Highway 50 GOLD Announces Flow-Through Financing to Raise $550,000

NEWS RELEASE

HIGHWAY 50 GOLD ANNOUNCES FLOW-THROUGH FINANCING TO RAISE $550,000

Vancouver, British Columbia – Highway 50 Gold Corp. (TSX.V – HWY)

April 24, 2017

Highway 50 Gold Corp. (“Highway 50” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement to

raise gross proceeds to the Company of up to $550,000 (the “FT Offering”) by the issuance of up to 1,000,000 units (each a

“Unit”) at a purchase price of $0.55 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one common share (each a “FT Share”) of the

Company to be issued on a flow-through basis under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and one full non-flow-through common

share purchase warrant (each a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will enti tle the holder to purchase one non -flow-through

common share of the Company at a purchase price of $0.60 per share for a period of one year from the date of the closing

(the “Closing Date”) of the FT Offering. The expiry date of the Warrants may be accelerated by the Company, at its sole

option, at any time in the event that the closing price of the common shares of the Company on the TSX Venture Exchange,

or any such other exchange on which the common shares of the Company primarily trade from time to time, is greater or

equal to $1.00 for a period of 10 consecutive trading days occurring no earlier than four months and one day from the

Closing Date, by giving notice to the holders thereof.

Insiders of the Company intend to participate in the FT Offering. No finder’s fees are payable. All securities issued to

purchasers under the FT Offering will be subject to a four-month hold period commencing from the closing date of the

FT Offering, pursuant to applicable securities legislation and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

The proceeds of the FT Offering will be used to fund follow up drilling on drill programs executed in October 2016 and

March 2017 on the Monroe property located in southeastern British Columbia. Drilling will include completion of drillhole

HWY 17-01 which was suspended on March 6, 2017, and the deepening of drillholes HWY 16-01 and HWY 16-02 through

to the definitive Lower Aldridge formation. The Company has an option to earn a 50 per cent interest in the Monroe

property by spending annual optional exploration expenditures totalling $3,000,000 over the next four years . The FT

Offering is subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

For additional information:

Gordon P. Leask, P.Eng. or John M. Leask, P.Eng.

Tel: 604.681.4462

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

About Highway 50 Gold Corp.

Highway 50 Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration stage company led by a team of experienced explorers and deal -makers.

The Company is executing an exploration plan refined over 25 years of experience in Nevada and the Aldridge Formation

of southeastern British Columbia. The exploration focus on its projects are a result of what management believes to be

breakthroughs in the understanding of north-central Nevada’s crustal architecture and a new geological understanding on

the Monroe property in British Columbia.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or

accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Note This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the FT

Offering of common shares of the Company and the Company’s ability to complete the FT Offering and receiving

acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange to the completion of the FT Offering; the Company’s proposed plans for the

exploration of the Monroe property; and the business and anticipated financial performance of the Company. These

statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from results

contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in

forward-looking statements include the Company does not complete all or any part of the FT Offering, the Company does

not receive regulatory acceptance to the FT Offering; changes in metal prices, changes in the availability of funding,

unanticipated changes in key management personnel and general economic conditions. Mining is an inherently risky

business. Accordingly the actual events may differ martially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. When

relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing

factors and other uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on such forward -looking statements. The Company

does not undertake to update any forward looking statements, oral or written, made by itself or on its behalf.