Victoria Gold Corp. ("Victoria" or the "company") announced that Patrick Downey has agreed to stand for election as a director of the company at the upcoming annual general meeting of shareholders of the company. The AGM will be held on August 8, 2016. Mr. Downey has over 25 years of international experience in the resource industry. Most recently, Mr. Downey was the President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Elgin Mining Inc. Prior to joining Elgin Mining Inc., Mr. Downey held the position of President, CEO and Director of Aura Minerals Inc. He has held numerous senior engineering positions at several large scale gold mining operations and has also held operating positions at several mining projects for Anglo American Corporation in South Africa.