Aurvista Gold Corporation Extends Strike at Douay West and Expands Porphyry Mineralization

Highlights Include 9.0 metres @ 4.53 g/t Au and 4.5 metres @ 4.68 g/t Au

MONTREAL, Jul 17, 2017 - Aurvista Gold Corporation ("Aurvista" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AVA) (OTCQB:ARVSF) (FRANKFURT:AV2) is pleased to report the final drill results and summary from the recently completed 2017 spring-summer drill program. The drill program totaled 23,965 metres (m) across 59 drill-holes. Forty of the 59 completed drill-holes focused on the 4km long porphyry trend, extension targets and multiple zones of mineralization parallel to the core porphyry system. Included in the assays reported today are 13 new drill-holes (5,192m) located in the central segment of the porphyry system (Porphyry Zone, 20 Zone and Central Zone), which was successful in hitting more high-grade gold, significant low-grade halos of mineralization, as well as delineating further mineralization at depth. High-grade highlights include:

• DO-17-202: 9.0m @ 4.53 g/t gold Au (including 1.5m @ 15.7 g/t Au)
• DO-17-200: 4.5m @ 4.68 g/t Au
• DO-17-197: 1.2m @ 13.35 g/t Au
• DO-17-187: 1.1m @ 4.84 g/t Au and 1.5m @ 4.13 g/t Au

DO-17-202 and DO-17-200 demonstrate the potential for higher-grades and additional ounces with further drilling along the northern boundary of the Porphyry Zone (the "North Zone"), while DO-17-187 expanded known mineralization at the southern edge of the main Porphyry Zone. In addition to the high-grade results, significant lower-grade mineralization was also intersected in a number of the recently received assay results. Highlights below:

• DO-17-197: 23.9m @ 0.51 g/t Au
• DO-17-194: 14.0m @ 1.37 g/t Au and 6.0m @ 1.28 g/t Au
• DO-17-192: 33.0m @ 0.55 g/t Au and 10.2m @ 0.77 g/t Au
• DO-17-187: 10.5m @ 1.45 g/t Au, 6m @ 1.12 g/t Au, 7.5m @ 0.86 g/t Au and 9.0m @ 0.56 g/t Au
• DO-17-182: 7.5m @ 1.03 g/t Au, 15m @ 0.47 g/t Au and 13.5m @ 0.46 g/t Au

Note: All footages shown are core lengths. True widths represent approximately 90% of core lengths.

DO-17-192 expands known mineralization between the Porphyry Zone and 20 Zone, and DO-17-182 extended known mineralization down to more than 600 metres in depth. View a drill-hole location map highlighting new results from the central segment of the porphyry system by clicking here.

Aurvista's President and CEO, Matthew Hornor, stated: "We are very encouraged with the latest assay results within this core central segment of the porphyry system at Douay. We see great potential to add ounces by linking zones of mineralization, our technical group will update internal models and focus on the highest priority targets in subsequent drill campaigns."

Assay results were received from a final drill-hole at the Douay West Zone (DO-17-190), located on the eastern edge of the zone, returned 7.5m @ 1.39 g/t Au and indicates the potential to more than double the original Douay West Zone footprint with further drilling. This result builds on previously announced drill results (news releases dated February 22, April 3 and May 8, 2017), which included the following highlights:

• DO-17-147: 20.6m @ 2.11 g/t Au (twins historical hole D-128)
• DO-17-148: 2.7m @ 4.69 g/t Au
• DO-17-149: 23.1m @ 2.20 g/t Au and 4.5m @ 1.05 g/t Au
• DO-17-150: 36.0m @ 0.89 g/t Au
• DO-17-151: 4.5m @ 3.53 g/t Au

Note: All footages shown are core lengths. True widths represent approximately 90% of core lengths.

Additional Douay West Zone expansion targets will be followed up in subsequent drilling campaigns. View the drill-hole locations with all of the mineralized resource zones outlined by clicking here [Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate of 2.8M ounces @ 1.05 g/t Au (0.5 g/t cut-off) - filed on SEDAR on April 11, 2017].

