VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – May 16, 2017) – Alio Gold Inc (TSX:ALO) (NYSE MKT:ALO) (“Alio Gold” or the “Company”), formerly Timmins Gold Corp., will officially begin trading today under its new ticker “ALO” on both the TSX and the NYSE MKT. The Company is pleased to announce the results of a Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) on its Ana Paula Project (“Ana Paula” or the “Project”). Ana Paula is Alio Gold’s 100% owned high-grade, open pit gold project located on the highly prospective Guerrero Gold Belt in Mexico. All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise stated. An NI 43-101 technical report will be filed on SEDAR and will be available on the Company’s website within 45 days.