Harvest Gold Announces Closing of Private Placement

HARVEST GOLD CORP.

301 – 260 W. Esplanade North Vancouver, B.C.

V7M 3G7

Tel: (604) 986-2020 Fax: (604)-986-2021 Toll Free: 1-866-816-0118 www.harvestgoldcorp.com

HARVEST GOLD ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Vancouver, BC, August 15, 2013. Harvest Gold Corporation (HVG – TSX.V) (the “Company”). Further to its news release of July 31, 2013, the Company is pleased to announce that it has closed the non-brokered private placement of units (the “Offering”) for gross proceeds of $56,500.

The Offering consisted of 1,130,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common shares in the capital of the Company (a “Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one Share at a price of $0.10 per Share until August 14, 2015.

All securities issued under the Offering are subject to a statutory hold period ending on December 15, 2013 in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.

The proceeds from the Offering will used for property maintenance costs and due diligence costs for future property acquisitions, as well as general and administrative purposes.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Richard Mark Chief Executive Officer Harvest Gold Corporation

For More Information, please contact:

Evan Sleeman Director Telephone: (604) 986-2020 Toll Free: 1-866-816-0118

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

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