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November 16, 2009, Vancouver, BC � Dick Whittington, President and CEO of Farallon Mining Ltd. (�Farallon� or the �Company�) (TSX:FAN) is pleased to announce the quarterly operating and financial results for the Company for the three months ending September 30, 2009 and to provide a G-9 mill update.
This news release should be read in conjunction with the Company�s financial statements and MD&A, which are available on SEDAR. Currency is United States dollars unless otherwise indicated. Farallon will hold a conference call tomorrow, Tuesday November 17th, at 8:00 am Pacific time (11:00 am Eastern) to discuss these results. Call-in details are provided at the end of this release.
The Company generated cash flow from operations of $0.3 million and a loss for the period of $0.6 million. Production included zinc contained in zinc concentrates of 22.1 million pounds, copper in copper concentrate of 1.8 million pounds and additional by-product silver and gold. The total cash cost1 including transportation, treatment and refining charges and by-product credits, was $0.45/lb of payable zinc.
In addition, the Company�s Board of Directors has approved capital expenditure of $5.3 million to proceed with a mill expansion to increase production at the G-9 mine from 1,500 tonnes per day (�tpd�) to 2,000 tpd. The Company has engaged Axxent Engineering for engineering, procurement and construction management services related to the project which is expected to be complete by July 2010.



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