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:

   Number of Shares  Percentage of Votes Cast
      Withheld/     Withheld/
Nominee  For  Abstain  For  Abstain
Leon Teicher  99,209,370  54,036  99.95  0.05
Ari Sussman  98,819,666  443,740  99.55  0.45
Martín Carrizosa  99,211,218  52,188  99.95  0.05
James Gallagher  99,116,001  147,405  99.85  0.15
Claudia Jiménez  99,225,001  38,405  99.96  0.04
Paul Murphy  99,116,166  147,240  99.85  0.15
Christopher Sattler  99,117,501  145,905  99.85  0.15
Kenneth Thomas  99,237,501  25,905  99.97  0.03
Timothy Warman  99,235,971  27,435  99.97  0.03
         

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 Buriticá gold project to production with first gold pour on track for early 2020.

For further information, please contact:
Paul Begin
Chief Financial Officer
Continental Gold Inc.
+1.416.583.5610
info@continentalgold.com
www.continentalgold.com

Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
Barry Mire
Vice President
+1.416.644.2020 or +1.514.939.3989
bmire@renmarkfinancial.com
www.renmarkfinancial.com