May 12 (Reuters) - Argonaut Gold Inc AR.TO :
* ARGONAUT GOLD ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2020 OPERATING AND FINANCIAL RESULTS
* Q1 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.05
* Q1 LOSS PER SHARE $0.05
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.04 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* QUARTERLY PRODUCTION OF 41,536 GOLD EQUIVALENT OUNCES AND NET CASH INCREASE OF $6.0 MILLION
* PREPARING TO RESTART MINING, CRUSHING AND STACKING OPERATIONS ON MAY 18
* CURRENTLY ANTICIPATES IT WILL PROVIDE UPDATED GUIDANCE FOLLOWING CLOSING OF ALIO TRANSACTION