Gold Standard Completes Acquisition of Battle Mountain Gold Inc.

Gold Standard Ventures Inc.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 14, 2017) - Gold Standard Ventures Corp. ("Gold Standard" or "Company") (TSX VENTURE:GSV)(NYSE MKT:GSV) and Battle Mountain Gold Inc. ("Battle Mountain") (TSX VENTURE:BMG) today completed the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) whereby Gold Standard acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Battle Mountain. Battle Mountain is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gold Standard.