Vancouver, British Columbia, November 6, 2007 ? Peak Gold Ltd. (PIK:TSX-V) (?Peak
Gold?) announced today, further to its previously announced offering (the ?Offering?) of special
warrants (the ?Special Warrants?) on October 30, 2007, amended terms of the Offering co-led by
GMP Securities L.P., Canaccord Capital Corporation and CIBC World Markets Inc. and
including Genuity Capital Markets Inc., Orion Securities Inc., Brant Securities Limited,
Paradigm Capital Inc. and PI Financial Corporation (the ?Underwriters?). The Underwriters
have agreed to sell 300 million special warrants of Peak Gold (the ?Special Warrants?) at a price
of $0.75 per Special Warrant to raise aggregate gross proceeds of $225 million. Each Special
Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to receive one unit of Peak Gold (a ?Unit?) on the exercise
or deemed exercise of the Special Warrant at any time after the closing of the Offering for no
additional consideration. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of Peak Gold (a
?Common Share?) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common
share purchase warrant, a ?Warrant?). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one
additional Common Share at a price of $0.90 until the date that is five years from the closing of
the Offering. Net proceeds from the Offering will be used for future acquisitions and general corporate
purposes, including working capital. Peak Gold will use its reasonable best efforts to file a prospectus qualifying the distribution of
the Common Shares and Warrants and to have a decision document for a final prospectus issued
by the securities commissions in Canada within 90 days after the closing of the Offering. If the
decision document for the final prospectus is not issued within such time, Peak Gold will
continue to use its reasonable best efforts to have such decision document issued as soon as
possible thereafter and each Special Warrant outstanding at such time will, on exercise or
deemed exercise, entitle the holder thereof to acquire one Unit and an additional 0.1 of a
Common Share without further payment on the part of the holder. Closing of the Offering is scheduled to occur on or about November 21, 2007 and is subject to
certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals, including
the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and any other applicable securities regulatory
authorities. The Special Warrants to be sold under this Offering will be offered on a private placement basis
to UK, European and Canadian residents who are accredited investors under applicable securities
Legal*3048777.1 laws, and in the United States on a private placement basis pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ?U.S.
Securities Act?). The Special Warrants as well as the Common Shares and Warrants comprising
the Units will be subject to a four-month hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the
securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the
U.S. Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United
States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available. Peak Gold is a new intermediate gold producer with a strong foundation for growth. To learn
more about us, please visit our website at www.peakgold.com. The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This News Release contains ?forward looking statements?, within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities
legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future price of
gold and copper, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the
timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital expenditures, costs and timing of the
development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, permitting time lines, currency exchange rate
fluctuations, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks,
unanticipated reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally,
these forward looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as ?plans?,
?expects?, or ?does not expect?, ?is expected?, ?budget?, ?scheduled?, ?estimates?, ?forecasts?, ?intends?,
?anticipates?, or ?does not anticipate?, or ?believes?, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain
actions, events or results ?may?, ?could?, ?would?, ?might? or ?will? or ?will be taken?, ?occur? or ?be
achieved?. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Peak Gold to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks
related to the integration of acquisitions; risks related to international operations; actual results of current
exploration activities; actual results of current reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes
in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of gold and copper; possible variations in ore
reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant; equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents;
labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in
the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled
?Risk Factors? in Peak Gold?s Filing Statement dated April 2, 2007, available at www.sedar.com. Although Peak
Gold has attempted to identify important factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated,
estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. As actual results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with
applicable securities laws. For further information, please contact: Mélanie Hennessey
Vice President, Investor Relations
Peak Gold Ltd.
3110-666 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2X8
Telephone: (604) 696-4100
Fax: (604) 696-4110
e-mail: info@peakgold.com
website: www.peakgold.com | Vanguard Shareholder Solutions
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