VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/22/14

Legend Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Legend") (TSX VENTURE:LGN) reports that it has made the decision to cease operations in the Republic of the Congo.

Although recent mapping, pitting and trenching on the Reneville Prospect defined "terre noire" mineralization in both outcrop and old stockpiles at both the Indus and Marie areas, Legend geologists have concluded that the potential for even a small-scale operation is not viable under current market conditions.

Mineralization in the Niari Basin of Congo occurs where a Tertiary unconformity directly overlies Neoproterozoic limestone and faults. Circulating ground water carrying dissolved base-metals appears to have precipitated in Mn-enriched limestone karsts mediated by faulting. This limits mineralization and thus the economic potential to a narrow vertical interval below the unconformity. This genetic model appears to hold for all known mineralization in the Niari Basin.

The Kingouala and Reneville exploration licenses will be relinquished and the Brazzaville office closed. Closure costs are expected to be offset by the sale of vehicles and other equipment. The capitalized costs of the Kingouala and Reneville exploration licenses will be written off in the Second Quarter 2014 Financials.

Legend continues to actively evaluate opportunities in West Africa in order to expand its current portfolio.

Qualified Person

Dr. Demetrius Pohl, PhD., Certified Professional Geoscientist (CPG), Legend's VP of Exploration, is the Company's Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosures for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators, and has approved the written disclosure of the technical information contained in this news release.

About Legend

Legend is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company focused on gold exploration in West Africa. Legend's flagship projects include the Diba, Lakanfla, Tabakorole (formerly Tiekoumala) and Mougnina projects and the Randgold JV. Further information is available at www.legendgold.com.

This press release has been prepared by Legend Gold Corp. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking information" or "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "Forward-Looking Information") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, disclosure regarding possible events, conditions or financial performance that is based on assumptions about future economic conditions and courses of action; the timing and costs of future exploration activities on the Company's properties; success of exploration activities; permitting time lines and requirements; time lines for technical reports; planned exploration and development of properties and the results thereof; and planned expenditures and budgets and the execution thereof. In certain cases, Forward-Looking Information can be identified by the use of words and phrases such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", budget", "scheduled", "suggest", "optimize", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", "potential" or "does not anticipate", believes", "anomalous" or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". In making the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, that the current exploration and other objectives concerning its mineral projects can be achieved and that its other corporate activities will proceed as expected; that the current price and demand for gold will be sustained or will improve; that general business and economic conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner; the continuity of the price of gold and other metals, economic and political conditions and operations.

Forward-Looking Information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. Such risks and other factors include, among others, risks related to the availability of financing on commercially reasonable terms and the expected use of proceeds; operations and contractual obligations; changes in exploration programs based upon results of exploration; future prices of metals; availability of third party contractors; availability of equipment; failure of equipment to operate as anticipated; accidents, effects of weather and other natural phenomena and other risks associated with the mineral exploration industry; environmental risks; certainty of mineral licenses; community and governmental relations; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing; fluctuations in mineral prices; the nature of mineral exploration and mining and the uncertain commercial viability of certain mineral deposits; the Company's lack of operating revenues; governmental regulations and the ability to obtain necessary licenses and permits; changes in environmental laws and regulations and changes in the application of standards pursuant to existing laws and regulations which may increase costs of doing business and restrict operations; risks related to dependence on key personnel; and estimates used in financial statements proving to be incorrect; as well as those factors discussed in the Company's public disclosure record. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could affect the Company and may cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in Forward-Looking Information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that Forward-Looking Information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on Forward-Looking Information. Except as required by law, the Company does not assume any obligation to release publicly any revisions to Forward-Looking Information contained in this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Contacts:
Legend Gold Corp.
Doug Perkins
President and Chief Executive Officer
T: (604) 696 9396 or M: (514) 806 6788
dperkins@legendgold.com
www.legendgold.com