Buccaneer Gold Announces 2013 Annual and Special Meeting

Toronto, Ontario -- (Newsfile Corp. - January 8, 2013) - Buccaneer Gold Corp. (TSXV: BGG) (“Buccaneer” or the “Company”) announces that the Company’s annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) will be held on Monday, March 11, 2013 commencing at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) in Conference Rooms C and D, 2nd Floor, at the Ontario Bar Association, 20 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ontario. Buccaneer’s shareholders of record at the close of business on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. In order for their votes to be counted at the Meeting, shareholders must vote their proxy by no later than March 7, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) or attend at the Meeting.


About Buccaneer

Buccaneer Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration company whose long-term objective is to build a diversified company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties highly prospective for gold. Additional information about the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or on the Company’s website at www.buccaneergold.com.


Cautionary Statement

This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements". These statements are based on information currently available to the Company and the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will", or "plan". Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results relating to, among other things, results of exploration, project development, reclamation and capital costs of the Company's mineral properties, and the Company's financial condition and prospects, could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons such as: changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets; changes in demand and prices for minerals; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with the activities of the Company; and other matters discussed in this news release. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by the Company or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) has reviewed this news release and neither accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.



For further information, please contact

Buccaneer Gold Corp.
Paul Zyla, President and Chief Executive Officer or
Kevin Swanborough, Chief Financial Officer
416 366-4227
info@buccaneergold.com.