COMSTOCK MINING TO PRESENT AT THE NEW YORK CITY METALS & MINING CONFERENCE HOSTED BY JOHN TUMAZOS VERY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, LLC

Virginia City, NV (October 9, 2013) — Comstock Mining Inc. (“Comstock Mining” or “the Company”) (NYSE MKT: LODE), a producing, Nevada-based, gold and silver mining company, today announced that Mr. Corrado De Gasperis, President and CEO, will present on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at the Metals & Mining Conference hosted by John Tumazos Very Independent Research, LLC.  The conference will be held at the Westin New York Grand Central Hotel in New York City, where Mr. De Gasperis will also be available for 1 on 1 investor meetings.

The presentation will take place on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/vir12/ and will subsequently be available on the company’s investor relations website at http://www.comstockmining.com/investors/investor-library.

For more information about the conference or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Comstock Mining’s management, please contact Alicia Aydin, Manager of Operations, via email: alicia@veryindependentresearch.com

About Comstock Mining Inc.

Comstock Mining Inc. is a producing, Nevada-based, gold and silver mining company with extensive, contiguous property in the Comstock District. The Company began acquiring properties in the Comstock District in 2003. Since then, the Company has consolidated a significant portion of the Comstock District, amassed the single largest known repository of historical and current geological data on the Comstock region, secured permits, built an infrastructure and commenced production in 2012. The Company continues acquiring additional properties in the district, expanding its footprint and creating opportunities for further exploration and mining. The near term goal of our business plan is to deliver stockholder value by validating qualified resources (measured and indicated) and reserves (proven and probable) of at least 3,250,000 gold equivalent ounces from our first two resource areas, Lucerne and Dayton, achieve initial commercial mining and processing operations in the Lucerne Mine with annual production rates of approximately 20,000 gold equivalent ounces and significantly grow production through the commercial development and expansions of both the Lucerne and Dayton Mine plans.

Neither this press release nor any related calls or discussions constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.