Scorpio Gold's Reports Final Results from 2014 Drilling at the Mary LC Deposit, Mineral Ridge Project, Nevada
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Apr 15, 2015) - Scorpio Gold Corp. ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGN) reports final assay results from its 2014 drill program on the Mary LC deposit at the 70% owned Mineral Ridge project, located in Nevada.
The 2014 drilling program was very successful and included both infill and step-out drilling to the modelled pit shell outline for Mary LC that was presented in the updated Life of Mine Plan for the Mineral Ridge operation (as reported in the Company's July 21, 2014 news release). Management believes that results from the 2014 program will lead to an upgrade and expansion of the mineral resources currently defined for the Mary LC deposit and potentially extend life of mine.
Highlights of the final results from the 2014 expansion drilling on the Mary LC include:
- MR14987: 2.03 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold over 7.01 meters
- MR14988: 7.37 g/t gold over 1.83 meters
- MR141207: 1.24 g/t gold over 12.19 meters
- MR141208: 1.81 g/t gold over 9.14 meters
- MR141217: 1.56 g/t gold over 6.10 meters
A drill hole location map is available at DH Plan.
Table 1. Mary LC Deposit - Significant Drill Results
| Hole No. | Azm (deg) | Dip (deg) | From (ft) | To (ft) | Width (ft) | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Gold (OPT) | Gold (g/t) |
| MR14987 | 0 | -90 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.011 | 0.36 |
| 277.2 | 300.2 | 23 | 84.49 | 91.50 | 7.01 | 0.059 | 2.03 | |||
| 497.4 | 500.1 | 2.7 | 151.61 | 152.43 | 0.82 | 0.018 | 0.62 | |||
| MR14988 | 225 | -70 | 193 | 198 | 5 | 58.83 | 60.35 | 1.52 | 0.022 | 0.75 |
| 505 | 511 | 6 | 153.92 | 155.75 | 1.83 | 0.215 | 7.37 | |||
| MR141201 | 225 | -65 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 7.62 | 9.14 | 1.52 | 0.017 | 0.58 |
| 50 | 65 | 15 | 15.24 | 19.81 | 4.57 | 0.015 | 0.51 | |||
| 120 | 125 | 5 | 36.58 | 38.10 | 1.52 | 0.062 | 2.12 | |||
| MR141206 | 0 | -90 | 45 | 50 | 5 | 13.72 | 15.24 | 1.52 | 0.010 | 0.34 |
| 190 | 200 | 10 | 57.91 | 60.96 | 3.05 | 0.014 | 0.46 | |||
| MR141207 | 0 | -90 | 50 | 90 | 40 | 15.24 | 27.43 | 12.19 | 0.036 | 1.24 |
| MR141208 | 0 | -90 | 65 | 95 | 30 | 19.81 | 28.96 | 9.14 | 0.053 | 1.81 |
| MR141209 | 0 | -90 | 95 | 100 | 5 | 28.96 | 30.48 | 1.52 | 0.018 | 0.60 |
| 135 | 145 | 10 | 41.15 | 44.20 | 3.05 | 0.042 | 1.45 | |||
| MR141210 | 0 | -90 | 210 | 220 | 10 | 64.01 | 67.06 | 3.05 | 0.016 | 0.56 |
| MR141217 | 0 | -90 | 140 | 160 | 20 | 42.67 | 48.77 | 6.10 | 0.046 | 1.56 |
| MR141219 | 0 | -90 | 280 | 285 | 5 | 85.34 | 86.87 | 1.52 | 0.012 | 0.41 |
All holes presented in Table 1 were completed by reverse circulation ("RC") drilling with the exception of two core holes, MR14987-8. 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
Steve Roebuck,
President
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