Vancouver, February 2, 2015 – Luna Gold Corp. (TSX-LGC) (LMA-LGC) (OTCQX-LGCUF) (“Luna” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Marc Leduc has been appointed as President, Chief Executive and a Director of the Company.

Mr. Leduc is a mining engineer and geologist with experience involving all aspects of the development, operations, planning and evaluation of mining projects. He has led technical teams in the design, operation and construction of large mines, heap leach (including valley-fill heap leach) and tailings facilities in the United States, Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Armenia. Mr. Leduc has also worked in the area of complex metallurgy, site water management and heap planning, and has used innovative solutions to solve environmental concerns at different sites around the world. In Peru, Mr. Leduc worked for Barrick Gold as Chief Engineer for the design, construction and initial operation of the Pierina valley-fill heap leach gold mine and, until recently, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of Lydian International. With Lydian he led the team that completed the bankable feasibility study and government acceptance of the project’s Environmental Impact Statement. Mr. Leduc was President and COO of Bear Creek Mining for over 7 years and advanced both of their silver projects to feasibility level. Mr. Leduc holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology and a B.Sc. (Honours) degree in Mining Engineering, and is a Professional Engineer in Ontario and British Columbia and member of the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Commenting on the appointment of Mr. Leduc, Steve Krause, Chairman of Luna Gold said “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Mr. Leduc as the new Chief Executive Officer of Luna. We believe that Marc will be able to use his experience to help Luna optimize the value of the Aurizona gold mining operation and the Company’s Greenfields exploration properties.”

About Luna Gold Corp.
Luna is a gold production and exploration company engaged in the operation, discovery, and development of gold projects in Brazil. On behalf of the Board of Directors

LUNA GOLD CORP.
Steven Krause – Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Website: www.lunagold.com