Sandy Lake Gold Inc. Announces Award in Arbitration

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 20, 2017) - Sandy Lake Gold Inc. (the "Company" or "SLG") (TSX VENTURE:SLAU) announces that the Arbitral Tribunal has made an award with regard to the first part of the arbitration underway with respect to the property known as the Weebigee Project. The award upheld the declaration of force majeure made by the Company on July 27, 2016 pursuant to the option agreement between GPM Metals ("GPM") and Goldeye Explorations Limited ("Goldeye") dated April 15, 2015 relating to the Weebigee Project (the "Option Agreement"). GPM's rights under the Option Agreement were acquired by the Company as previously announced on July 21, 2016.