SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1

FORM 51-102F3

MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT

Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (the “Company”)
Suite 610-815 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 1B4

April 17, 2020

A news release was issued and disseminated via GLOBE NEWSWIRE by the Company on April 17, 2020.

On April 17, 2020, the Company announced that it had entered into an at-the-market Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with BMO Capital Markets (“BMO”), to establish an at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program”). The Company intends to issue up to CDN$14,875,000 of common shares (“Common Shares”) under the ATM Program. The Common Shares will be issued from treasury to the public from time to time, at the Company s discretion. Any Common Shares sold under the ATM Program will be sold at the prevailing market price at the time of sale, when sold through the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) or any other existing trading market for the Common Shares in the United States.

On April 17, 2020, the Company announced that it had entered into the Equity Distribution Agreement with BMO, to establish the ATM Program. The Company intends to issue up to CDN$14,875,000 of Common Shares under the ATM Program. The Common Shares will be issued from treasury to the public from time to time, at the Company s discretion. Any Common Shares sold under the ATM Program will be sold at the prevailing market price at the time of sale, when sold through the NYSE American or any other existing trading market for the Common Shares in the United States. Sales under the ATM Program will be commenced at the Company s discretion, and the net proceeds of any sales of Common Shares under the ATM Program will be used to fund the work program on the Company s Railroad-Pinion Project recommended in the technical report with an effective date of February 13, 2020, entitled “South Railroad Project NI 43-101 Technical Report, Updated Preliminary Feasibility Study, Carlin Trend, Nevada, USA”, prepared by M3 Engineering & Technology Corporation, and for general corporate purposes.

Under the Equity Distribution Agreement, sales of Common Shares will be made through “at-the-market distributions” as defined in National Instrument 44-102 - Shelf Distributions on the NYSE American or on any other existing trading market for the Common Shares in the United States. No Common Shares will be offered or sold in Canada under the ATM Program. The Company is not obligated to make any sales of Common Shares under the Equity Distribution Agreement. The offering of Common Shares pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (a) the sale of all of the Common Shares subject to the Equity Distribution Agreement, (b) the termination of the Equity Distribution Agreement by BMO, or the Company, as permitted therein, or (c) September 3, 2020. The Company will pay BMO a commission rate of up to 2.0% of the aggregate

gross proceeds from each sale of Common Shares and has agreed to provide BMO with customary indemnification and contribution rights. The Company will also reimburse BMO for certain specified expenses in connection with entering into the Equity Distribution Agreement.

The ATM Program is being made pursuant to a prospectus supplement to the Company’s base shelf prospectus dated August 3, 2018, included in the Company’s existing U.S. registration statement on Form F-10. The prospectus supplement relating to the ATM Program has been filed with the securities commissions in each of the provinces of Canada and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

There are no significant facts required to be disclosed herein which have been omitted.

For further information, please contact:

Glenn Kumoi
VP General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
(778) 892-2502
glenn@goldstandardv.com

April 24, 2020

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This material change report contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements about the ATM Program, including the number of Common Shares sold in connection thereto, the use of proceeds from the ATM Program, the commission paid to BMO, the reimbursement of BMO for certain expenses, and the termination of the Equity Distribution Agreement are forward looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risk factors affecting the Company include, among others: the results from our exploration programs, global financial conditions, the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and volatility of capital markets, uncertainty regarding the availability of additional capital, fluctuations in commodity prices; title matters; and the additional risks identified in our filings with Canadian securities regulators on SEDAR in Canada (available at www.sedar.com) and with the SEC on EDGAR (available at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml). These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.