Another objective of the spring-summer 2017 drilling campaign was to test the NW Porphyry extension target area ("NW Porphyry"). A total of 20 step-out and widely spaced (200 to 400 metre) drill-holes were completed and confirmed the porphyry system extends to the northwest. Included in the assays reported today is an additional 11 drill-holes (4,102 metres), with several drill-holes intersecting gold mineralization hosted in similar silicified, brecciated and pyrite bearing porphyry rock units. Highlights below:

• DO-17-169: 34.5m @ 0.79 g/t Au, 4.5m @ 2.46 g/t Au, and 9.0m @ 0.72 g/t Au*
• DO-17-173: 3.0m @ 2.19 g/t Au, 7.5m @ 0.64 g/t Au and 4.5m @ 0.55 g/t Au*
• DO-17-181: 2.1m @ 3.25 g/t Au and 1.0m @ 1.93 g/t Au
• DO-17-189: 4.6m @ 0.88 g/t Au, 5.1m @ 0.64 g/t Au and 7.1m @ 0.46 g/t Au
• DO-17-191: 7.0m @ 0.61 g/t Au
• DO-17-193: 4.5m @ 0.50 g/t Au, 4.5m @ 0.45 g/t Au and 9m @ 0.45 g/t Au

*DDH-17-169 was located 500m north-northwest of the main Porphyry Zone. DDH-17-169 and DDH-17-173 were first reported on May 8, 2017.

Note: All footages shown are core lengths. True widths represent approximately 90% of core lengths.

The full Table of 2017 Spring-Summer Highlighted Drill Results is appended at the bottom of this press release.

There are very few historical drill-holes within the 5km long by 500m wide NW Porphyry target area and the current drilling campaign was successful in establishing the potential for a new lower grade gold segment and extension of the porphyry mineralization. The Company also completed 11 exploration drill-holes targeting gold bearing Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides ("VMS") style mineralization at the EM Conductor target areas ("E" and "G"). Minor highlights included DO-17-176: 1.5m @ 1.81 g/t Au at the Conductor E target, and DO-17-201A: 6.4m @ 2.77% zinc at the Conductor G target.

The 2017 spring/summer drilling campaign successfully expanded a number of mineralized zones and drilling continued to intersect gold mineralization in four major rock types: porphyries, iron basalts, iron-rich chemical sediments and felsic tuffs. The main structural corridor has a known strike length of 10km with significant exploration upside. Aurvista plans to have a technical committee of experts' visit the Douay Gold Project in early August as the Company refines its go-forward exploration and drilling plans.


Douay Gold Project and Company Profile:

Aurvista Gold Corp. is a well-funded gold exploration and development company focused on advancing one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in Quebec. The Company's district-scale 305 km² Douay Gold Project is located along a 40km segment of the Casa Berardi Deformation Zone within the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec. The Project hosts a multi-million ounce gold deposit that remains open in several directions, with excellent infrastructure and several large scale operating mines within 150 km. The Douay Gold Project's high-grade zones have never been mined, the Project is virtually royalty-free, and the Company has aggressive property-wide exploration and drilling plans to continue making new discoveries and building high-quality ounces in one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world


Qualified Persons

The technical contents in this news release have been approved by Mr. Jean Lafleur, M. Sc., P. Geo., VP, Exploration of Aurvista Gold Corp., and Antoine Yassa, P. Geo., Database Manager for the Douay Gold Project, and independent of the Company. Both individuals are Qualified Persons under National Instrument 43-101.


