[PR Newswire] – VANCOUVER, July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (“Sandstorm” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT: SAND, TSX: SSL) is announcing, pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues, the purchase by Sandstorm of 98,121 common shares (the “Acquired Shares”) of AuRico Metals Inc. (“AuRico”), representing approximately 0.1% of the outstanding common shares of AuRico (the “AuRico Shares”). Prior to the acquisition of the Acquired Shares, Sandstorm owned directly an aggregate of 11,713,880 AuRico Shares, which represented approximately 9.9% of the issued and outstanding AuRico Shares. Upon completion of the acquisition of the Acquired Shares, an aggregate 11,812,001 AuRico Shares are now owned directly by Sandstorm, representing approximately 10.0% of the issued and outstanding AuRico Shares.