VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/23/16

Pure Gold Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PGM) ("Pure Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") held Friday, September 23, 2016 in Vancouver, Canada.

Shareholders voted in favour of all items put forward by the Board of Directors and management. All six of the individuals nominated for the board of directors were elected as set out below:

                                                                            
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                   Votes For   % Votes For  Votes Withheld  % Votes Withheld
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Graeme Currie     65,986,745        99.62%         251,350             0.38%
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Darin Labrenz     65,986,745        99.62%         251,350             0.38%
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Mark O'Dea        65,986,745        99.62%         251,350             0.38%
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Lenard Boggio     65,986,745        99.62%         251,350             0.38%
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Rob Pease         58,386,430        88.15%       7,851,665            11.85%
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Troy Fierro       66,002,245        99.64%         235,550             0.36%
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Shareholders also voted in favour of (i) appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing directors to fix their remuneration; (ii) approving and ratifying the Advance Notice Policy; and (iii) approving and ratifying the Company's Stock Option Plan. A total of 66,232,095 Pure Gold common shares were voted, representing 43.97% of total shares issued and outstanding as at the record date of the meeting.

ABOUT PURE GOLD

Our mandate is pure and simple. To dream big. To colour outside the lines. To use smart science and creativity to unlock the next major discovery at the Madsen Gold Project in Red Lake, Ontario. And become Canada's next iconic gold company.

Additional information about the Company and its activities may be found on the Company's website at www.puregoldmining.ca and under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Darin Labrenz, President & CEO

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contacts:
Investor inquiries
Pure Gold Mining Inc.
604-646-8000
info@puregoldmining.ca
www.puregoldmining.ca