TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 6, 2016) - Detour Gold Corporation (TSX:DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") plans to release its first quarter 2016 operating and financial results after markets close on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, followed by a conference call the next morning. The Company will hold its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, May 5, 2016.

First Quarter 2016 Results and Conference Call

A conference call and webcast will be held at 10:00 AM ET on Thursday, April 28, 2016 to discuss the first quarter operational and financial results.

Webcast access: available on the Company's website at www.detourgold.com

Telephone access:

• Toll-free (North America): 1-800-319-4610
• Toronto local and international: 416-915-3239

A playback will be available until May 31, 2016 by dialing 604-674-8052 or 1-855-669-9658 within Canada and the United States, using pass code 00370. The webcast and presentation slides will be archived on the Company's website.

Annual General and Special Meeting

Detour Gold's Annual General and Special Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 2:00 PM in St. Andrew's Hall (27^th Floor) of the St. Andrew's Club & Conference Centre at 150 King Street West in Toronto.

About Detour Gold

Detour Gold is an intermediate gold producer in Canada that holds a 100% interest in the Detour Lake mine, a long life large-scale open pit operation. Detour Gold's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol DGC.