Centerra Gold Files Updated Kumtor Technical Report for New Life-of-Mine Plan

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec 20, 2012) - Centerra Gold Inc. (CG.TO) announced that it has filed on SEDAR today an updated technical report for the Kumtor Mine, which is located in the Kyrgyz Republic. The updated technical report describes in detail Kumtor''s new life-of-mine plan (LOM), which extends the open-pit mining and milling operations of the Kumtor Project to 2026. The LOM plan is based only on open-pit mineral reserves. The LOM plan, including mining tonnage, grade, recovery, operating and capital cost estimates, assumptions and risk factors are described in detail in Centerra''s November 7, 2012 news release.

The technical report is available at the following link: http://file.marketwire.com/release/KumtorTechnicalReport20Dec2012.pdf or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company''s website at www.centerragold.com.

About Centerra

Centerra Gold Inc. is a gold mining company focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring gold properties primarily in Asia, the former Soviet Union and other emerging markets worldwide. Centerra is a leading North American-based gold producer and is the largest Western-based gold producer in Central Asia. Centerra''s shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol CG. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Additional information

Additional information on Centerra is available on the Company''s website at www.centerragold.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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