Scorpio Gold Reports Additional Results from 2014 Expansion Drilling at the Brodie Satellite Deposit, Mineral Ridge Project, Nevada
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2014) - Scorpio Gold Corp. ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGN) reports additional results from its 2014 satellite deposit drilling program at the 70% owned Mineral Ridge project, located in Nevada. The Brodie deposit lies southwest of the currently producing Drinkwater and Mary pits and is immediately adjacent to the leach pad.
On July 21, 2014, the Company reported an updated Life of Mine Plan ("LOM") for the Mineral Ridge Operation, which includes the currently producing Drinkwater and Mary/LC pits and five adjacent satellite deposits, including the Brodie deposit. The cut-off date for the LOM was March 31, 2014. Continued drilling since the March 31, 2014 cut-off date is designed to potentially upgrade and increase the reported mineral reserve and resource estimate and potentially extend life of mine.
Holes MR14850, 14899 and MR141051-059 were drilled within and peripheral to the modelled pit outlines for the Brodie deposit. Results from this phase of expansion drilling continue to be very positive and are expected to upgrade and expand the mineral resources currently defined for the Brodie deposit.
Holes MR 14941 and 14957-59 were drilled within the Missouri claim area, which lies mid-way between the Brodie and Bluelite deposits along a semi-continuous northwest-trending mineralized corridor. This area lies well outside of currently defined resources and modelled pit outlines. Results from drilling continue to be very promising and may potentially allow for building a new resource in this area.
Highlights from this latest phase of RC drilling on the Brodie deposit and Missouri area include:
- MR14957: 1.28 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold over 4.57 meters
- MR14958: 1.66 g/t gold over 3.05 meters
- MR14959: 2.59 g/t gold over 3.05 meters
- MR141053: 1.67 g/t gold over 7.62 meters
- MR141055: 1.96 g/t gold over 3.05 meters
A drill hole location map is available at: www.scorpiogold.com/i/maps/mr/Brodie_DHplan.jpg
Table 1. Brodie Deposit - Significant Drill Results
| Hole | Azm | Dip | From | To | Width | From | To | Width | Gold | Gold |
| No. | (deg) | (deg) | (ft) | (ft) | (ft) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (OPT) | (g/t) |
| MR14850 | 0 | -90 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.00 | 3.05 | 3.05 | 0.016 | 0.55 |
| 190 | 200 | 10 | 57.91 | 60.96 | 3.05 | 0.012 | 0.39 | |||
| MR14899 | 0 | -90 | 105 | 110 | 5 | 32.00 | 33.53 | 1.52 | 0.031 | 1.06 |
| 180 | 185 | 5 | 54.86 | 56.39 | 1.52 | 0.021 | 0.72 | |||
| MR14941 | 0 | -90 | 160 | 165 | 5 | 48.77 | 50.29 | 1.52 | 0.010 | 0.34 |
| 250 | 275 | 25 | 76.20 | 83.82 | 7.62 | 0.025 | 0.84 | |||
| 285 | 290 | 5 | 86.87 | 88.39 | 1.52 | 0.013 | 0.45 | |||
| 310 | 315 | 5 | 94.49 | 96.01 | 1.52 | 0.057 | 1.95 | |||
| 425 | 430 | 5 | 129.54 | 131.06 | 1.52 | 0.044 | 1.51 | |||
| MR14957 | 0 | -90 | 155 | 160 | 5 | 47.24 | 48.77 | 1.52 | 0.014 | 0.48 |
| 205 | 210 | 5 | 62.48 | 64.01 | 1.52 | 0.016 | 0.55 | |||
| 225 | 230 | 5 | 68.58 | 70.10 | 1.52 | 0.044 | 1.51 | |||
| 270 | 275 | 5 | 82.30 | 83.82 | 1.52 | 0.040 | 1.37 | |||
| 290 | 305 | 15 | 88.39 | 92.96 | 4.57 | 0.037 | 1.28 | |||
| 350 | 360 | 10 | 106.68 | 109.73 | 3.05 | 0.015 | 0.51 | |||
| 375 | 380 | 5 | 114.30 | 115.82 | 1.52 | 0.041 | 1.41 | |||
| 425 | 435 | 10 | 129.54 | 132.59 | 3.05 | 0.060 | 2.06 | |||
| MR14958 | 0 | -90 | 80 | 85 | 5 | 24.38 | 25.91 | 1.52 | 0.019 | 0.65 |
| 95 | 100 | 5 | 28.96 | 30.48 | 1.52 | 0.010 | 0.34 | |||
| 195 | 200 | 5 | 59.44 | 60.96 | 1.52 | 0.012 | 0.41 | |||
| 295 | 300 | 5 | 89.92 | 91.44 | 1.52 | 0.013 | 0.45 | |||
| 310 | 315 | 5 | 94.49 | 96.01 | 1.52 | 0.015 | 0.51 | |||
| 370 | 380 | 10 | 112.78 | 115.82 | 3.05 | 0.049 | 1.66 | |||
| 400 | 440 | 40 | 121.92 | 134.11 | 12.19 | 0.019 | 0.66 | |||
| MR14959 | 0 | -90 | 45 | 50 | 5 | 13.72 | 15.24 | 1.52 | 0.011 | 0.36 |
