Mr. Jonathan Awde reports

GOLD STANDARD APPOINTS IVAN BEBEK AS SPECIAL ADVISOR

Gold Standard Ventures Corp. has appointed Ivan Bebek as special adviser.

Mr. Bebek is a mining entrepreneur with a history of successfully financing, advancing and monetizing exploration assets. Mr. Bebek most recently was the president and chief executive officer of Cayden Resources, which was sold to Agnico Eagle for $205-million in September, 2014.

Mr. Bebek stated: "The Railroad-Pinion asset represents an excellent opportunity for the discovery of additional significant gold resources in one of the most geopolitically stable jurisdictions in the world, within a large historic gold-producing district. The Gold Standard team has done an exceptional job of discovering near-surface oxide-gold mineralization that has the potential for low capital and operating costs as well as accumulating key, large landholdings around their project. Gold Standard represents an excellent opportunity to deliver significant shareholder value over the next 24 months and I am pleased to be a part of it."

Jonathan Awde, Gold Standard president and chief executive officer, commented: "I've known Ivan for many years, and I'm excited to have someone of his experience and ability join our team. He has an exceptional grasp of the corporate development process including strategy, deal-making and capital markets. Now that we have raised the necessary financing, we anticipate another busy year exploring Railroad-Pinion, generating new resource estimates and initiating our first PEA at Pinion." Mr. Bebek will be compensated under a customary retainer agreement which is subject to regulatory approval. A total of 600,000 options have been issued to directors, employees and or consultants of the Gold Standard.

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