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VANCOUVER, May 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Veris Gold Corp. ("Veris" or the "Company") (TSX: VG) (OTCQB: YNGFF)
(Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6A) announces that Randy Reichert is no longer in the position of Chief
Operating Officer and Co-CEO of the Company and is no longer an
employee of the Company. R. Llee Chapman will continue on as President
and Shaun Heinrichs will assume the role of Interim Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, in addition to his current duties as Chief
Financial Officer.


About Veris Gold Corp.

Veris Gold Corp. is a growing mid-tier North American gold producer in
the business of developing and operating gold mines in geo-politically
stable jurisdictions. The Company's primary assets are the permitted
and operating Jerritt Canyon mill and gold mines located 50 miles north
of Elko, Nevada, USA. The Company's primary focus is on the
re-development of the Jerritt Canyon mining and milling facility. The
Company also holds a portfolio of precious metals properties in British
Columbia and the Yukon Territory, Canada, including the former
producing Ketza River mine.


On behalf of


"VERIS GOLD CORP."




Francois Marland

Executive Chairman






Shaun Heinrichs

Chief Financial Officer &

Interim Chief Executive Officer






R. Llee Chapman

President










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Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward
looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including
without limitation, statements relating to plans for or intentions with
respect to the offering of Securities and the Company's use of proceeds
from the sale of Securities are forward-looking statements. Generally,
these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not
expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
"forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or
"believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that
certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or
"will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". By their nature,
forward-looking statements and information are based on assumptions and
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry
results, to be materially different from future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include among other things
the following: the Company's ability to engage underwriters, dealers or
agents on terms and conditions deemed reasonable by the Company; the
need to satisfy regulatory and legal requirements with respect to any
offerings; gold price volatility; discrepancies between actual and
estimated production and mineral reserves and resources; the
speculative nature of gold exploration; mining operational and
development risk; and regulatory risks. See our Annual Information Form
for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other related
factors. Although the Company has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors
that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company
does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are
incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable
securities laws.








SOURCE: Veris Gold Corp.



For further information:

Veris Gold Corp. Joanne C. Jobin VP, Investor Relations T: (647) 964-0292 NA Toll Free: 1-855-688-9427 E: jjobin@verisgold.com W: verisgold.com Veris Gold Corp. Nicole Sanches Investor Relations Manager T: (604) 688-9427 ext 224 NA Toll Free: 1-855-688-9427 E: nicole@verisgold.com W: verisgold.com AXINO AG Wolfgang Seybold Chairman T: +49 711 25 35 92 40 E: wolfgang.seybold@axino.de W: axino.de