UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of
October 2017.
Commission File Number 001-31722
New
Gold Inc.
Suite 3510 – 181 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3
Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
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DOCUMENTS
FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K
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Description |
99.1 |
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News Release dated October 19, 2017 - New Gold Achieves Commercial Production at Rainy River Mine |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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NEW GOLD INC. |
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By: |
/s/
Lisa Damiani |
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Date: October
19, 2017 |
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Lisa Damiani
Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
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Exhibit 99.1
New Gold Achieves Commercial Production at Rainy River
Mine
TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2017 /CNW/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold")
(TSX:NGD) (NYSE American:NGD) is pleased to report that its Rainy River Mine has achieved commercial production, approximately
two weeks ahead of schedule.
"Achieving commercial production is a major milestone
for New Gold and the Rainy River team," stated Hannes Portmann, President and Chief Executive Officer. "With the hard
work, dedication and commitment of our workforce, and the strong support of our local communities and Indigenous partners, we are
now focused on continuing to successfully ramp up the operation through the balance of the year."
As previously announced, the Rainy River Mine began processing
ore as scheduled on September 14, 2017, and announced its first gold pour on October 6, 2017. In the first 30 days of operation, Rainy
River has successfully processed approximately 457,000 tonnes of ore. Inclusive of four days of intentional downtime as part
of the commissioning plan, the processing rate averaged 15,200 tonnes per day, or 72% of the 21,000 tonnes per day nameplate capacity.
New Gold defines commercial production as exceeding 60% of nameplate capacity over a 30-day period. Importantly, for the period
October 1-18, 2017, the processing rate averaged 19,000 tonnes per day, or 90% of nameplate capacity. To date, both grade and recoveries
have also been consistent with New Gold's commissioning plan.
About New Gold Inc.
New Gold is an intermediate gold mining company with a portfolio
of five producing assets in top-rated jurisdictions. The New Afton and Rainy River Mines in Canada, the Mesquite Mine in the United
States, the Peak Mines in Australia and the Cerro San Pedro Mine in Mexico (which transitioned to residual leaching in 2016), provide
the company with its current production base. In addition, New Gold owns 100% of the Blackwater project located in Canada. New
Gold's objective is to be the leading intermediate gold producer, focused on the environment and social responsibility. For further
information on the company, please visit www.newgold.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain "forward-looking statements"
and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation. Generally,
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects"
or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts",
"intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such
words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might"
or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements
of New Gold to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited
to risks discussed in the risk factors section in New Gold's latest annual information form. Although New Gold has attempted
to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements,
there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance
that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated
in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. New Gold does not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
SOURCE New Gold Inc.
View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2017/19/c7773.html
%CIK: 0000800166
For further information: Julie Taylor, Director, Corporate
Communications and Investor Relations, Direct: +1 (416) 324-6015, Email: info@newgold.com
CO: New Gold Inc.
CNW 17:00e 19-OCT-17
This regulatory filing also includes additional resources:
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