OTC Markets Group Welcomes Columbus Gold to OTCQX®

NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Columbus Gold Corp.. (TSX-V: CGT; OTCQX: CBGDF), a mineral exploration and development company, has qualified to trade on OTCQX®, the best marketplace.

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Columbus Gold begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "CBGDF."  U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased to welcome Columbus Gold to our best marketplace," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group.  "Trading on OTCQX will provide Columbus Gold's investors transparent trading and convenient access to its news and financial disclosure so they can more easily analyze, value and trade its securities.  We look forward to working with the company and wish them continued growth and future success."

"Given our prominent gold project portfolio and established base of shareholders in the United States, joining OTCQX was a natural evolution for Columbus Gold.  We anticipate an increase in our profile with ?the augmented market visibility and unique trading platform that the OTCQX marketplace will provide," commented Robert F. Giustra, Chairman and CEO of Columbus Gold.

Scarsdale Equities LLC serves as Columbus Gold's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing professional guidance on OTCQX requirements.

About Columbus Gold
Columbus Gold Corp. is a gold exploration and development company operating in French Guiana and Nevada.  At its 100% owned Paul Isnard Project in French Guiana, Columbus is developing the Montagne d'Or gold deposit, which hosts a current NI 43-101 compliant inferred resource of 4.3 million ounces (140.1 million tonnes at 1.0 gpt gold at a 0.4 gpt cut-off).  Columbus Gold has entered into an agreement with major gold producer Nord Gold N.V. (LSE: NORD LI) under which Nord Gold has been granted the right to earn a 50.01% interest in the Montagne d'Or deposit and certain licenses at the Paul Isnard Gold Project.  In Nevada, Columbus Gold is a prolific project generator focused on advancing projects either through joint-venture with industry partners or on its own where exploration risk is minimized and potential is particularly promising.  Columbus is currently developing its 100% owned Eastside gold project in western Nevada, 32 kilometers from the town of Tonopah.

About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces for 10,000 U.S. and global securities.  Through our OTC Link® ATS, we directly link a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services for a wide spectrum of securities.  We organize these securities into marketplaces to better inform investors of opportunities and risks – OTCQX®, The Best Marketplace; OTCQB®, The Venture Marketplace; and OTC Pink®, The Open Marketplace.  Our data-driven platform enables investors to easily trade through the broker of their choice at the best possible price and empowers a broad range of companies to improve the quality and availability of information for their investors.  To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient financial marketplaces, visit www.otcmarkets.com.

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