Gowest Completes Early Exercise of Warrants

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 29, 2015) -

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Gowest Gold Ltd. (the "Company" or "Gowest") (TSX VENTURE:GWA) announced today that it has now completed the previously announced (see Gowest press release dated August 25, 2015) program (the "Program") designed to encourage the early exercise of up to 50,000,000 of the outstanding common share purchase warrants of the Company (the "Warrants") issued between June 23, 2014 and September 30, 2014.

In total, 46,962,500 warrants were exercised at $0.06, raising aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $2,817,750. Of this total, Directors, Officers and Insiders exercised 44,512,500 warrants to contribute $2,670,750.

The funds raised from the Program will be used to advance the development of the Bradshaw Gold Deposit and for general and administrative expenses.

About Gowest

Gowest is a Canadian gold exploration and development company focused on the delineation and development of its 100% owned Bradshaw Gold Deposit ("Bradshaw"), on the Frankfield Property, part of the Corporation's North Timmins Gold Project ("NTGP"). Gowest is exploring additional gold targets on its +100-square-kilometre NTGP land package and continues to evaluate the area, which is part of the prolific Timmins, Ontario gold camp. Currently, Bradshaw contains a National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Resource estimated at 2.1 million tonnes ("t") grading 6.19 g/t Au containing 422 thousand oz Au and an Inferred Resource of 3.6 million t grading 6.47 g/t Au containing 755 thousand oz Au. Further, based on the Pre-Feasibility Study produced by Stantec Mining and announced on June 9, 2015, Bradshaw contains Mineral Reserves, using a 3 g/t Au cut-off and utilizing a gold price of US$1,200 / oz, totalling 1.8 million t grading 4.82 g/t Au for 277 thousand oz Au.

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

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Contact

Gowest Gold Ltd.
Greg Romain
President & CEO
(416) 363-1210
info@gowestgold.com

Gowest Gold Ltd.
Greg Taylor
Investor Relations
905 337-7673 / 416 605-5120
gregt@gowestgold.com