Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 4, 2016, Klondike Gold Corp. (TSX.V:KG) (“Klondike Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing (the “Financing”) of 760,250 flow through shares (the “FT Shares”) at a price of $0.16 per FT Share and 2,706,857 non-flow through units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.14 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $500,600.  Each Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant (the “Warrant”).  Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at an exercise price of $0.20 per common share until April 4, 2019.  The securities issued in connection with this Financing will be subject to a statutory hold period which expires on August 5, 2016.  Finders’ fees of an aggregate of 58,571 Units were paid to Haywood Securities Inc. and Canaccord Genuity Corp. with respect to the Financing.

The net proceeds raised through the Financing will be used, in the case of the FT Shares, to incur “Canadian exploration expenses” in respect of the Company’s Yukon properties as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada) as well as, in the case of the Units, for exploration and development of Canadian mineral properties and for general working capital purposes.

ABOUT KLONDIKE GOLD CORP.
Klondike Gold Corp. is a Canadian exploration company with offices in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Dawson City, Yukon Territory.  The company is focused on exploration and development of its Yukon gold projects, accessible by government maintained roads located on the outskirts of Dawson City, YT, covering 25,000 hectares of hard rock and 2,000 hectares of placer claims including “McKinnon Creek” leased to Todd Hoffman/Jerusalem Mining LLC and featured on the Discovery Channel show “Gold Rush”.

On behalf of Klondike Gold Corp.

“Peter Tallman”
President and CEO
(604) 559-4440

E-mail:  info@klondikegoldcorp.com

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Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary include but are not limited to the availability of financing; fluctuations in commodity prices; changes to and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including environmental laws and obtaining requisite permits; political, economic and other risks; as well as other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in our annual and quarterly Management’s Discussion and Analysis and in other filings made by us with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedar.com. Klondike disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements except as may be required.”