VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Feb. 23, 2016) – Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MLN) (“Marlin” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce its intention to commence a normal course issuer bid (the “NCIB“), subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSX-V“). The Company intends to purchase, from time to time as it considers advisable over the 12-month period of the NCIB program, an aggregate of 2,000,000 common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Common Shares“), representing approximately 1.73% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares and approximately 8.79% of the Company’s “public float” (as such term is defined under the TSX-V Corporate Finance Manual).