Gold Standard Ventures Corp. announced that Larry Radford will be stepping down from his role as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Gold Standard effective March 21, 2022 to become the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) at Argonaut Gold Inc. Jeff Fuerstenau, currently Process Manager for Gold Standard, will assume local operational responsibilities in Nevada and Mark Laffoon, currently Project Director for Gold Standard, will assume project planning responsibilities. Currently Gold Standard's Process Manager, Mr. Fuerstenau has over 35 years of experience in the mining industry and was previously with Equinox Gold as the General Manager of the Mesquite mine, an open pit run-of-mine heap leach operation in Imperial County, California.

Currently Gold Standard's Project Director, Mr. Laffoon has over 40 years of experience in the mining industry, including significant time in Nevada with both Newmont and Barrick Gold.