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1901 - 5000 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M2N 7E9  Telephone: (416) 227{‐ ‐}3402 Fax: (416) 628{‐ ‐}3801 
NEWS RELEASE
ECUADOR GOLD STOCK OPTIONS
June 30, 2015 - Toronto, Ontario: Ecuador Gold & Copper Corp. (TSX-V: EGX) (the "Company") wishes to announce that it 
--->currently has a total of 13,233,819 stock options (5.2% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company) th
--->at are issued and outstanding, as previously disclosed by the Company.  These stock options were granted to employees,
---> directors, officers and consultants of the Company, which includes 2,300,000 stock options granted on August 17, 2012
---> at an exercise price of $0.15 per common share expiring on August 17, 2017, and 6,340,000 granted on September 26, 20
--->13 at an exercise price of $0.10 per common share expiring on September 26, 2018, that remain outstanding in accordanc
--->e with the Company's Stock Option Plan subject to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.  The stock options represe
--->nt a useful and valuable means of recognizing and incentivizing the contributions of the Company's employees, director
--->s, officers and consultants.

About Ecuador Gold and Copper Corp.
Ecuador Gold and Copper Corp. is a Canadian exploration and mining company focused on its gold and copper mineral prop
--->erties located in the Province of Zamora-Chinchipe in southern Ecuador.  The Company has completed a Preliminary Econo
--->mic Assessment of its Santa Barbara Gold and Copper Project dated May 29, 2015, and is currently listed on the TSX Ven
--->ture Exchange under the symbol "EGX".  For additional information, please visit us at www.ecuadorgoldandcopper.com.
For further information please contact:
Cathy Hume CHF Investor Relations Telephone: +1 (416) 868-1079 Email: cathy@chfir.com
 Heye Daun Interim Chief Executive Officer Telephone: +27 (82) 566 4494 Email: heyedaun@gmail.com
 
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--->TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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--->his restriction may constitute a violation of U.S. securities laws.