Legend Announces the Appointment of a Manager of Investor Relations

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jul 15, 2014) - Legend Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Legend") (TSX VENTURE:LGN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Chiara Orrigoni as Manager of Investor Relations, effective immediately.

Ms. Orrigoni brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in dealing with the investment community to Legend, and will be a key component of the management team in developing strategies to maximize shareholder value.

Prior to joining Legend, Ms. Orrigoni held senior investor relations and communications positions with Baja Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BAJ), a mine development and exploration company; Ravenwolf Resource Group, which included exploration and development projects with companies such as Western Copper and Gold Corp. (TSX:WRN), Copper North Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:COL), and Northisle Copper and Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:NCX); and investor relations positions within a corporate communications group and PricewaterhouseCoopers based out of Italy. Ms. Orrigoni's professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Business Administration from LIUC Università Cattaneo in Varese, Italy, and Mine 1010 - Mineral Exploration and Mining for the Business and Investment Community from British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, Canada.

Ms. Orrigoni's principal duties will include supporting the Company's management and board of directors to achieve its commercial and strategic goals, focusing on the role of investor relations. Ms. Orrigoni's extensive knowledge of the capital markets, and the information needs of institutional and retail investors and the equity analysts who cover mining and resource companies, will help Legend to develop appropriate messaging tools, maintain a shareholder and interested investor database and provide relevant information to them, support management and shareholder objectives, and assist in financing objectives of the Company. She will carry out her duties as a part-time employee of the Company, from its head office in Vancouver, British Columbia, and will devote half of her working time to the Company and the other half to another TSX Venture listed issuer based in the same offices.

As part of the employment agreement, the Company will grant Ms. Orrigoni stock options to acquire 150,000 common shares of Legend once a three month probationary period has been completed.

About Legend:

Legend is a mineral exploration and development company focused on exploring for gold in the Republic of Mali, West Africa. Legend's principal projects include the Lakanfla, Korali Sud (formerly Diba), Badiazila, Bala Ouest (formerly Mougnina), and Tiekoumala.

This press release has been prepared by Legend Gold Corp. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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