Mr. Jonathan Awde reports

GOLD STANDARD VENTURES GRADUATES TO THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE

Gold Standard Ventures Corp.'s common shares have been approved for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and will commence trading on the TSX at the opening of market on Oct. 11, 2017. Concurrent with the TSX listing, the common shares will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange. The trading symbol of the common shares will continue to be GSV.

Jonathan Awde, president and chief executive officer of Gold Standard, commented: "Gold Standard is very pleased to announce another significant milestone for the company and its shareholders. The TSX is Canada's premier exchange and will further improve visibility of the company, provide access to a broader capital market base and will potentially provide greater trading liquidity for our shareholders."

About Gold Standard Ventures Corp.

Gold Standard is an advanced-stage gold exploration company focused on district-scale discoveries on its Railroad-Pinion gold project, located within the prolific Carlin trend. The Dark Star deposit, 2.1 kilometres to the east of Pinion, now has a National Instrument 43-101-compliant resource estimate consisting of an indicated mineral resource of 15.38 million tonnes grading 0.54 gram per tonne gold, totalling 265,100 ounces of gold, and an inferred resource of 17.05 million tonnes grading 1.31 g/t Au, totalling 715,800 ounces of gold, using a cut-off grade of 0.20 g/t Au. The Pinion deposit has an NI 43-101-compliant resource estimate consisting of an indicated mineral resource of 31.61 million tonnes grading 0.62 g/t Au, totalling 630,300 ounces of gold, and an inferred resource of 61.08 million tonnes grading 0.55 g/t Au, totalling 1,081,300 ounces of gold, using a cut-off grade of 0.14 g/t Au (announced March 15, 2016).

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