NSGold confirms significant gold, silver and base metal potential on its Cheticamp property

BEDFORD, NS, Aug. 1, 2012 /CNW/ - NSGold Corporation (TSXV: NSX) is pleased to report that stream sediment and grab samples from three of its seven exploration licences in the Cheticamp Highlands area of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia have provided encouraging results.

On the Fisset Brook exploration licences 9797 and 7755, rock samples returned values of up to 78.4 grams per tonne silver and 1.44 grams per tonne gold in an area not previously known to contain significant values of either element. Lead and zinc values greater than the detection limit of the ICP assay method, of 0.5% and 1% respectively, were also obtained, as well as antimony values up to 334 ppm. Sediment sampling from two streams on the property has provided a strong vector for further exploration on a section of the claims with no exposure, with values up to 137 parts per million ("ppm") copper, 163 ppm nickel, 145 ppm lead, 445 ppm zinc and 437 ppm arsenic.

On the Rocky Brook licence 09235, NSGold sampling returned values of up to 6.17 grams per tonne gold in an area of historic trenching. A previous limited drill program in this area was carried out by Noranda in 1990 and returned gold values up to 7.8 grams per tonne over 0.6 meters and a 3.6 meter interval assaying 1.05% lead, 2.74% zinc and 0.51% copper. Grab samples from trenching completed by Noranda returned values up to 17.8 grams per tonne gold. Several historic soil anomalies and an IP anomaly remain untested on this property.

Base metal and precious metal mineralization occurs in an altered meta-sedimentary sequence (mainly quartz-sericite schist with some chlorite schist) within altered volcanics. Numerous additional showings as well as two former producing mines (the Galena Lead/Zinc Mine and the Mountain Top Copper/Gold Mine) occur on nearby claims, also owned by NSGold, in a similar geological environment. NSGold has excellent claim coverage in these areas and is planning to undertake further evaluation work on all the exploration licences.

The rocks of the Cheticamp Highlands region are of the Aspy Terrane which correlates with the Gander and Dunnage Zones of Newfoundland, host to the Buchans area deposits, and the Miramichi Zone of north-central New Brunswick, host to the Bathurst area deposits.

Qualified Person

Perry MacKinnon P. Geo., Chief Geologist, for NSGold, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 has reviewed the information provided in this news release.

About NSGold

NSGold Corporation is a mineral exploration company actively exploring for gold in Nova Scotia, Canada. NSGold's principal property is the Mooseland Gold Property. NSGold's shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol NSX.

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