| 85 | 90 | 5 | 25.91 | 27.43 | 1.52 | 0.015 | 0.51 | |||
| 230 | 235 | 5 | 70.10 | 71.63 | 1.52 | 0.044 | 1.49 | |||
| 270 | 280 | 10 | 82.30 | 85.34 | 3.05 | 0.035 | 1.19 | |||
| 425 | 440 | 15 | 129.54 | 134.11 | 4.57 | 0.017 | 0.58 | |||
| 450 | 465 | 15 | 137.16 | 141.73 | 4.57 | 0.030 | 1.03 | |||
| 480 | 485 | 5 | 146.30 | 147.83 | 1.52 | 0.016 | 0.54 | |||
| 540 | 550 | 10 | 164.59 | 167.64 | 3.05 | 0.075 | 2.59 | |||
| MR141051 | 0 | -90 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1.52 | 3.05 | 1.52 | 0.010 | 0.34 |
| 65 | 70 | 5 | 19.81 | 21.34 | 1.52 | 0.015 | 0.51 | |||
| 115 | 125 | 10 | 35.05 | 38.10 | 3.05 | 0.012 | 0.40 | |||
| 165 | 170 | 5 | 50.29 | 51.82 | 1.52 | 0.010 | 0.34 | |||
| MR141052 | 0 | -90 | 75 | 80 | 5 | 22.86 | 24.38 | 1.52 | 0.012 | 0.39 |
| MR141053 | 0 | -90 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0.00 | 9.14 | 9.14 | 0.017 | 0.59 |
| 110 | 115 | 5 | 33.53 | 35.05 | 1.52 | 0.032 | 1.08 | |||
| 145 | 150 | 5 | 44.20 | 45.72 | 1.52 | 0.049 | 1.68 | |||
| 160 | 185 | 25 | 48.77 | 56.39 | 7.62 | 0.049 | 1.67 | |||
| MR141054 | 0 | -90 | 125 | 130 | 5 | 38.10 | 39.62 | 1.52 | 0.066 | 2.25 |
| 200 | 205 | 5 | 60.96 | 62.48 | 1.52 | 0.026 | 0.87 | |||
| MR141055 | 0 | -90 | 75 | 80 | 5 | 22.86 | 24.38 | 1.52 | 0.012 | 0.43 |
| 90 | 100 | 10 | 27.43 | 30.48 | 3.05 | 0.057 | 1.96 | |||
| 135 | 145 | 10 | 41.15 | 44.20 | 3.05 | 0.033 | 1.14 | |||
| 175 | 180 | 5 | 53.34 | 54.86 | 1.52 | 0.016 | 0.53 | |||
| MR141056 | 0 | -90 | 95 | 100 | 5 | 28.96 | 30.48 | 1.52 | 0.014 | 0.47 |
| 135 | 165 | 30 | 41.15 | 50.29 | 9.14 | 0.025 | 0.86 | |||
| 190 | 195 | 5 | 57.91 | 59.44 | 1.52 | 0.017 | 0.58 | |||
| 210 | 220 | 10 | 64.01 | 67.06 | 3.05 | 0.041 | 1.40 | |||
| MR141057 | 0 | -90 | 35 | 50 | 15 | 10.67 | 15.24 | 4.57 | 0.029 | 1.00 |
| 145 | 160 | 15 | 44.20 | 48.77 | 4.57 | 0.030 | 1.04 | |||
| 185 | 190 | 5 | 56.39 | 57.91 | 1.52 | 0.013 | 0.45 | |||
| 215 | 220 | 5 | 65.53 | 67.06 | 1.52 | 0.020 | 0.68 | |||
| MR141058 | 0 | -90 | 60 | 65 | 5 | 18.29 | 19.81 | 1.52 | 0.011 | 0.38 |
| 105 | 110 | 5 | 32.00 | 33.53 | 1.52 | 0.010 | 0.34 | |||
| MR141059 | 0 | -90 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.00 | 3.05 | 3.05 | 0.014 | 0.48 |
All holes presented in Table 1 were completed by reverse circulation (RC) drilling. True width is estimated at 80-100% of downhole width. Analytical results were performed by American Assay Laboratory Inc. in Sparks, Nevada, an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited facility. External check assays to verify lab accuracy are routinely completed by ALS Chemex, an ISO 9001:2000 certified and ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited facility. Further details are presented in the Company's quality assurance and quality control program for the Mineral Ridge project at: www.scorpiogold.com/i/pdf/reports/QAQC-MR.pdf.
About Scorpio Gold
Scorpio Gold holds a 70% interest in the producing Mineral Ridge gold mining operation located in Esmeralda County, Nevada with joint venture partner Waterton Global Value L.P. (30%), and Scorpio Gold is currently entitled to receive 80% of cash flow generated. Mineral Ridge is a conventional open pit mining and heap leach operation. The Mineral Ridge property is host to multiple gold-bearing structures, veins and lenses at exploration, development and production stages. Scorpio Gold also holds a 100% interest in the advanced exploration-stage Goldwedge property and processing facility in Manhattan, Nevada. The Company is assessing its exploration plans for the Goldwedge property as well as the potential for toll milling at the Goldwedge plant, which is currently permitted for 400 tons per day.
Scorpio Gold's President, Steve Roebuck, PGeo, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the content of this release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
SCORPIO GOLD CORPORATION
Peter J. Hawley, CEO
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