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5 Jul 2017

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Tahoe Resources

Guatemalan lower court issues ruling on Tahoe’s mining license

…Tahoe Resources Inc. (TSX: THO, NYSE: TAHO) (“Tahoe” or the “Company”) today reported that the Company has learned that the Supreme Court of Guatemala has issued a provisional decision in respect of an action brought by the anti-mining organization, CALAS, against Guatemala’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (“MEM”).  The action alleges that MEM violated the Xinca Indigenous people’s right of consultation in advance of granting the Escobal mining license to Tahoe’s Guatemalan subsidiary, Minera San Rafael.  The provisional decision is in respect of a request by CALAS for an order to temporarily suspend the license to operate the Escobal mine until the action is fully heard.  The Company understands that no Xinca representative or community is currently participating in the CALAS lawsuit…The Company believes that all consultation obligations relating to the permitting of the Escobal license were met.  The last official census shows the San Rafael community to be 98.6% non-indigenous and with no Xinca community presence…