Ecuador Gold Announces Filing of Updated Technical Report With Increased Resources, Shares-For-Debt Transaction and Private P...

Ecuador Gold & Copper Corp. (TSX VENTURE:EGX), (the "Company") is pleased to
announce that it has filed on SEDAR an updated technical report (the "Updated
Technical Report") on its Condor Gold and Copper Project dated effective March
24, 2014, reflecting the increased resources estimates to approximately 8.0
million ounces of gold in the indicated category at 0.56 g/t and 2.6 million
ounces of gold in the inferred category at 0.4 g/t previously announced in its
news release dated March 24, 2014. The Updated Technical Report is available
under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com.


The Company also wishes to announce that it has made arrangements to settle an
aggregate of up to US$928,115.33 (the "US Debt") and up to CDN$279,740.14 (the
"CDN Debt") in outstanding debt (the CDN Debt and the US Debt, together the
Debt), owed to creditors in connection with drilling and consulting services
provided to the Company.


The Company is proposing to settle the Debt by issuing an aggregate of up to
approximately 14,300,000 common shares (the "Shares") of the Company at a deemed
price of CDN$0.09 per Share. All Shares issued to settle the Debt will be
subject to four month hold period and the issuance of the Shares will be subject
to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"). 


In addition, the Company further wishes to announce that it also intends to
undertake a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of up to
11,111,112 units (the "Units") of the Company at a price of $0.09 per Unit for
gross proceeds of up to $1,000,000.


Each Unit will consist of one common share ("Share") of the Company and one half
of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each
Warrant allows the holder to acquire one additional common share (a "Warrant
Share") and is exercisable for a period of two years from the date of issuance
at a price of $0.12 per Warrant Share. The Company may pay finder's fees of up
to 6% of the gross proceeds and issue finder's warrants for up to 6% of the
number of the common shares sold under the Private Placement. The finder's
warrants will have the same terms as the Warrants except that they will be
non-transferable. The Units issued will be subject to a four-month hold period
from the date of issuance. The proceeds of this Private Placement will be used
for the advancement of the exploration and development expenses in relation to
the Company's Condor Gold and Copper Project and for additional working capital.
The Private Placement will be subject to Exchange approval.


Phil Jones, BAppSc (Geol), MAIG, MAusIMM, of Al Maynard and Associates prepared
the mineral resource estimate described above, as first announced in the
Company's news release on March 24, 2014. He is an independent qualified person,
as required by National Instrument 43-101 Standards for Disclosure for Mineral
Projects and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.


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.


Not for distribution to U.S. Newswire Services or for dissemination in the
United States. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a
violation of U.S. securities laws.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Glenn Laing
President & CEO
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]


CHF Investor Relations
Jeanny So, Senior Account Manager
Tel: [phone] ext. 231
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