Mr. Phillip Walford reports

MARATHON GOLD SHARES NOW TRADING ON THE OTCQX

Marathon Gold Corp.'s shares are now trading on the OTCQX in the United Stated under the symbol MGDPF. Marathon upgraded from the Pink Market. Investors can access trading, real-time Level 2 quotes and a view a list of the company's news releases and financial disclosure documents at the OTC website.

"Upgrading our common shares to trade on OTCQX will improve access and liquidity in the U.S. markets for current and prospective Marathon shareholders. This will assist the company in expanding and diversifying our shareholder base in the U.S. as we continue to develop the Valentine Lake gold camp," stated Phillip Walford, president and chief executive officer of Marathon Gold.

About Marathon Gold Corp.

Marathon is a Toronto-based gold exploration company rapidly advancing its 100-per-cent-owned Valentine Lake gold camp located in Newfoundland, one of the top mining jurisdictions in the world. The Valentine Lake gold camp currently hosts four near-surface, mainly pit-shell-constrained deposits with measured and indicated resources totalling 1,847,000 ounces of gold at 1.88 grams per tonne and inferred resources totalling 1,012,000 ounces of gold at 1.65 g/t. The majority of the resources occur in the Marathon and Leprechaun deposits, which also have resources below the pit shell. Both deposits are open to depth and on strike.

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