Emgold Closes CDN US$250,000 Private Placement

Vancouver, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 18 2014 / Emgold Mining Corporation (the "Company" or "Emgold") has closed Tranche 3 of a previously announced private placement (see July 11, 2014 press release) for gross proceeds of CDN$250,000. The private placement involves the issuance of 5,000,000 units ("Units") to Rawhide Mining LLC at a price of CDN$0.05 per Unit. The private placement is the third and final tranche of a CDN$1.0 million private placement that is part of a series of transactions related to the Company's Buckskin Rawhide East Property. Each Unit consists of one common share (a "Share") of the Company and one half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant (each full warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles RMC to purchase, for a period of 24 months, one additional Share at a price of CDN$0.10. The Shares and any Shares issuable on the exercise of Warrants, are subject to a minimum hold period of four months plus one day, expiring November 19, 2014. No finder's fees were paid as part of this private placement.

The proceeds of the private placement will be used for the acquisition of the remaining 25% of the Buckskin Rawhide East Property and for general working capital. The securities issued pursuant to the private placement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.

On behalf of the Board of Directors
David G. Watkinson, P.Eng.
President & CEO

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This release was prepared by the Company's management. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as the term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company's filings that are available at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.emgold.com.

Statements with respect to the use of proceeds of the disposition may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in or that may be inferred from the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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SOURCE: Emgold Mining Corporation