Banks Island Gold Ltd. Intersects Kim Zone at Depth

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug 22, 2013) - Banks Island Gold Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BOZ) (the "Company") announces that it has received assay results from the Yellow Giant Gold Project located near Prince Rupert, BC.

Diamond drilling at the Kim Zone was focused on definition drilling and expansion of the current Inferred Resource. The diamond drilling results being reported were targeted to expand current inferred mineral resource at the Kim Zone at depth.

The Kim Zone was successfully intersected at a distance of over 100m down plunge of the current resource in drillhole KIM-13-23 with an intercept of 9.4gpt Au over 3.0m true width. Drillhole KIM-13-21 intersected the Kim Zone 65m down plunge from the current resource with an intercept of 10.2gpt Au over 2.4m true width.

Significant mineralized intersections are displayed in Table 1 and a longsection of drill intercepts reported in 2013 are displayed in Figure 1.

Table 1 - Significant Mineralized Intersections at Kim Zone

To view Figure 1 please click on the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/893812.pdf

Mr. Mossman, President and CEO of the Company stated; "We are excited about the success our exploration team has had at extending the Kim Zone mineralization to depth. We believe that the Kim Zone has the potential to significantly contribute to expansion of the current mineral resources at the Yellow Giant project."

The Company has shifted the diamond drill crew to test for extensions of the mineralization at the Discovery Zone and will report additional assays when received.

Dr. Dirk Meckert, P.Geo is the qualified person who reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

Analytical work was carried out by AGAT Laboratories Ltd. in Mississauga, Ontario. Quality assurance and quality control programs include the use of analytical blanks, standards, and duplicates in addition to the lab's own internal quality assurance program. Samples are fire assayed with an ICP-EOS finish to determine gold values. Samples containing greater than 10 gpt gold are fire assayed with a gravimetric finish.

The Company is a junior mining resource exploration company focused on exploring for and developing economically viable mineral resources. The Company's mineral properties are located in British Columbia. For more information, please refer to the Company's website at www.banksislandgold.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Benjamin W. Mossman, P.Eng, President, Director, & Chief Executive Officer

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