Gainey Announces the Appointment of Brian Metzenheim to Vice President of Exploration

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / October 10, 2017 / Gainey Capital Corp. (TSX-V: GNC) (OTC PINK: GNYPF) ("Gainey" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Metzenheim as Vice President Exploration, effective immediately.

Brian Metzenheim has over 20 years experience in mineral exploration with a focus on precious metals. Most recently, Mr. Metzenheim spent 15 years with Minefinders Corporation managing generative reconnaissance programs and project exploration across Northern Mexico including the advanced stage La Bolsa property. Following the acquisition of Minefinders by Pan American Silver Corp. Mr. Metzenheim assumed the position of Manager, US Exploration with Pan American Silver, managing the drill confirmation of a 100+ million ounce silver deposit and evaluation of potential acquisition targets. Mr. Metzenheim holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Nevada, Reno, is a Qualified Person as defined by NI43-101 and is fluent in Spanish.

"I am excited to join Gainey Capital as VP Exploration and look forward to leading the team that will take the El Colomo project to the next level," said Brian Metzenheim. "Given the geological similarities of the project to many of the mineral occurrences I have successfully advanced elsewhere in Mexico, I am confident we can unlock the maximum value from El Colomo."

David Coburn, Gainey's CEO, stated, "We are very excited to have Brian Metzenheim as our VP Exploration and now leading our exploration strategy and exploration team at Gainey. Brian has had a tremendous amount of success in Mexico with geological systems similar to what we are targeting at our El Colomo project."

About Gainey Capital Corp.

Gainey Capital is a gold and silver exploration, development and mineral processing company exploring an aggregate of 187 sq kms strategically located in the gold/silver-rich Sierra Madre Occidental Trend in western Mexico. The company's processing center, located outside of Huajicori, in Nayarit, Mexico, is capable of processing up to 300 tons of mineralized material per day with the capability to upgrade to 600 tons per day with a low capital expenditure. Additional information on Gainey Capital, its current operations, and its vision is available on the Company's website at www.gaineycapital.com or from info@gaineycapital.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

"David Coburn"
David Coburn, Chief Executive Officer

For information, please contact the Company:

Phone: 480-347-8904
E-mail: info@gaineycapital.com
Website: www.gaineycapital.com

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SOURCE: Gainey Capital Corp.