VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Feb. 13, 2017) – MX Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MXL)(FRANKFURT:ODV)(OTCQX:MXLGF) (the “Company” or “MX Gold”) is pleased to announce the entry into a binding option agreement with American Metal Mining S.A. de C.V. (“AMM”) whereby, upon certain scheduled payments totaling US$1,525,000, the Company will acquire 50% of the shares of a private Mexican corporation that holds the IDS Project. The IDS Project consists of a past-producing gold smelter, three acres of land situate around the smelter, and various equipment and permits associated therewith. Upon advancement of the initial payment of US$650,000, the Company was granted a 49.5% net profit participating interest in the IDS Project that will remain until option exercise, provided that all payments are made by the Company in accordance with the option agreement.