Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX:OLA) (NYSE:ORLA) ("Orla" or the "Company") is pleased to announce receipt of the environmental impact assessment (Manifestación de Impacto Ambiental, "MIA") from Mexico's Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources ("SEMARNAT") for its Camino Rojo Mine in Zacatecas, Mexico ("Camino Rojo"). With this approval, Orla now has all the permits necessary, including the Change of Land Use approval, to mine the remainder of the oxide open-pit, including the layback area, and to begin construction of an underground exploration decline to advance the Camino Rojo Underground Project. The Company has also filed an updated technical report for the property. The approval of the MIA is conditional upon Orla meeting certain customary conditions and standard requirements.