Ashanti Gold Names Jonathan Henry as a Director, Grants Options

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 7, 2016 / Ashanti Gold Corp. (OTC PINK: GULSF) (TSX-V: AGZ) ("Ashanti" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Jonathan Henry is joining the board of directors.

Mr. Henry (50) has been President and Chief Executive Officer of TSX-listed Gabriel Resources Ltd. since June 2010. Between 1994 and 2010 he worked with Avocet Mining Plc ("Avocet"), a UK based and listed gold producer and now a West African gold mining and exploration company operating the Inata Gold Mine in Burkina Faso. At Avocet he worked in a variety of senior management capacities, including Finance Director and Chief Executive Officer from 2006-2010. During his tenure at Avocet, he oversaw successful exploration, feasibility study, mine development, and capital funding activities, plus a number of acquisitions and disposals of mine assets in Portugal, Peru, USA, Tajikistan, Burkina Faso, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Avocet's activities during Mr. Henry's tenure as CEO included the company's revised focus on gold mining and exploration in West Africa.

Mr Henry has an honours degree in Natural Sciences from Trinity College, Dublin. He is based in London, UK.

Tim McCutcheon, Ashanti's CEO, said: "We are very excited to have Jonathan join our board. His deep experience in all phases of gold asset development, and his long-standing relationships with mining focused institutions, is a great addition to the Ashanti team."

The Company also notes the resignation of Douglas Richdale as a director. The Board thanks Mr. Richdale for his service.

Grant of Incentive Stock Options

Ashanti also announces that, pursuant to its Incentive Stock Option Plan, it has granted incentive stock options to directors and consultants of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of 300,000 common shares in the capital stock of the Company. The options are exercisable on or before December 6, 2018 at a price of $0.45 per share.

ABOUT ASHANTI GOLD

Ashanti is a gold-focused, exploration, and development company with projects in the northern Ashanti Belt of Ghana and the Kinieba Belt of Mali. The Company targets projects where it has a competitive advantage due to past work experience of the team and specific project know-how.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
Ashanti Gold Corp.

"Tim McCutcheon"

Tim McCutcheon
CEO

For further information, please contact:

Ashanti Gold Corp.
2300 - 1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC, V6E 2K3
Phone: 604-638-3847

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SOURCE: Ashanti Gold Corp.