Mr. Shawn Wallace reports

AURYN APPOINTS JEFFREY MASON TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Auryn Resources Inc. has appointed Jeffrey Mason to its board of directors. Mr. Mason is a corporate and financial professional with over 25 years of experience serving public companies in the mining and mineral exploration industry.

Mr. Mason is a chartered professional accountant and holds an Institute of Corporate Directors designation. He has extensive experience in the exploration, development, construction and operation of precious and base metals projects in the Americas, Asia and Africa, including 15 years (1994 to 2008) as a principal and chief financial officer for Hunter Dickinson Inc. Mr. Mason has served as chief financial officer, corporate secretary and board director for more than 15 public companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, NYSE American and Nasdaq. Mr. Mason currently acts as director of Great Panther Silver Ltd. and Torq Resources Inc.

A message from Ivan Bebek, executive chairman and director

"On behalf of the board I would like to welcome Mr. Mason, whose appointment comes at an exciting time for Auryn as we enter a mature stage of exploration with our two flagship assets, Committee Bay in Nunavut and Sombrero in southern Peru.

"Mr. Mason's extensive experience in finance in both Northern and Southern America is a welcome addition to our board."

About Auryn Resources Inc.

Auryn Resources is a technically driven, well-financed junior exploration company focused on finding and advancing globally significant precious and base metal deposits. The company has a portfolio approach to asset acquisition and has seven projects, including two flagships: the Committee Bay high-grade gold project in Nunavut and the Sombrero copper-gold project in southern Peru. Auryn's technical and management teams have an impressive record of successfully monetizing assets for all stakeholders and local communities in which it operates. Auryn conducts itself to the highest standards of corporate governance and sustainability.