of Brigus' Proxy Proposals

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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Business Wire) -- Brigus Gold Corp. ("Brigus" or the "Company") (TSX: BRD) (NYSE Amex:
BRD) announces that Institutional Shareholder Services' Proxy Advisory
Services ("ISS") has issued a Proxy Alert on May 13, 2011 recommending
approval of all proxy items proposed at the Company's Special and Annual
Meeting of Shareholders on May 27, 2011.




In the Proxy Alert, ISS amended its recommendations to a vote of "For"
on Proposal 3 to approve the Company's Amended Stock Option Plan
("Amended Plan") and Proposal 4 to approve continuance of the Company
from the Yukon Business Corporations Act to the Canada Business
Corporations Act ("CBCA") and adoption of the new by law. This was the
result of the changes Brigus made to improve its Amended Plan and by law
related to the continuance to CBCA. These changes are described in
Brigus' May 13, 2011 news release.




ISS also recommends a vote of "For" on Proposal 2 to approve the
proposed slate of seven directors of Brigus and on Proposal 1 to approve
the re-appointment of the Brigus' independent registered chartered
accountant and authorizing the Board of Directors to fix its
remuneration.




Financial Reporting for Q1 2011




Brigus also announces that it plans to report its financial results
under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") for the
fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2011 by June 14, 2011, utilizing a
30-day extension permitted by the Canada Securities Administrators for
companies filing their first IFRS financial report.




About Brigus Gold




Brigus is a growing gold producer committed to maximizing shareholder
value through a strategy of efficient production, targeted exploration
and select acquisitions. The Company operates the wholly owned Black Fox
Mine and Mill in the Timmins Gold District of Ontario, Canada. The Black
Fox Complex encompasses the Black Fox Mine and adjoining properties, as
well as the Black Fox Mill, in the Township of Black River-Matheson,
Ontario, Canada. Brigus is also advancing the Goldfields Project located
near Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada, which hosts the Box and Athona
gold deposits. In Mexico, Brigus Gold has a letter of intent to sell 75%
of its Ixhuatan silver-gold project located in the state of Chiapas. In
the Dominican Republic, Brigus has a joint venture covering three
mineral exploration projects.








Brigus Gold Corp.Jennifer Nicholson, Vice President, Investor
Relations902-422-1421ir@brigusgold.comorWendy
Yang, Vice President303-524-3203