Comstock Announces Resignation of President & CEO

April 5, 2016

Vancouver, BC – Comstock Metals Ltd. (TSX-V: CSL) (“CSL” or the “Company”) announces that Ehsan Dana has resigned as President & CEO and as a Director of the Company, effective April 4th, 2016. The Company would like to thank Mr. Dana for his services to the Company. Rasool Mohammad will assume the role of interim President & CEO.

Douglas Turnbull, P.Geo., a Qualified Professional as defined by National Instrument 43-101 has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this press release.

About Comstock Metals Ltd.

Comstock Metals Ltd. is an exploration company with its flagship QV Property, which covers 16,335 hectares (40,364 acres) within the White Gold district of the Yukon Territory, about 70 kilometres south of Dawson City. To date, the Company has completed 3,400 metres of drilling in 17 drill holes at the VG Zone and in July of 2014 announced an Inferred mineral resource at the VG Zone of 4.4 million tonnes grading 1.65 g/t Au containing 230,000 ounces of gold at a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off (See July 8, 2014 News Release). The VG Deposit remains open in all directions and is situated proximal to other untested sub- parallel structures. The Stewart and Shadow zones peripheral to the VG zone provide additional blue-sky potential. Comstock also owns early stage uranium claims in Saskatchewan.

For more information about Comstock Metals Ltd., please go to www.comstock-metals.com or contact: Rasool Mohammad

Interim President & CEO, Director

COMSTOCK METALS LTD.
Phone: (604) 639-4533
Email: info@comstock-metals.com

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