TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/06/15

Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 31, 2015 for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2015 were elected as directors of the Company. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below.

Nominee                  Votes For      % For    Votes Withheld   % Withheld
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Lisa Colnett           117,050,950      99.85           172,611         0.15
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Robert E. Doyle        117,028,517      99.83           195,044         0.17
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Andre Falzon           117,121,227      99.91           102,334         0.09
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Ingrid J. Hibbard      115,230,420      98.30         1,993,141         1.70
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J. Michael Kenyon      116,999,039      99.81           224,522         0.19
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Paul Martin            117,127,381      99.92            96,180         0.08
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Alex G. Morrison       114,736,290      97.88         2,487,271         2.12
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Jonathan Rubenstein    112,580,373      96.04         4,643,188         3.96
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Graham Wozniak         115,577,558      98.60         1,646,003         1.40
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Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Detour Gold

Detour Gold is an intermediate gold producer in Canada that holds a 100% interest in the Detour Lake mine, a long life large-scale open pit operation.

Contacts:
Detour Gold Corporation
Paul Martin
President and CEO
(416) 304.0800

Detour Gold Corporation
Laurie Gaborit
Director Investor Relations
(416) 304.0581

Detour Gold Corporation
Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower
200 Bay Street, Suite 2200
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1