Endeavour reports that Avnel shareholders approved the acquisition

ENDEAVOUR REPORTS THAT AVNEL SHAREHOLDERS APPROVED THE ACQUISITION

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George Town, August 31, 2017 - Endeavour Mining Corporation ("Endeavour") (TSX:EDV) (OTCQX:EDVMF) is pleased to announce that the shareholders of Avnel Gold Mining Ltd. (TSX: AVK) ("Avnel") today approved the previously announced proposed acquisition of Avnel by Endeavour.

The transaction is being implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement pursuant to Part VIII of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Scheme"). A total of 99.37% of Scheme Shares were voted at the meeting and 88.89% of holders of record of Scheme Shares voted in favour of the Scheme.

The number of Endeavour shares to be issued under the Scheme will be approximately 7 million. Following the completion of the transaction, Endeavour will have approximately 104 million ordinary shares issued, with former Avnel shareholders holding approximately 6.8% of Endeavour's pro forma share capital.

Completion of the Scheme remains subject to certain conditions, including sanction by the Royal Court of Guernsey. The transaction is expected to close on September 18, 2017.

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ABOUT ENDEAVOUR MINING CORPORATION
Endeavour Mining is a TSX-listed intermediate gold producer, focused on developing a portfolio of high quality mines in the prolific West-African region, where it has established a solid operational and construction track record.

Endeavour is ideally positioned as the major pure West-African multi-operation gold mining company, operating 5 mines across Côte d'Ivoire (Agbaou and Ity), Burkina Faso (Karma), Mali (Tabakoto), and Ghana (Nzema). In 2017, it expects to produce between 600koz and 640koz at an AISC of US$860 to US$905/oz. Endeavour is currently building its Houndé project in Burkina Faso, which is expected to commence production in Q4-2017 and to become its flagship low-cost mine with an average annual production of 190koz at an AISC of US$709/oz over an initial 10-year mine life, based on reserves. The development of the Houndé and Ity CIL projects are expected to lift Endeavour's group production to +900kozpa and decrease its average AISC to circa $800/oz by 2019, while exploration aims to extend all mine lives to +10 years.

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