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NEWS RELEASE


Vancouver, BC - October 17, 2017   Black Dragon Gold Corp. (TSX-V:BDG) ('Black Dragon' or the 'Company') is pleased to
---> announce that it has arranged for a non-brokered private placement with a strategic investor raising gross proceeds o
--->f $990,000 through the issuance of 11,000,000 units at a price of $0.09 per unit.  Each unit will be comprised of one 
--->common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant with each warrant entitling the holder to acquire an additi
--->onal common share of the Company at a price of $0.20 per share until December 31, 2019.  The units issued with respect
---> to the financing will be subject to a four month hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian Securities Laws. 
---> In addition to the regulatory hold period, the investor has agreed to a voluntary 12 month hold period, which hold pe
--->riod will run concurrent with the regulatory 4 month hold period.
Proceeds from the private placement will be used for general working capital and exploration purposes.
Signed "Paul Cronin"  Chief Executive Officer on behalf of the Board of Directors

BLACK DRAGON GOLD CORP. Suite 545, 999 Canada Place Vancouver, B.C., V6C 3E1 Tel: (604) 684-6264 info@blackdragongold.
--->com www.blackdragongold.com

About Black Dragon Gold
Black Dragon Gold "BDG" is the 100% owner of the largest undeveloped gold project in Europe, the Salave project. Salav
--->e is situated in the North of Spain in the province of Asturias. The Salave project has measured and indicated resourc
--->es totalling 6.52 million Tonnes grading 4.51 g/t Au containing 944,000 ounces of gold at a 2.0 g/t cutoff grade and g
--->old price of USD$1,100/ounce.  For more information on the Salave project, please refer to the technical report, "Amen
--->ded Technical Report on the Salave Gold Project, Asturias Region, Spain" dated October 7, 2016, as amended January 31,
---> 2017, filed on SEDAR.  In addition to the current mineral resource, historical exploration work suggests there is the
---> potential for additional mineralisation within Black Dragon's landholdings.  Douglas Turnbull, P.Geo., a qualified pe
--->rson as defined by National Instrument 43-101 has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information discl
--->osed herein.


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--->TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.