Midnight Sun Mining Corp. - Closes Private Placement

VANCOUVER, May 30, 2014 - Midnight Sun Mining Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MMA) is pleased to advise that it has completed its previously announced private placement (the "Offering"), see news releases dated March 27, 2014, by issuing 2,700,000 units ("Unit") at a price of $0.125 per Unit for gross proceeds of $337,500. Each Unit consisted of one (1) common share ("Common Share") and one (1) transferable common share purchase warrant ("Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share of the Company for a period of twenty four months from the closing of the offering at a price of $0.30.

All securities being issued, including the Common Shares underlying the Warrants, are subject to a statutory hold period which expires on September 30, 2014.

Finder's fees of $5,000 are payable in cash and 40,000 Broker's Warrants are issuable in connection with the Private Placement. Insiders have participated in the Offering by purchasing 980,000 Units for gross proceeds of $122,500.

Proceeds from this private placement will be used by the Company to fund work commitments on its Zambian exploration properties, as well as general working capital.

The completion of the Offering is subject to final acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

This press release is not an offer or a solicitation of an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Robert Sibthorpe
President & CEO



NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.

These securities being offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities in the United States.

This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements." All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, including the expected completion of the Offering are forward-looking. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, changes in market conditions, unsuccessful exploration results, unanticipated changes in key management personnel and general economic conditions. Mining exploration and development is an inherently risky business. Accordingly the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by the Company or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES



Contact

Midnight Sun Mining Corp.
Al Fabbro, Director
604-351-8850