Comstock Mining Announces 2015 Annual Meeting and Record Dates

VIRGINIA CITY, NV--(Marketwired - March 18, 2015) - Comstock Mining Inc. ("Comstock Mining" or "the Company") (NYSE MKT: LODE) announced today that its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2015, at the historic Delta Saloon banquet facility, 18 C Street, Virginia City, Nevada. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. 

The 2015 Annual Meeting event schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 6, 2015:

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Comstock Mining Tour in Gold Hill

6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Company Update & Dinner at the Delta Saloon (upstairs banquet room)

Thursday, May 7, 2015:

9 a.m. - 12 noon Breakfast & Annual Shareholder Meeting at the Delta Saloon (upstairs banquet room)

2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Comstock Mining Tour in Gold Hill

Stakeholders are invited to register for these events beginning March 23, 2015 at http://www.comstockmining.com/investors/investor-relations.

The record date for the Annual Meeting is March 19, 2015. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2015, may vote at the meeting. The Company's proxy statement sent to these stockholders will describe the matters to be voted upon by stockholders.

About Comstock Mining Inc.

Comstock Mining Inc. is a producing, Nevada-based, gold and silver mining company with extensive, contiguous property in the Comstock District. The Company began acquiring properties in the Comstock District in 2003. Since then, the Company has consolidated a significant portion of the Comstock District, amassed the single largest known repository of historical and current geological data on the Comstock region, secured permits, built an infrastructure and commenced production in 2012. The Company continues acquiring additional properties in the district, expanding its footprint and creating opportunities for further exploration, development and mining. The near term goal of our business plan is to deliver stockholder value by validating qualified resources (measured and indicated) and reserves (proven and probable) of at least 3,250,000 gold equivalent ounces from our first two resource areas, Lucerne and Dayton, and significantly grow the commercial development of our operations through coordinated, district wide plans that are economically feasible and socially responsible.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and any related calls or discussions may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 about Comstock. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements about matters such as: our exploration activities, production capacity and operations; future exploration, production, operating and overhead costs; operational and management restructuring activities; and environmental compliance and changes in the regulatory environment.

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Neither this press release nor any related calls or discussions constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.