Columbus Gold

Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 7, 2018. Columbus Gold Corp. (CGT: TSX, CGTFF: OTCQX) is pleased to announce that it has obtained a new trading symbol on the OTCQX Best Market. Effective today, Columbus� trading symbol on the OTCQX is �CGTFF�. Columbus� previous trading symbol on the OTCQX was �CBGDF�. Columbus requested the trading symbol �CGTFF� to align its US trading symbol with its Canadian counterpart on the Toronto Stock Exchange �CGT�.

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About Columbus Gold
Columbus is a leading gold exploration and development company operating in French Guiana, France. Columbus holds a major interest in the world-class Montagne d'Or gold deposit in French Guiana. A Feasibility Study for Montagne d'Or was filed in May 2017 and the permitting process is currently underway.

Robert F. Giustra
Chairman