Premier Gold Mines Limited provided an update on exploration drilling completed in 2018 at the Company's South Arturo Property located in the Carlin Trend of Nevada. The South Arturo Property is a Carlin-style gold deposit that hosts mineralization within the Silurian-aged Bootstrap Limestone at the contact with the Rodeo Creek Formation. The property is a joint venture between Premier (40% ownership) and operator Barrick Gold Exploration Inc., which processes ore at their Goldstrike facility located 5 km to the south. Drilling was focused on near-surface mineralization, potentially amenable to heap leach processing and higher-grade mineralization at depth. Highlights include: 25.9 m of 5.84 g/t Au (BD18-05C) in the East Dee Target including 10.7 m of 8.39 g/t Au; 21.3 m of 4.50 g/t Au (BD18-06) in the East Dee Target including 10.7 m of 8.27 g/t Au; 21.3 m of 6.52 g/t Au (BD18-08C) in the East Dee Target including 4.6 m of 12.78 g/t Au; and 153.6 m of 1.36 g/t Au (BD18-18C) in the Phase 3 Open Pit target area. In 2019, processing of ore stockpiled from the Phase 2 pit will continue with efforts now shifted towards developing two new mining initiatives on the property; the Phase 1 open-pit and the El Nino underground mine. Both operations are now under construction with initial production from El Nino expected late in the year 2019. Phase 1 Open Pit – East Dee Target: Construction of the Phase 1 open-pit is underway with heap leach material stockpiled for potential future processing. Engineering designs for the heap leach option will be reviewed in 2019 and, if approved, construction of the facility is anticipated beginning in 2020. Several holes were also drilled to test East Dee, an attractive target located immediately east of the Phase 1 pit that has the potential to become a new mining centre on the property. An infill drill program is planned for 2019. Phase 3 Project: Phase 3 is a future open-pit development opportunity at South Arturo with the 2018 drill program targeting primarily heap leach mineralization. The program suggests the potential to expand mineralization beyond the currently modeled pit shell and work in 2019 will focus on de-risking this potential future phase of mining including additional metallurgical characterization on heap leach material. Highlights include: 1.36 g/t Au across 153.6 m in hole BD18-18C; 1.34 g/t Au across 24.4 m in hole BD18-19C; 1.32 g/t Au over 21.3 m in hole BD18-14C; and 0.95 g/t Au over 18.3 m in hole BD18-16C.