Quality Assurance ("QA") and Quality Control ("QC")

Aurvista implemented strict Quality Assurance ("QA") and Quality Control ("QC") protocols at Douay covering the planning and placing of drill holes in the field; drilling and retrieving the NQ-sized drill core; drill hole surveying; core transport to the Douay Camp; core logging by qualified personnel; sampling and bagging of core for analysis; transport of core from site to the analytical laboratory; sample preparation for assaying; and analysis, recording and final statistical vetting of results. For a complete description of protocols, please visit the Company's QA/QC page on the website at www.aurvistagold.com


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Forward Looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements, including in particular the closing of the second tranche of the CFT Unit offering. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions, uncertainties and management's best estimate of future events. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations and projections. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. When used herein, words such as "anticipate", "will", "intend" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, refer to Aurvista Gold Corp.'s filings with Canadian securities regulators available on www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.aurvistagold.com. The Company does not intend, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

2017 SPRING-SUMMER HIGHLIGHTED DRILL RESULTS				UTM Location
Zone	Drill Hole	Dip	Azimuth	Easting	Northing		From (m)	To (m)	Interval (m)	Au g/t
DOUAY WEST	16-147	-55	4	704320	5491214	from	150.0	170.6	20.6	2.11
						incl.	151.4	153.0	1.6	5.25
						incl.	156.0	157.5	1.5	4.93
						incl.	159.0	160.5	1.5	5.58
						incl.	168.0	169.0	1.0	3.92
						and	221.8	225.0	3.2	0.56
	16-148	-45	357	704436	5491296	from	28.5	31.2	2.7	4.69
						incl.	30.0	31.2	1.2	9.61
						and	77.1	83.5	6.4	0.56
	16-149	-48	357	704449	5491175	from	90.0	113.1	23.1	2.2
						incl.	90.0	91.5	1.5	3.43
						incl.	106.5	108.0	1.5	9.65
						incl.	109.5	111.0	1.5	4.94
						incl.	111.0	112.0	1.0	4.08
						incl.	112.0	113.1	1.1	5.72
						and	219.0	223.5	4.5	1.05
	17-150	-50	357	704526	5491197	from	114.0	121.5	7.5	0.37
						and	204.0	240.0	36.0	0.89
						incl.	208.5	210.0	1.5	4.52
						incl.	214.5	216.0	1.5	3.09
						incl.	216.0	217.5	1.5	3.15
	17-151	-45	5	704623	5491328	from	70.5	75.0	4.5	3.53
						incl.	73.5	75.0	1.5	7.02
	17-152	-55	360	704598	5491122	from	89.0	93.5	4.5	0.41
						and	272.8	275.5	2.7	1.51
	17-153	-45	1	704714	5491102	from	93.0	97.5	4.5	0.66
						and	241.5	243.0	1.5	0.43
	17-190	-50	360	704800	5491160	from	87.0	94.5	7.5	1.39
						incl.	90.0	91.5	1.5	3.91
						and	174.0	177.0	3.0	0.65
MAIN PORPHYRY ZONES*	17-154			705800	5491345	from	199.5	204.0	4.5	0.27
						and	208.5	210.8	2.3	0.55
						and	225.0	228.0	3.0	1.26
	17-155			706375	5490910	from	36.0	39.0	3.0	1.7
						incl.	37.5	39.0	1.5	3.15
