Pilot Gold Reports 499.1 Metres Grading 0.59 g/t AuEq From Surface at Columbaz Porphyry, TV Tower

Includes 234.3 Metres of 0.79 g/t AuEq

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb 6, 2015) - Pilot Gold Inc. (TSX:PLG) ("Pilot Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the final 2014 results from its third gold rich porphyry discovery at TV Tower, located 6.5 kilometres north of the Valley and Hilltop porphyries.

The Columbaz discovery is a gold-rich porphyry system overprinted by epithermal gold veins. Three follow-up holes were drilled since announcing this discovery (see press release dated October 22, 2014), testing an area of approximately 200 x 300 metres.

Recent drill highlights include:

• 0.36 g/t Au and 0.13% Cu over 499.1 metres (0.59 g/t gold-equivalent (AuEq¹)), including
  • 0.48 g/t Au and 0.18% Cu over 234.3 metres (0.79 g/t AuEq) in CD0012C
• 0.34 g/t Au and 0.10% Cu over 381.8 metres (0.50 g/t AuEq), including
  • 0.37 g/t Au and 0.13% Cu (0.59 g/t AuEq) over 169.0 metres in CD0011C
• 0.30 g/t Au and 0.16% Cu over 208.7 metres (0.58 g/t AuEq) in CD0010C

¹at $1200/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu and 100% recovery

"With the successful follow up to the Columbaz discovery and ongoing success at the Valley and Hilltop porphyries, TV Tower continues to demonstrate the potential to host multiple robust gold and copper-gold systems," stated Matt Lennox-King, President and CEO of Pilot Gold. "We look forward to building on these results with a comprehensive program across the TV Tower property in 2015."

ABOUT THE COLUMBAZ DISCOVERY:

The Columbaz discovery is the fifth gold system discovered at TV Tower in the past five years. By consistently applying first principles the Company has an impressive success rate in quickly identifying potential discoveries and confirming them with drilling. The Columbaz porphyry drilling is centred on an aeromagnetic geophysical anomaly measuring approximately 500 metres by 375 metres. Mineralization remains open in all directions and at depth.

Prospecting and mapping by Pilot Gold from 2012 through 2014 led to the identification of low sulphidation epithermal gold-silver veins over a 1 kilometre-long strike length at lower elevations under a previously-identified silica cap. Rock samples yielded "bonanza" (high grade) gold and silver. Pilot Gold's drill program was originally designed to target the down-dip extension of these veins, and encouraging gold grades were encountered in drill holes CD001C, CD002C and CD008C on the west end of the outcropping vein system.

In the course of drilling, the epithermal veins were observed to overprint alteration indicative of the higher levels of a gold-copper porphyry system. The result is a series of higher-grade gold intercepts related to the epithermal veins, hosted in a matrix of lower-grade gold and copper mineralization related to the porphyry system. The porphyry mineralization is characterized by increasing sericite alteration and quartz-magnetite stockwork veining and the appearance of potassic alteration with increasing depth.

For a map of TV Tower and the Columbaz area, please click here: http://www.pilotgold.com/sites/default/files/TVTowerDrillMap1503.pdf

For a table of drill results, please click here: http://www.pilotgold.com/sites/default/files/TVTDrillResults1503.pdf.

Moira Smith, Ph.D., P.Geo., Chief Geologist, Pilot Gold, is the Company's designated Qualified Person for this news release within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and has reviewed and verified that the information contained in the release is accurate. Drill composites were calculated using cut-offs of 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 g/t AuEq. Drill intersections are reported as drilled thicknesses. True width of the mineralized interval is interpreted to be approximately 50% of the reported length. Drill samples were assayed by AcmeLabs in Ankara, Turkey and Vancouver, B.C. for gold by Fire Assay of a 30 gram (1 assay ton) charge with ICP-ES or AAS finish, or if over 5.0 g/t were re-assayed and completed with a gravimetric finish. Ag and Cu were determined by ICP-MS, with overlimits (>100 ppm Ag or >10,000 ppm Cu) completed by fire assay with gravimetric finish (Ag) or 4-acid digestion with ICP-ES finish (Cu). QA/QC included the insertion and continual monitoring of numerous standards and blanks into the sample stream, and the collection of duplicate samples at random intervals within each batch.

