Golden Predator Appoints Ms. Kathryn Johnson as Chief Financial Officer

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - October 11, 2016) - Golden Predator Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GPY) (OTCQX: NTGSF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Kathryn Johnson as Chief Financial Officer effective November 1, 2016.

"I am extremely pleased to welcome Kathryn to our growing team as we rapidly advance the 3 Aces exploration program," said Janet Lee-Sheriff, Chief Executive Officer. "I also want to thank Greg Hayes who has acted as interim Chief Financial Officer up to this stage of our development and welcome his continued participation as a Director."

Ms. Kathryn Johnson, CPA, CA
Ms. Johnson brings over ten years of experience in accounting and finance, including financings, mergers and acquisitions, project development, internal controls and financial reporting. Most recently Ms. Johnson was a financial reporting contractor with Goldcorp Inc. Previously Ms. Johnson was Chief Financial Officer of Rio Alto Mining, which was acquired by Tahoe Resources in 2015. Ms. Johnson also held the positions of Director of Finance at Tahoe Resources, Vice President, Corporate Reporting and Corporate Controller at Rio Alto, and other senior finance positions. Ms. Johnson is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and is a CPA, CA and earned her chartered accountant designation while articling at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Vancouver.

The Company wishes to thank Greg Hayes, Director, for his assistance in serving as the Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hayes will continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors and Audit Committee and will assist in the transition to our new Chief Financial Officer.

Golden Predator Mining Corp.
Golden Predator Mining Corp., a well-financed Canadian gold mineral exploration company, is focused on advancing its high grade 3 Aces Project in Canada's Yukon. The 3 Aces property is a 225 km² property consisting of 1,118 contiguous quartz claims (23,000 hectares) located in southeast Yukon. The veins discovered to date are characterized by coarse visible gold with a low sulphide content.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This press release contains forward-looking information about exploration results at our 3 Aces project that involve various risks and uncertainties regarding future events. Such statements should not be taken to imply that the project will advance through permitting and feasibility. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information should circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change.