Vancouver, B.C. - Kootenay Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KTN.V) is pleased to announce
that the Company has completed all necessary application processes and obtained regulatory
approval to change its name to "Kootenay Silver Inc." from "Kootenay Gold Inc.". The
Company's shares will trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the new name at market
open on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. The trading symbol of the Company will remain as
"KTN".
States Kootenay CEO, James McDonald, "We feel the name change to Kootenay Silver Inc.
better reflects our core assets as we continue to advance drilling and development on our
flagship Promontorio Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico.”
