NEW YORK, April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Chesapeake Gold Corp.  (TSX-V: CKG; OTCQX: CHPGF), a precious metals exploration company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Marketplace.

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Chesapeake begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "CHPGF." U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased to welcome Chesapeake to the family of established, global and growth companies on the OTCQX marketplace," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group.  "Trading on OTCQX will provide Chesapeake's U.S. shareholders transparent trading and convenient access to its news and financial disclosure so they can more easily analyze, value and trade its securities. We look forward to supporting the company in its continued growth."

Dorsey & Whitney LLP serves as Chesapeake's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing professional guidance on OTCQX requirements and U.S. securities laws.

Chesapeake is focused on the exploration and development of precious metals projects in North America. Chesapeake's major project is its 100%-owned Metates gold-silver-zinc deposit located in Durango state, Mexico. Metates hosts one of the largest undeveloped gold, silver and zinc reserves in the world.

About OTC Markets Group Inc.OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCM) operates Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces for 10,000 U.S. and global securities. Through our OTC Link® ATS, we directly link a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services for a wide spectrum of securities. We organize these securities into marketplaces to inform investors of opportunities and risks: the OTCQX® Best Marketplace; the OTCQB® Venture Marketplace; and the OTC Pink® Open Marketplace. Our data-driven platform enables investors to easily trade through the broker of their choice at the best possible price and empowers a broad range of companies to improve the quality and availability of information for their investors. To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient financial marketplaces, visit www.otcmarkets.com.

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Media Contact:Saskia Sidenfaden, OTC Markets Group Inc., +1 (212) 896-4428, saskia@otcmarkets.com

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