ABOUT TV TOWER

TV Tower is a joint venture between Pilot Gold (40%) and Teck Madencilik Sanayi Ticaret A.S. (60%), a Turkish subsidiary of Teck Resources Ltd.. Pilot Gold is project operator at TV Tower and can increase its interest in the project to 60%, through sole funding of exploration over a three-year period.

Further information about TV Tower is available in the technical report "Independent Technical Report for the TV Tower Exploration Property, Canakkale, Western Turkey", effective January 21, 2014 and dated February 20, 2014 (the "Report") prepared by Casey M. Hetman, P.Geo. with SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.; James N. Gray, P. Geo. of Advantage Geoservices Ltd.; and Gary Simmons, BSc, Metallurgical Engineering, of G L Simmons Consulting, LLC, under Pilot Gold's Issuer Profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). Mr. Hetman, Mr. Gray and Mr. Simmons are "Qualified Persons" as defined by NI 43-101.

TV Tower is an early stage exploration project and, except for the mineral resources at the KCD deposit as summarized in the Report, does not contain any mineral resource estimates as defined by NI 43-101. The potential to define a mineral resource at the Columbaz target or at the K2 copper-gold zone, including the porphyry targets is conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource thereat. It is uncertain if further exploration at these or other targets at TV Tower will yield a mineral resource.

ABOUT PILOT GOLD

Pilot Gold is a well-funded gold exploration company led by a proven technical team that continues to discover and define high-quality projects featuring strong grades, meaningful size and mining-friendly addresses. Our three key assets include interests in the Kinsley project in Nevada and the TV Tower and Halilaga projects in Turkey, each of which has the ability to become a foundational asset. We also have a pipeline of projects characterized by large land positions and district-wide potential that can meet our growth needs for years to come.

For more information, visit www.pilotgold.com.

All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, are "forward-looking information" with respect to Pilot Gold within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements that address potential quantity and/or grade of minerals, potential size and expansion of a mineralized zone, proposed timing of exploration and development plans. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "planned", "expect", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intends", "believe", "potential", and similar expressions, or describes a "goal", or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "should", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management at the date the statements are made including, among others, assumptions about future prices of gold, copper, silver and other metal prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates, favourable operating conditions, political stability, obtaining governmental approvals and financing on time, obtaining renewals for existing licences and permits and obtaining required licences and permits, labour stability, stability in market conditions, availability of equipment, accuracy of any mineral resources, successful resolution of disputes and anticipated costs and expenditures. Many assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of Pilot Gold and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct.

Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including risks related to TV Tower, reliance on technical information provided by our joint venture partner or other third parties as related to TV Tower; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; successfully completing the earn-in on TV Tower, including the ability to incur the minimum annual Expenditure Requirements to complete the earn-in agreement; current economic conditions; future prices of commodities; possible variations in grade or recovery rates; current and proposed exploration and development; the costs and timing of exploration and development of new deposits; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; the failure of contracted parties to perform; uses of funds in general including future capital expenditures, exploration expenditures and other expenses for specific operations; the timing and success of exploration activities generally; achievement of identified tangible project milestones at TV Tower; delays in permitting; satisfaction of Turkish requirements relating to the periodic submissions of Environmental Impact Assessments; possible claims against the Company or its joint venture partners; the impact of archaeological, cultural or environmental studies within the property area, the inability to finalize the conveyance of the Karaayi license, labour disputes; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing as well as those factors discussed in the Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2013, dated March 14, 2014 in the section entitled "Risk Factors", under Pilot Gold's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

Although Pilot Gold has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Pilot Gold disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.