Premier Gold Mines Limited Reports Preliminary Consolidated Production Results for the Second Quarter and Year to Date Ended June 30, 2018; Revises Production Guidance for the Year 2018

Premier Gold Mines Limited (Premier) is a Canada-based mineral exploration company focused on exploring for and developing gold deposits within North America. The principal projects in which Premier holds an interest are the Trans-Canada Property, which includes the Hardrock project and the Brookbank project; McCoy-Cove Project, Lander County, Nevada, and South Arturo Mine, Elko County, Nevada. The Trans-Canada Property is located in northern Ontario, Canada, approximately 200 kilometers northeast of Thunder Bay, and consists of three contiguous blocks comprising over 360 patented mining claims and 676 unpatented mining claims covering an aggregate area of over 28,550.64 hectares. The Cove Project is located in Lander County in north-central Nevada within the Battle Mountain-Eureka mineral trend sitting within the Fish Creek Range, approximately 32 miles south-west of the town of Battle Mountain. The South Arturo Mine is located approximately 48 kilometers northwest of Carlin, Nevada.