ANI Animas Resources Ltd.

--  58.7% of shareholders agree to support GoGold offer.
--  Offer is 50% higher than previous offer. 
--  Animas recommends to reject Marlin Gold offer.



Animas Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ANI) ("Animas" or the "Company") announces
that, as previously announced by GoGold Resources Inc. ("GoGold") in its press
release of today's date, GoGold intends to make an offer to acquire all of the
outstanding common shares and warrants of the Company for $0.15 per common
share.


Mark T. Brown, CA, Director, President & CEO, commented that: "Significant
shareholders of Animas have informed the Company that they have entered into
agreements to support the offer by GoGold. The Board of Animas has also
unanimously agreed to support the GoGold offer and advises shareholders to
reject the Marlin Gold offer which was for $0.10 per share as announced on
December 23, 2013."


GoGold's Proposed Offer

Pursuant to the proposed GoGold offer, Animas shareholders will be entitled to
receive $0.07 in cash and 0.0851 of a GoGold common share for each Animas common
share validly tendered to the proposed offer. Based on the closing prices of
GoGold and the Company on December 24, 2013, the transaction values each Animas
Common Share at $0.15 and represents a premium of approximately 87.5% to Animas
shareholders. Based on the 20-day volume-weighted average share prices of both
companies the premium to Animas shareholders is 142%. In addition, GoGold
intends to acquire all of the Animas warrants. GoGold intends to offer one
GoGold common share for each $0.94 of in-the-money value of the Animas warrants,
rounded down the nearest whole GoGold Share.


58.7% of Animas Shareholders Sign Lock Up Agreements

In connection with the proposed offer, Animas has been advised that GoGold has
entered into "hard" lock-up agreements with certain Animas shareholders owning
42,054,130 Animas common shares, or approximately 58.7% of the Animas issued and
outstanding common shares (approximately 60.7% fully diluted), pursuant to which
such shareholders have agreed to tender their common shares to the proposed
takeover bid by GoGold. 


In connection with the proposed offer and the entering into lock-up agreements,
GoGold has deposited $1,000,000 in escrow with an escrow agent. Under the terms
of the escrow, the escrow agent will pay to the Company $1,000,000 if GoGold
does not mail the take-over bid circular and related documents by January 28,
2014 (subject to extension in certain limited circumstances) or if GoGold does
not take-up and pay for the securities of Animas deposited under the offer by
April 30, 2014, in each case provided that the locked-up shareholders are at all
times in compliance with their obligations under the lock-up agreements and the
Company's board of directors have unanimously recommended that Animas
shareholders accept the GoGold offer and such recommendation shall not have been
withdrawn, changed, modified or qualified in a manner adverse to GoGold.


The Board of Directors of Animas, on a preliminary basis, is unanimously
supporting the proposed offer by GoGold and propose that, subject to receipt of
the final offer, they will be recommending that all of the shareholders of
Animas tender their shares to the proposed offer, once formally made by GoGold.


Animas Board Recommends Shareholders reject Marlin Gold Offer

The Board of Directors is also recommending that all shareholders reject the
offer made by Marlin Gold on December 23rd as it is inferior to the proposed
offer to be made by GoGold. The Board of Directors will be preparing and sending
to all shareholders a Directors Circular within the time frames prescribed by
securities legislation recommending that shareholders reject the Marlin Gold
offer. Shareholders should take no further action with respect to the Marlin
offer and should contact the Company if they have taken any action to tender
their shares to the Marlin Gold takeover bid.


The Board has also formally waived the application of the Company's
shareholders' rights plan both in connection with the Marlin Gold offer and for
the proposed offer to be made by GoGold.


This news release was prepared by Company management, who take full
responsibility for its content.


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Mark T. Brown, B. Comm. CA, President & CEO

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Animas Resources Ltd.
604-687-6197
1-888-889-4874 (FAX)
www.animasresources.com

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