Delta Gold Reports Amendment to Imperial Option Agreement and Announces New Appointments

VANCOUVER, March 25, 2013 /CNW/ - Delta Gold Corporation ("Delta") (TSXV: DLT) is pleased to report that the option agreement with Goldcorp Inc., which granted the Company the option to acquire the Imperial Project, has been amended.

The Imperial Project is a significant gold deposit at the feasibility and permitting stage, and is located in Imperial County, California.

Effective March 19, 2013, the Imperial Project option agreement was amended to extend the term of the option from June 6, 2017, to December 31, 2017, and all share option payments and work expenditure obligations that were required to be completed by June 6th of each applicable calendar year are now required to be completed by December 31st of each applicable calendar year. The amendment was agreed, without cost to Delta, to reflect the time taken to execute Delta's listing on the TSX.V, which took place on February 19, 2013.


Delta is also pleased to announce the following appointments:

Effective March 15, 2013, John Budreski, a founding director of the company, was appointed as chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Budreski replaces Mr. Colin Benner who is also a founding director of Delta and has been chairman since Delta's inception in 2009. Mr. Benner will continue to act as a director of the company, but has decided to step down as chairman in response to other professional and personal demands on his time.

Effective April 1, 2013, Richard Godfrey will be appointed VP Finance & CFO of Delta. Mr. Godfrey has over 30 years' of domestic and international experience in the mining industry. He has senior financial experience in corporate, project and operational accounting, finance, strategic planning and acquisitions, public reporting and compliance. Most recently he was CFO of Capstone Mining Corp. and Sherwood Copper Corporation, VP Finance of EuroZinc Mining Corporation and Lundin Mining Corporation, and VP Finance & CFO Breakwater Resources Ltd. Mr. Godfrey replaces Harry Sutherland, Delta's founding VP Finance and CFO, who is stepping down to devote more time to his family and other personal interests.

Marco Romero, President & CEO, stated that "Colin and Harry have made valuable contributions to the development of Delta, and I would like to record my appreciation and the gratitude of the company for their hard work and dedication over the past four years. I am delighted that Colin is staying on as a director of Delta and warmly welcome Richard to the management team. The entire Delta team is also very pleased to see John assume a greater role in the development of our company".


On behalf of the Board of Directors Delta Gold Corporation

"Marco A. Romero"
President & CEO



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For further information:

please contact:
Delta Gold Corporation
Marco A. Romero, President & CEO
Tel: 604-681-2020 / Fax: 604-681-1011
info@deltagold.com