Toronto, Canada, May 31, 2023: Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra” or the “Company”) (TSX: CG and NYSE: CGAU) announces that the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change (“Ministry of Environment”) has approved the amended Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) for the Öksüt mine in Türkiye.

With the EIA approval in hand, along with the receipt of regulatory approvals for the mercury abatement retrofit to the adsorption, desorption and recovery plant (“ADR plant”), the Company expects to restart full operations at Öksüt in the coming weeks.