Tagish announces grant of stock options

RICHMOND, BC, April 1 /CNW/ - Tagish Lake Gold Corp., (TSX-V: TLG) ("Tagish" or the "Company") announces the grant of stock options to the directors and officers to purchase an aggregate of 11,981,720 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.10 per share for a term of five years.

The options were granted pursuant to the Company's stock option plan. The grant of the stock options is subject to any necessary approvals from the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Tagish Lake Gold Corp.

Tagish Lake Gold Corp. explores for and develops high grade gold-silver mineral deposits in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The Company is currently focused on its wholly owned, 178 km(2) Skukum Mineral District located 80 km by road south of Whitehorse. The Skukum Mineral District hosts the Skukum Creek gold-silver deposit, the Goddell Gully and the Mt. Skukum gold deposits. For further information, visit the Company's website at www.tagishgold.com.

Tagish Lake Gold Corp.

Graham Dickson, CEO and President

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 news release.

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For further information: TAGISH LAKE GOLD CORP., 2210 - 21331 Gordon Way, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, V6W 1J9