Dear Shareholders and Friends,

In a recent interview with Streetwise Reports, Mark Lackey, chief investment strategist with Pope & Company, commented on Avion Gold Corp. Lackey sees particular promise among small-cap gold equities in West Africa. Given his view that gold will float between $1,600 and $1,800/ounce this year, he says in this exclusive Gold Report interview that now might be a good time for investors to look to Africa for upside potential.

Mark Lackey, investment strategist at Pope & Company Limited, has 30 years of experience in energy, mining, central and corporate banking and investment research and strategy. He worked at the Bank of Canada, where he was responsible for U.S. economic forecasting. He was a senior manager of commodities at the Bank of Montreal. He also spent 10 years in the oil industry with Gulf Canada, Chevron Canada and Petro Canada.

We thought you'd be interested in reading Mark Lackey's comments on Avion Gold Corp. Scroll Down to see these comments.

Regards,

Michael McAllister
Manager, Investor Relations

Mark Lackey's Comments:
"We like Mali, where Avion Gold Corp. continues to grow its production. It reached 91 Koz last year and has significant potential to expand its production with its Tabakoto and Kofi projects. It also has the Houndé project in Burkina Faso. Avion is a bit different from the other companies we have been talking about, in that it is already producing and making money. . .Avion's management has shown that it can execute and do what it says it is going to do. . .people have not paid enough attention to West Africa. I think that will change as more people become involved in the geographic neighborhood." View Article