VANCOUVER, B.C. – Chesapeake Gold Corp. (“Chesapeake” or the “Company”) (TSXV:CKG, OTCQX:CHPGF) is pleased to report the positive results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA“) for the Phase 1 mine plan (“Phase 1”) of the Metates gold-silver project in Durango, Mexico. Phase 1 evaluates the initial development of Metates as a low cost, scalable heap-leach operation. The PEA demonstrates robust project economics with optionality for expansion into a significantly larger operation. The PEA was prepared by M3 Engineering & Technology of Tucson, Arizona (“M3”) with input from other prominent industry consultants.