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TAKU REPORTS RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Vancouver, British Columbia, August 18, 2017 - Taku Gold Corp. (CSE: TAK) ("Taku" or the "Company") is pleased to anno
--->unce that all resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting held on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 were duly passed, 
--->including the election of a six member Board of Directors consisting of Zak Dingsdale, Steve Smith, Mark Fekete, Patri
--->cia Wilson, Dennis Fentie and Janet Lee-Sheriff.  

Each of Dennis Fentie and Janet Lee-Sheriff are new members to the Company's  board of directors.  The Company's outgo
--->ing director, M. Bilal Bhamji, will remain as the Company's Chief Financial Officer.  

Dennis Fentie

Mr. Fentie served as the Premier of the Yukon from 2002 to 2011, having first entered politics in 1996 as the MLA for 
--->Watson Lake. He represented both the Yukon Party and the New Democratic Party during his tenure. As Premier he also se
--->rved as Minister of Finance, Minister responsible for devolution, land claims and Yukon Energy Corp. and as the Minist
--->er of Environment. Mr. Fentie's priorities included rebuilding the Yukon economy, formalizing relations with First Nat
--->ions and revitalizing the mining industry. During his tenure the unemployment rate in Yukon declined from 9.8% to appr
--->oximately 4%, annual mineral exploration expenditures grew from $7 million in 2002 to over $300 million in 2011 and th
--->e value of mineral production grew 264%.  Mr. Fentie also serves as a Director of Golden Predator Mining Corp and curr
--->ently is a private businessman residing in Watson Lake, Yukon.

Janet Lee-Sheriff

Ms. Lee-Sheriff presently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Golden Predator Mining Corp., and brings 25 years o
--->f public, government and private sector experience having served in senior officer-level positions with several public
---> companies.  Previously, Ms. Lee-Sheriff managed Cabinet Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Conservative, Li
--->beral and NDP governments of the Yukon, developed the Yukon Economic Forums and delivered gold conferences for GATA in
---> Dawson City, Yukon, Washington, DC and London, England.  She founded the Yukon Mines Legacy Foundation and the Yukon 
--->Gold Mining Alliance.  Ms. Lee-Sheriff has a long history of pro-actively working with the Yukon First Nations. As fou
--->nding director of the Yukon Mines Training Association, she secured $20 million in federal funding for aboriginal mine
---> training.  Ms. Lee-Sheriff is a recipient of the Queen's Jubilee Commemorative Medal awarded for outstanding achievem
--->ents by Canadians and is a graduate of Queen's University.

For more information please contact:
Zak Dingsdale, CEO and President at 1-905-269-0797
zak@takugold.com
www.takugold.com

About Taku Gold Corp. 
Taku Gold Corp. is a mineral resource company focused on the exploration and development of precious metal properties 
--->in Canada with an emphasis on the White Gold district of Yukon.  Work is currently underway on the Rosebute/Lucky Joe 
--->and Sulphur properties.

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Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the Cana
--->dian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. 

Statements in this release that are forward-looking are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the spec
--->ific factors identified above and in the corporation's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators and the Ca
--->nadian Securities Exchange. Such information contained herein represents management's best judgment as of the date her
--->eof based on information currently available. The corporation does not intend to update this information and disclaims
---> any legal liability to the contrary.