TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 27, 2013) - Mahdia Gold Corp. ("Mahdia" or the "Company") (CNSX:MGD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andre J Douchane as President and CEO. Mr Douchane was announced as a consultant to the Company on December 13, 2012 and is a seasoned mining executive with over 40 years of experience in the mining industry with a solid track record of successfully bringing development projects into production. He replaces Interim CEO Donald Gordon.

"We are pleased to have such an experienced individual as Andre to step up his involvement to lead MAHDIA": said Alan Zaakir, Chairman of MAHDIA GOLD. Mr. Douchane was also appointed to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Douchane is a mining engineer with a wide variety of operating and management experience. He has held various senior executive positions over the past 20 years with responsibilities in North and South America and Australia. Most recently Mr. Douchane was interim CEO for North American Palladium where he continues as a director.

Mr. Douchane stated "Our initial focus will be to get a large scale placer operation up and running and then begin a feasibility study on milling options for the large low-grade stockpile and surrounding surface mineral potential".

In addition to replacing Mr. Gordon as CEO, the reorganization included Mr. David Bending stepping down as President and being appointed the Executive Vice President of Exploration: Mr. Ted Ens was confirmed as the Executive Vice President of Operations and has resigned from the board due to time commitments. The board remains otherwise unchanged but now with three independent Directors.

"We have reorganized the Board and senior management so that our focus in the near term is on the placer operation and development of future milling scenarios": said Mr. Zaakir. I would also like to thank Mr. David Bending for his service as President, Mr. Ted Ens for his service on the Board, and Mr. Donald Gordon for assisting the Company as Interim CEO.

For additional information including a photo library showing the advancement of activities at the Omai mine site please visit the Company's website at [ www.mahdiagold.com ].

About Mahdia Gold Corp.

Mahdia is a Canadian-based gold exploration company with active gold prospects in Guyana, South America.

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