Marathon Gold Strengthens Board of Directors

TORONTO, Nov. 6, 2012 /CNW/ - Marathon Gold Corporation ("Marathon" or the "Company") (MOZ: TSX) today announced the appointment of Mr. Julian Kemp to the Board of Directors of Marathon Gold effective immediately.  Mr. Kemp replaces the vacancy on the Company's Board left by Mr. Jim Frank, the former Chairman of Marathon Gold Corporation and founder of Marathon PGM Corporation, who passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

Julian Kemp is a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years of management and financial experience in the mining industry. His experience has been focused on restructuring and transforming exploration and development companies into producers. Julian has guided various junior mining companies with precious metals, base metals and coal operations in North American and internationally as well as mining engineering and contracting companies. He is currently Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Fortune Minerals Limited, a position he has held from 2004 to present. Julian has also served as a Director for a number of public companies and is currently a Director of Rubicon Minerals.

"Mr. Kemp brings a wealth of experience in all aspects of junior mining company operations and his contributions will be invaluable as we continue to advance our assets. Julian's financial background significantly strengthens our team and he will play an important role in accelerating our growth," said Phillip Walford, President and CEO of Marathon Gold Corp.

About Marathon Gold Corporation

Marathon Gold Corporation is a North American gold resource development company, with projects located in the mining friendly province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the prolific Coeur d'Alene Mining District of Idaho and the historic gold rich Greenhorn District of Oregon, USA.  Marathon has a project pipeline consisting of early stage exploration to advanced resource development projects. Marathon is continually evaluating new gold resource development projects of merit that are located within the Americas.  Marathon's focused and low-cost approach to exploration and resource development has an established record of delivering rapid growth.  For more information visit: www.marathon-gold.com.

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SOURCE Marathon Gold Corporation