AndeanGold Announces Final Settlement of Indebtedness by Issuance of Shares

AndeanGold Announces Final Settlement of Indebtedness by Issuance of Shares
  
 

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Apr 17, 2014) - AndeanGold Ltd. ("the Company" or "AndeanGold") (TSX-VENTURE:AAU)(LMA:AAU) is pleased to announce that, further to the Company's news release, dated March 31, 2014, the Company has settled in full, indebtedness in the aggregate amount of $398,225.55 with creditors by the conversion thereof into 7,964,511 common shares ("Shares") of the Company at a price of $0.05 per share in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") and effective as of April 17, 2014, such indebtedness has been extinguished.

In accordance with securities legislation currently in effect, the Shares will be subject to a "hold period" of four months plus one day from the date of issuance.

The Company further announces that the Exchange has extended the deadline for completion of the previously announced non-brokered private placement of $1,000,000 (news release of March 25, 2014) from April 10, 2014 to May 10, 2014. The placement consists of up to 20,000,000 units at $0.05 per unit, and two initial tranches for an aggregate of $690,382.15 have closed.

Each unit consists of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant which is exercisable by the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $0.07 within 18 months from closing.

About AndeanGold Ltd:

AndeanGold Ltd. is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and potential development of primarily precious metals properties, principally in Peru and Ecuador. The focus of the Company's exploration activities is presently in advancing its Urumalqui Project, as well as pursuing mineral property acquisitions, in Peru. In Ecuador, the Company's activities have been limited to administrative and legal matters due to the Mining Mandate issued by the Ecuador Constituent Assembly on April 18, 2008. In November 2009, President Correa signed the Mining Regulations into law pursuant to the requirements of the new Mines Law, which was passed in January 2009. This was the final legal precursor to the re-initiation of exploration and mining development in Ecuador. The Company has been issued new mining titles under the new Mines law to its three key Ecuadorian projects and has filed the requisite documents with the Ministry of Non-Renewable Natural Resources and Ministry of Environment ("MRNNR") in support of the Company's request to renew exploration programs on its key projects in Ecuador. In September 2012, the Company received authorization from the MRNNR to renew exploration programs on its Curiplaya Project.

Please refer to AndeanGold's website at www.andeangoldltd.com for further information on the Company's projects and activities.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors of ANDEANGOLD LTD.

Anthony F. Ciali, President, CEO and Director

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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