Scorpio Gold Retires Debt Ahead of Schedule and Announces 2015 Production Forecast

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Mar 11, 2015) - Scorpio Gold Corp. ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGN) announces that it has fully repaid its remaining debt of US$3.4 M to Waterton Global Value L.P. ("Waterton") ahead of the scheduled maturity date.

The debt to Waterton was incurred in connection the Company's acquisition of the Goldwedge and Pinon properties in December of 2012, and has been repaid in part with proceeds from the sale of the Pinon property to a subsidiary of Gold Standard Ventures Inc. ("GSV"), which included cash and shares in GSV. The sale of the Pinon property to GSV closed in March of 2014. GSV has repaid the CAD$2.5M principal amount note receivable issued as consideration in the sale, and the Company recently sold its 6,750,000 shares in GSV. Subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions involving a sale of GSV or its assets, the Company may receive further cash payments of up to C$3.0 M from GSV as bonus consideration.

Peter J. Hawley, CEO comments, "Since 2012, Scorpio Gold has repaid over US$24.5 M in debt to Waterton while continuing to deliver positive financial results from its Mineral Ridge operation. This is a remarkable achievement for a junior gold producer and reflects a strong commitment company-wide to make the Mineral Ridge operation a success. Scorpio Gold is now debt-free and poised for growth. The Company would like to thank the management and shareholders of Gold Standard Ventures who have worked diligently to complete the Pinon sale transaction in a timely and professional manner. We would also like to thank Waterton Global Value for its support over the past several years as the Company's principal lender."

2015 Mineral Ridge Operations Forecast:

Production in 2015 is scheduled from the Mary and Mary LC pits, and from the Wedge, Bluelite, Solberry and Brodie satellite pits. Scorpio Gold is awaiting approval from the Nevada Bureau of Land Management of its Plan of Operations Amendment and Environmental Assessment for its pit expansion plan. The Company expects to receive these approvals in early Q2 2015, and as such, the Environmental Assessment process is not likely to impact the production schedule.

Key estimated parameters forming the basis for the 2015 forecast are:

The Company expects these parameters to fluctuate throughout 2015 and as a result, these parameters should be treated as full-year averages and will not necessarily be reflective of quarterly operating results.

The capital expenditure, development and exploration budgets for 2015 will be presented in a forthcoming news release.

Additionally, the Company is pleased to announce that it has retained Renmark Financial Communications Inc. ("Renmark") to assist with its investor relations activities on a month-to-month basis commencing in March 2015. In consideration of the services to be provided, the Company has agreed to pay Renmark a monthly retainer of C$6,000. Renmark is a full service investor relations firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and wholly owned by founder, Henri Peron. Renmark does not have any interest directly or indirectly in Scorpio Gold or its securities, or any right or intent to acquire such an interest.

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 CEO, Peter J. Hawley, P.Geo, 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

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

The Company relies on litigation protection for forward-looking statements. This news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the Company's current expectations and estimates. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "suggest", "indicate" and other similar words or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur, and include, without limitation, statements regarding the potential payment by GSV to the Company of further bonus consideration, receipt of approval from the Nevada Bureau of Land Management for the Company's Environmental Assessment application to mine the Bluelite, Solberry and Brodie satellite pits, the Company's plans with respect to the exploration, development and exploitation of its Mineral Ridge project and forecasts of mining, gold production and operating costs. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results implied or expressed in such forward-looking statements, including the fulfillment of certain conditions precedent to the payment of bonus consideration to the Company by GSV, risks regarding the delay or denial of the Company's Environmental Assessment application to mine the Bluelite, Solberry and Brodie satellite pits, risks involved in mineral exploration and development programs and those risk factors outlined in the Company's Management Discussion and Analysis as filed on SEDAR. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty thereof.