Equinox Gold Announces Symbol Change on OTC Markets

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vancouver, BC – Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX-V:EQX) EQXGF ("Equinox Gold" or "the Company") announces that its trading symbols have been changed on the OTC Markets in the United States to match the Company's trading symbols on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada.

At market open today the Company's common shares and warrants will trade under the symbols "EQXGF" and "EQXWF", respectively, on the OTC Markets. Equinox Gold's common shares and warrants will continue trading under the symbols "EQX" and "EQX.WT", respectively, on the TSX Venture Exchange.

On behalf of the Board of Equinox Gold Corp.

"Christian Milau"

CEO & Director

About Equinox Gold

Equinox Gold is a Canadian mining company with a multi-million-ounce gold resource base, near-term and growing gold production from two past-producing mines in Brazil and California, and a long-term growth platform with a diverse portfolio of gold and copper assets in North and South America. Construction is underway at the Company's Aurizona project in Brazil with the objective of pouring gold by year-end 2018, and a prefeasibility study is underway at the Company's Castle Mountain project in California with the objective of restarting production. Further information about Equinox Gold's current portfolio of assets and long-term growth strategy is available at www.equinoxgold.com or by email at ir@equinoxgold.com.

Equinox Gold Contacts

Christian Milau, CEO
Rhylin Bailie, Vice President Investor Relations
Tel: +1 604-558-0560
Email: ir@equinoxgold.com

Cautionary Notes and Forward-looking Statements

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This document contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively "forward-looking statements"). The use of the words "will", "objective", "underway" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and/or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements since the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements, including assumptions made with regard to the Company's ability to complete construction at Aurizona and the timing to achieve production; the Company's ability to complete the Castle Mountain prefeasibility study and the ability to recommence production; and the Company's ability to achieve its expected growth and production potential. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligations to publicly update and/or revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of additional information, future events and/or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.