Continental Gold Announces Voting Results of Annual General Meeting

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - June 05, 2017) - Continental Gold Inc. (TSX: CNL) (OTCQX: CGOOF) ("Continental" or the "Company") announces the voting results of its 2017 annual general meeting (the "Meeting") held earlier today.

Election of Directors

At the Meeting, all nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated April 26, 2017 were elected as directors of the Company. Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting voted by ballot as follows:

Reappointment of Auditors

At the Meeting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were reappointed as auditors of the Company to hold office until the close of the next annual general meeting of the Company, and the Board was authorized to fix their remuneration.

The formal report of voting results with respect to all matters voted upon at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Continental Gold

Continental Gold Inc. is an advanced-stage exploration and development company with an extensive portfolio of 100%-owned gold projects in Colombia. Formed in April 2007, the Company -- led by an international management team with a successful track record of discovering and developing large high-grade gold deposits in Latin America -- is focused on advancing its fully-permitted high-grade Buritic?? gold project to production with first gold pour on track for early 2020.