Toronto Stock Exchange Commencing January 17, 2011

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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 13, 2011) - Continental Gold Limited ("Continental Gold" or the "Company") (TSX:CNL)(OTCBB:CGOOF) is pleased to announce that the warrants (the "Warrants") of the Company issued on September 16, 2010 are expected to commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") on January 17, 2011 under the symbol "CNL.WT". The Warrants are exercisable at a price of $7.50 until September 16, 2012. In the event that the closing price of the Company's common shares on the TSX is greater than $9.75 per share for a period of 20 consecutive trading days, the Company may accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants by giving notice to the holders thereof and in such case the Warrants will expire on the 30th day after the date on which such notice is given by the Company.



About Continental Gold Limited



Continental Gold Limited is an advanced-stage exploration company with eight gold projects covering approximately 166,207 hectares in Colombia. Spearheaded by a management team with over 40 years of exploration and mining experience in South America, the Company has begun an aggressive exploration program on its extensive portfolio of properties with a focus on its flagship high-grade gold project, Buritica and the highly prospective Berlin gold project. Additional details on the Buritica project and the rest of Continental Gold's suite of gold exploration properties is available at http://www.continentalgold.com/">www.ContinentalGold.com.