/EINPresswire.com/ -- TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 11/06/15 -- Nighthawk Gold Corp. ("Nighthawk" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NHK) announces that Dr. Michael Byron, the Company's Chief Geologist, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Concurrently, David Wiley has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of Nighthawk.

The Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. Wiley for his contributions throughout his tenure and wish him well in his future endeavours. Dr. Byron commented: "It has been a pleasure working with Dave over the past few years, highlighted by the Colomac acquisition and its advancement from a conceptual idea to a multi-million ounce gold deposit. I am looking forward to the challenges ahead as we continue our progression of this tremendous asset."

Nighthawk Gold Corp.

Nighthawk is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on acquiring and developing gold mineral properties in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Its primary land position covers 229,791 acres or 930 square kilometres in the Indin Lake Gold Camp, located approximately 220 kilometres north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

For more information about the Company, please visit www.nighthawkgold.com.

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Contacts:
Nighthawk Gold Corp.
Michael Byron, PhD., PGeo
President & CEO, Chief Geologist
(416) 628-5940
(416) 628-5911 (FAX)
mbyron@nighthawkgold.com
www.nighthawkgold.com

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