DAU.V · 2017-09-27 12:00:00

Desert Gold Appoints Rene Branchaud as a director

Management Changes

For Immediate Release

TSX.V: DAU

Frankfurt: QXR2

OTC: DAUGF

Desert Gold Appoints Rene Branchaud as a director

Delta, British Columbia, September 27 , 2017, DESERT GOLD VENTURES INC. (“Desert Gold” or the

“Company”) (TSX.V: DAU /FF:QXR2 /OTC:DAUGF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rene Branchaud

to the Company’s board of directors.

Mr. Branchaud is a partner and chairman of the board of directors of the law firm of Lavery, DeBilly in Montreal. He

practises in the fields of securities, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate law. With more than thirty years’

experience, he advises companies on matters such as incorporation and organization, the drafting of shareholder

agreements, private placements, public issues, going public, dispositions, and takeovers. He advises businesses in all

sectors of economic activity on the legal and regulatory aspects of doing business in Québec and Canada, identifying

the business services they will need and assembling multidisciplinary teams to facilitate their efforts. Over the years, he

has built a strong business network (bankers, financial advisers, tax experts, and accountants) that he calls upon when

carrying out the mandates entrusted to him.

René sits on the boards of directors and acts as secretary of several publicl y traded companies; he also serves on

corporate governance committees and special committees established to address specific issues (mergers, takeovers).

Desert Gold welcomes Mr. Branchaud to its team and looks forward to a successful working relationship.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

s/"Jared Scharf"

Jared Scharf, President

+1 (858) 247-8195

For further information please visit our website www.desertgold.ca or information available on www.SEDAR.com

under the company’s profile.

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