NEW YORK, May 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Auryn Resources Inc. (TSX-V: GET; OTCQX: GGTCF), a Vancouver-based junior mining exploration company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Marketplace in the U.S.

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Auryn Resources begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "GGTCF."  U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased to welcome Auryn Resources to the OTCQX marketplace," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group.  "Trading on OTCQX will provide Auryn's U.S. investors transparent trading and convenient access to the company's news and financial filings so they can more efficiently analyze, value and trade its securities.  We look forward to helping Auryn flourish in the U.S. investment market."  

Shawn Wallace, President and CEO of Auryn Resources, stated, "Trading on OTCQX will enable us to expand our U.S. shareholder base as well as offer the company's existing U.S. shareholders a more transparent and efficient platform to attain quotations and trade Auryn securities."

Sanders Ortoli Vaughn-Flam Rosenstadt LLP serves as Auryn Resources' Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing professional guidance on OTCQX requirements and U.S. securities laws.

Auryn Resources is a junior mining exploration company focused on delivering shareholder value through project acquisition and development.  The company's management team is highly experienced with an impressive track record of success in the exploration, discovery, development and financing of mining assets.

About OTC Markets Group Inc.
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