from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Contact

Doug Tobler
CFO
+1 720-307-5087 (d) or +1 303-905-4442 (m)
Pamela Solly
Vice President of Investor Relations
+1 720-464-5649 (d) or +1 303-810-4863 (m)
moreinfo@Lydianinternational.co.uk
www.lydianinternational.co.uk