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Midway Gold Builds Operations Team for Nevada Gold Projects


Denver, CO US, April 08, 2011 /FSC/ - Midway Gold Corp. (MDW - TSX Venture, MDW - NYSE - Amex),is pleased to announce the appointment of Roger G. Gross to the position of Vice President of Nevada Operations for its U.S. operating subsidiary.


"Midway is excited and pleased to add Roger to our team as he is a respected and experienced operator in the gold industry, and will bring immediate value to our Nevada projects and future growth of the Company," said Ken Brunk, President and COO of Midway. "Roger's level of technical expertise in operating mines will be valuable and important to our shareholders. He will be based locally at our regional office in Ely, Nevada, and will lead our development and construction team in executing the anticipated feasibility study and mine plan for the Pan project."


Mr. Gross holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mining Engineering from the School of Mines and Engineering at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana and throughout his 29 year career has managed mining operations in the Western U.S. and around the world. Most recently, he was responsible for management of all business unit activities for American Colloid Company's mining operations in South Dakota and Nevada. Previously, he spent 15 years with Newmont Gold Company, where his range of activities included posts as mine manager of the Batu Hijau operation through the establishment of the Closure and Reclamation business unit in Nevada. Prior to Newmont, he served in positions as mine engineer, foreman and superintendent for a number of precious metals companies, including Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold, Bond International Gold, Western Energy Company, and the Energy Development Company. Mr. Gross has extensive experience in financial evaluation, feasibility, permitting, engineering, construction, and mine operations management, including through the reclamation phase of operations.


Mr. Gross reports to Midway's Vice President of Project Development, Richard Moritz, and will be responsible for overseeing the development, construction and operation of the Company's projects in Nevada, principally Pan and Gold Rock in White Pine County and the Midway Project in Nye County.


At Pan, a reverse circulation drilling program is currently underway to follow up on results of last year's diamond core drilling program, to potentially upgrade inferred resources to higher categories and to explore for open mineralization at depth and along strike at North and South Pan. At the Midway Project, a diamond core drilling program is also in progress to further define additional vein-like structures identified from earlier drilling.


Midway's Nevada operations are based from its regional office located in Ely, Nevada.


Further to the Company's press release dated April 1, 2011, Midway wishes to clarify that while the March, 2005 NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Midway Project was prepared by Mine Development Associates of Reno, Nevada, the reported resource estimate contained in that report was prepared by and is the responsibility of an independent contractor to Midway, Maptek/KRJA Systems Inc. of Lakewood, Colorado.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Kenneth A. Brunk"

Kenneth A. Brunk, Director, President and COO


About Midway Gold Corp.


Midway Gold Corp. is a precious metals company with a vision to explore, design, build and operate mines in a manner accountable to all stakeholders while producing an acceptable return to its shareholders. For more information about Midway, please visit our website at http://www.midwaygold.com/">www.midwaygold.com or contact R.J. Smith, Manager of Corporate Administration, at (877) 475-3642 (toll-free).