Toronto,Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 4, 2016) - Stakeholder Gold Corp. (TSXV: SRC) ("Stakeholder" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the closing of a non-brokered private placement for 2015 eligible flow-through shares. Closing results in proceeds of $66,000 and issuance of 660,000 shares. Funds will be applied to exploration initiatives on the Company's Ballarat gold project located in the White Gold District of the Yukon Territory.

About Stakeholder Gold Corporation

Stakeholder Gold Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The primary focus of Stakeholder is to explore and develop the Ballarat Gold Property in the White Gold District of the Yukon Territory.

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For more Stakeholder Gold Corp. information, please contact

Christopher J. Berlet, CFA     
President & CEO               
416 525-6869                     
cberlet@stakeholdergold.com

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