Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. announced the appointment of Lembit Janes to its Board of Directors. Mr. Janes brings to the Board an impressive business background. As a long-term shareholder of the Company, he comes to the Board with a solid understanding of the Company's development.

With his expertise in finance and governance, and as an investor in mining companies, the Board anticipates he will be able to make an immediate contribution, as the Company advances the Spanish Mountain gold project. Currently Mr. Janes is a Trustee and the largest Unitholder in SIR Royalty Income Fund. He was Chair and CEO of Janes Family Foods, for 35 years, until its sale in 2012.

A resident of Toronto, Mr. Janes holds an undergraduate degree from McGill University and an MBA from York University. He is a former triathlete who competed in the Iron Man Triathlon in Hawaii.