 DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Midway Gold Corp. (TSX and NYSE-MKT: MDW) (the Company or Midway) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Brad Blacketor to the Midway team as Chief Financial Officer, effective December 5.<br /><br />Ken Brunk, Midways President and CEO stated, First, we would like to thank Fritz Schaudies for his services as interim CFO. We are also very excited to welcome Brad to the Midway team. His hands on approach and teamwork mentality will be a great addition as we grow as an emerging gold producer. We are confident that Brads many years of financial experience in the mining industry will be valuable to the completion of financing on the Pan project, and we look forward to his leadership as we approach first gold production in 2014.<br /><br />Mr. Blacketor brings over 20 years of mining industry financial experience to the Midway team. Prior to joining Midway, Brad was CFO of Gold Resource Corporation, CFO of Bear Creek Mining Corporation and CFO of Metallica Resources Inc. (MRB) for 11 years as they made the transition from exploration to production. Brad is also a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for Kaminak Gold Corporation. Mr. Blacketor holds a B.S. in Business Administration with distinction from Indiana University as well as an MBA from Colorado State University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant registered in Colorado. <br /><br /> About Midway Gold Corp.<br /><br />Midway Gold Corp. is a precious metals company with a vision to explore, design, build and operate gold mines in a manner accountable to all stakeholders while assuring return on shareholder investments. For more information about Midway, please visit our website at www.midwaygold.com or contact Jaime Wells, Investor Relations Analyst, at (877) 475-3642 (toll-free).<br /><br />Neither the TSX Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Exchange) nor the NYSE MKT accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. 