						and	55.5	87.0	31.5	0.59
						and	121.5	124.5	3.0	0.77
						and	132.0	136.5	4.5	0.82
	17-156			706500	5490890	from	54.0	58.5	4.5	0.53
						and	70.5	73.5	3.0	0.76
						and	85.0	87.0	2.0	0.34
						and	102.0	108.0	6.0	0.45
						and	121.5	133.5	12.0	1.26
						incl.	123.0	124.5	1.5	3.86
						and	141.0	144.0	3.0	1.41
						and	159.0	162.0	3.0	0.7
	17-157			706500	5490200	from	274.5	276.0	1.5	0.75
	17-158	-55	0	706650	5490655	from	88.4	89.6	1.2	3.03
						and	158.5	161.5	3.0	0.63
						and	227.3	250.5	23.2	0.83
						and	262.5	271.5	9.0	0.79
						and	279.0	286.5	7.5	0.99
						and	306.7	320.0	13.4	0.98
						incl.	314.2	315.5	1.3	4.04
						and	355.7	357.0	1.3	1.13
						and	387.4	406.4	19.0	1.05
						incl.	387.4	388.9	1.5	4.92
	17-161	-75	360	706500	5490150	from	442.5	445.5	3.0	0.85
	17-182	-50	360	706700	5490300	from	375.0	382.5	7.5	1.03
						and	405.0	408.0	3.0	0.63
						and	436.5	442.5	6.0	0.55
						and	447.0	448.5	1.5	0.55
						and	471.0	472.5	1.5	0.58
						and	478.5	481.5	3.0	0.43
						and	562.5	567.0	4.5	0.41
						and	577.5	579.0	1.5	0.31
						and	595.5	609.0	13.5	0.46
						and	634.5	649.5	15.0	0.47
						and	661.5	673.5	12.0	0.3
	17-184			707000	5490290	from	35.2	39.7	4.5	0.36
						and	63.7	68.2	4.5	0.29
						and	159.8	161.3	1.5	0.33
	17-185			707000	5490150	from	70.2	72.9	2.7	0.28
						and	402.9	411.8	8.9	0.47
	17-187	-55	360	706800	5490630	from	97.5	100.5	3.0	1.15
						and	133.5	141.0	7.5	0.86
						and	145.0	147.0	2.0	2.71
						incl.	145.9	147.0	1.1	4.84
						and	201.0	204.0	3.0	0.33
						and	213.0	214.5	1.5	1.45
						and	250.5	256.5	6.0	0.51
						and	330.0	331.5	1.5	0.87
						and	345.0	351.0	6.0	1.12
						and	361.5	370.5	9.0	0.56
						and	379.5	390.0	10.5	1.45
						incl.	379.5	381.0	1.5	4.13
						and	408.0	423.0	15.0	0.35
						and	183.0	184.5	1.5	1.28
						and	232.0	242.2	10.2	0.49
	17-192			706800	5490270	from	39.0	72.0	33.0	0.55
						incl.	58.5	60.0	1.5	5.64
						and	81.0	85.5	4.5	0.34
						and	108.0	127.5	19.5	0.34
						and	162.8	173.0	10.2	0.77
						and	196.0	199.0	3.0	0.41
	17-194	-55	360	706050	5490640	from	364.5	370.5	6.0	1.28
						and	381.5	396.3	14.8	1.37
						incl.	390.0	391.5	1.5	5.52
						and	402.7	403.7	1.0	0.64
						and	426.4	427.9	1.5	1.08
						and	516.0	517.5	1.5	1.47
						and	537.0	538.5	1.5	0.74
	17-195	-50	360	706800	5490120	from	349.5	351.0	1.5	1.1
						and	420.0	421.5	1.5	1.22
	17-196	-60	360	706800	5490500	from	102.3	103.5	1.2	0.59
						and	143.0	144.3	1.3	0.95
						and	171.0	172.5	1.5	0.91
						and	204.0	207.0	3.0	0.65
						and	499.5	505.5	6.0	0.33
						and	517.5	531.0	13.5	0.38
						and	544.0	554.5	10.5	0.47
						and	562.0	565.5	2.7	0.54
	17-197A					and	80.4	104.3	23.9	0.51
						and	114.3	115.3	1.0	0.81
						and	130.0	131.2	1.2	13.35
						and	143.4	144.1	0.7	0.87
						and	366.0	369.0	3.0	0.39
						and	456.2	457.5	1.3	0.78
						and	547.5	550.5	3.0	0.37
	17-200	-50	360	707300	5491275	from	102.0	105.0	3.0	0.54
						and	285.0	289.5	4.5	4.68
						incl.	285.0	286.5	1.5	6.01
