RYE PATCH GOLD INCREASES HAULAGE CAPACITY AT FLORIDA CANYON Mine Advances Expansion Plans

Vancouver, British Columbia, August 18, 2017 – Rye Patch Gold Corp. (TSX.V: RPM; OTCQX: RPMGF; FWB: 5TN) (the “Company” or “Rye Patch”) announced today that it has secured financing for the purchase of four additional Caterpillar 785C haul trucks for a total of US $3.67 million dollars, growing the Florida Canyon truck fleet to fifteen.