Rye Patch Gold Corp (TSX VENTURE:RPM)(OTCQX:RPMGF)(FRANKFURT:5TN) (the
"Company") reports on the legal dispute between the Company and its wholly-owned
Nevada subsidiary Rye Patch Gold US Inc. against Coeur Rochester, Inc. ("CRI") a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Idaho's Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation. In order to
complete the trial, a two-week time frame is estimated. The District Court's
calendar shows the earliest available consecutive two-week period starts on
September 16, 2013; however, Rye Patch Gold US Inc.'s legal counsel will confer
with the court to seek an earlier trial date.


Rye Patch Gold US Inc. is awaiting the outcome of several pending motions before
the Sixth District Court including its motion for preliminary injunction, and a
motion for partial summary judgment. In addition, Rye Patch Gold US Inc.
petitioned the Nevada Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to revoke the
appointment of the special master. Rye Patch Gold US Inc. asserts the
appointment of the special master is not authorized under the Nevada Rules for
Civil Procedure. The Nevada Supreme Court has issued a stay of the order
appointing the special master and has directed CRI to respond.


Last fall, Rye Patch Gold US Inc. located unpatented lode mining claims on open
federally owned public lands of the United States of America. The federal lands
became open for the staking of unpatented lode mining claims on September 1,
2011, because CRI did not pay the time-sensitive, mandatory unpatented claim
maintenance fee. The result of CRI's failure was, its former 541 unpatented lode
mining claims were forfeited and void as a matter of law, and the public lands
became open for the location of unpatented lode mining claims by United States
citizens.


CRI received documentation from the United States Bureau of Land Management
issuing its letter officially declaring CRI's former 541 unpatented lode mining
claims forfeited and void as a matter of law. CRI's parent corporation, Coeur
d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE), in its 10-K reported that CRI failed to
pay the mandatory claim maintenance fees causing their mining claims - the
former 541 unpatented lode mining claims - to be void. 


Since the federal lands were open to mineral location by all United States
citizens, including Rye Patch Gold US Inc., for 56 days, Rye Patch Gold US Inc.
began staking the 402 LH unpatented lode mining claims on the open federal
lands. The claim staking commenced on October 27, 2011, and all monumentation
was completed by November 21, 2011. In late November 2011, Rye Patch Gold US
Inc. contacted CRI to notify them the 402 LH unpatented lode mining claims had
been staked. CRI's response was to overstake the senior 402 LH unpatented lode
mining claims with a junior set of claims denoted as the N unpatented lode
mining claims; hence the lawsuit. In 2012, an additional 11 unpatented lode
mining claims were staked on open lands bringing Rye Patch Gold US Inc.'s total
number of unpatented lode mining claims to 413 for the Rochester project.


Rye Patch Gold US Inc. controls over 100 square kilometres (40 sq. miles) along
the Oreana trend. The Rochester Property - LH and OG Claims - cover over 30
square kilometres (7,500 acres) in 413 unpatented lode mining claims. 


The Company is a Tier 1, Nevada-focused and discovery-driven company seeking to
build a sizeable inventory of gold and silver resource assets in the mining
friendly state of Nevada, USA. The Company's seasoned management team is engaged
in the acquisition, exploration, and development of quality resource-based gold
and silver projects. Rye Patch Gold US Inc. is developing gold and silver
resources along the emerging Oreana trend, located in west-central Nevada, and
is exploring 66 square kilometres along the Cortez trend near Barrick's two new
gold discoveries. The Company has established gold and silver resource
milestones and time frames in order to build a premier resource development
company. For more information about the Company, please visit our website at
www.ryepatchgold.com.


On behalf of the Board of Directors

William C. (Bill) Howald, CEO & President 

This news release contains forward-looking statements, which address future
events and conditions, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The
Company's actual results, programs and financial position could differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result
of numerous factors, some of which may be beyond the Company's control. These
factors include: the availability of funds, the financial position of Rye Patch
to pursue legal undertakings; the outcome of legal action relating to the
Rochester property and the LH unpatented claims, the timing and content of work
programs; results of exploration activities and development of mineral
properties, the interpretation of drilling results and other geological data,
the uncertainties of resource and reserve estimations, receipt and security of
mineral property titles; project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and
expenses, fluctuations in metal prices; currency fluctuations; and general
market and industry conditions. Litigation is inherently uncertain and factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements include unexpected judicial findings of fact,
previously unknown facts arising, and decisions which depart from past legal
precedent and similar events.


Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the
Company's management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used
in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the
time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance
should not be placed on forward-looking statements.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Rye Patch Gold Corp.
(604) 638-1588
(604) 638-1589 (FAX)
info@ryepatchgold.com
www.ryepatchgold.com
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