						incl.	286.5	288.0	1.5	7.16
						and	298.5	301.5	3.0	0.77
						and	351.7	355.0	3.3	0.33
	17-202	-45	360	707450	5491168	from	64.5	66.0	1.5	0.6
						and	255.0	264.0	9.0	4.53
						incl.	255.0	256.5	1.5	15.7
						incl.	258.0	259.5	1.5	6.86
						and	336.0	336.8	0.8	1.07
NW PORPHYRY	17-163	-50	353	705025	5491998	from	114.4	118.1	3.7	0.5
						and	193.0	197.5	4.5	0.59
						and	200.5	206.5	6.0	0.38
	17-165	-50	356	705027	5491802	from	21.0	25.5	4.5	0.3
						and	131.5	134.0	3.0	0.4
						and	143.5	151.0	7.5	0.86
						and	168.0	169.5	1.5	0.87
						and	172.5	175.5	3.0	0.38
						and	212.5	213.6	1.1	0.42
						and	235.0	236.5	1.5	0.42
						and	306.5	312.5	6.0	0.42
	17-167			705025	5491600	from	50.5	52.0	1.5	0.53
						and	86.5	88.0	1.5	0.52
						and	209.5	228.0	18.5	0.36
						and	241.5	243.0	1.5	0.32
						and	279.0	283.5	4.5	0.32
	17-168			703000	5492090	from	126.1	129.2	3.1	0.22
						and	389.1	391.8	2.7	0.34
	17-169	-51	350	704800	5491700	from	204.0	238.5	34.5	0.79
						and	312.0	316.5	4.5	2.46
						incl.	312.0	313.5	1.5	5.32
						and	325.5	328.5	3.0	0.44
						and	336.0	345.0	9.0	0.72
	17-170	-50	360	704400	5491960	from	273.0	274.1	1.1	0.23
	17-171			705025	5491390	from	121.0	124.0	3.0	0.42
						and	142.0	143.5	1.5	0.45
	17-172			704000	5492170	from	180.0	183.0	3.0	0.74
						and	250.5	258.0	7.5	0.27
						and	289.5	291.0	1.5	0.79
						and	297.0	298.5	1.5	0.39
	17-173			705525	5492000	from	132.0	139.5	7.5	0.64
						and	196.5	201.0	4.5	0.55
						and	205.5	207.0	1.5	0.77
						and	219.0	222.0	3.0	2.19
						and	231.0	232.5	1.5	0.65
	17-174			703500	5491950	from	242.0	244.0	2.0	0.85
						and	365.0	366.0	1.0	1.46
	17-175			705800	5492100	from	46.5	48.0	1.5	0.57
	17-178			703500	5491750	from	58.7	60.2	1.5	0.56
						and	75.5	76.5	1.0	0.44
						and	98.3	104.8	6.5	0.65
	17-181			704000	5492420	from	49.0	50.0	1.0	1.93
						and	69.0	70.8	1.8	0.54
						and	76.5	78.6	2.1	3.25
						incl.	78.0	78.6	0.6	7.96
						and	85.2	86.7	1.5	0.45
						and	96.0	98.3	2.3	0.34
						and	99.5	101.0	1.5	0.35
						and	178.5	180.0	1.5	0.9
	17-189			705525	5491700	from	142.5	149.6	7.1	0.46
						and	234.9	239.5	4.6	0.88
						and	335.4	340.5	5.1	0.64
	17-191			705800	5491700	from	63.8	64.9	1.1	0.59
						and	80.5	87.5	7.0	0.61
	17-193			705525	5491600	from	94.5	99.0	4.5	0.5
						and	157.5	162.0	4.5	0.45
						and	223.5	226.5	3.0	0.45
						and	246.0	249.0	3.0	0.41
						and	255.0	264.0	9.0	0.45
						and	270.0	271.5	1.5	0.54
CONDUCTOR "E"	17-176	-70	360	705854	5490173	from	129.0	130.5	1.5	1.81

Notes:

Footages shown are core lengths in metres (m). True widths represent an estimated 90% of core lengths.

Highlighted drill results above from press releases February 22, April 3, May 8 and July 17 (2017)

*Main Porphyry Zones: drilling includes drill-holes in the center segment of the porphyry system, which covers the (Porphyry Zone, 20 Zone, 10 Zone, Central Zone & the new North Zone)

Contact

Mr. Joness Lang
Office: +1 416.682.2674
jlang@aurvistagold.com