Nevada Sunrise 2016 Annual General Meeting Results

TSX Venture: NEV

VANCOUVER, May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp. ("Nevada Sunrise" or the "Company") (TSXV: NEV) announced today that its shareholders voted in favour of all items of business brought before them at the Company's Annual General meeting (the "AGM") held on April 29, 2016, in Vancouver, BC.

At the AGM, shareholders voted in favour of all nominations to the Board of Directors (the "Board"), with Michael Sweatman, Warren Stanyer, Suraj Ahuja, Cory Kent and Charles Roy each re-elected to the Board. Subsequent to the AGM, the Board re-appointed Michael Sweatman as Chairman, Warren Stanyer as President and Chief Executive Officer, Brent Petterson, CGA, as Chief Financial Officer, and Christina Boddy as Corporate Secretary.

Shareholders also reappointed Davidson and Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the auditor of the Company, and approved the Company's stock option plan. The Board also confirmed nominations for the Audit, Compensation and Technical Committees, and has delegated Corporate Governance and Nominations Committees duties to the Board as a whole.

About Nevada Sunrise
Nevada Sunrise is a junior mineral exploration company with a strong technical team based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, that holds interests in nine mineral exploration projects in the State of Nevada, USA. Nevada Sunrise began acquisitions of Nevada lithium properties in September 2015, which include options to earn 100% interests in the Neptune and Clayton Northeast projects, and a 100% interest in the Aquarius Project, all located in the Clayton Valley area. The Company also holds options to earn 100% interests in the Jackson Wash and Atlantis projects, and has a 50% participating interest in the Gemini project, each located in playas proximal to the Clayton Valley.

The Company's three key gold assets include a 21% interest in a joint venture with Pilot Gold Inc. (TSX: PLG) at Kinsley Mountain near Wendover, a 100% interest in the Golden Arrow project near Tonopah, and a 100% interest in the Roulette gold property in the southeastern Carlin trend near Ely, with each of the properties subject to certain production royalties.

SOURCE Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp.