Scorpio Gold Reports Results from 2016 Definition Drilling at the Custer Deposit, Mineral Ridge Project, Nevada
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 3, 2016) - Scorpio Gold Corp. ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGN) reports results from the 2016 definition drilling program on the Custer deposit at its 70% owned Mineral Ridge project, located in Nevada.
The Custer deposit lies along trend of and ~500 meters southeast of the Mary LC deposit. Structurally, Custer is very similar to the Drinkwater deposit, having far less of the post-mineral faulting and folding that was predominant in the Mary and Mary LC deposits. As a result, the mineralization at Custer is quite continuous and predictable. Definition drilling in 2016 followed up on a highly successful first-pass drilling program in 2015. A total of 81 holes have now outlined the Custer mineralized zone over a 150 x 200 meter area at depth. Planning and permitting for open pit mining of the Custer deposit is in progress, with targeted extraction in 2017.
Highlights from 2016 RC drilling at the Custer target include:
- MR161950: 3.69 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold over 6.10 meters
- MR161986: 13.99 g/t gold over 1.52 meters
- MR161987: 5.33 g/t gold over 3.05 meters
- MR162012: 2.09 g/t gold over 9.14 meters
- MR162013: 2.15 g/t gold over 4.57 meters
- MR162018: 9.15 g/t gold over 1.52 meters
- MR162019: 3.27 g/t gold over 3.05 meters
- MR162021 8.16 g/t gold over 3.05 meters
- MR162023 6.70 g/t gold over 3.05 meters
A drill hole location map is available at: DH Plan
Table 1. Custer Target Area - 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) |
| MR161950 | 250 | -50 | 210 | 230 | 20 | 64.01 | 70.10 | 6.10 | 0.108 | 3.69 |
| 300 | 305 | 5 | 91.44 | 92.96 | 1.52 | 0.016 | 0.55 | |||
| MR161951 | 300 | -65 | 270 | 280 | 10 | 82.30 | 85.34 | 3.05 | 0.0195 | 0.67 |
| MR161952 | 300 | -65 | 190 | 215 | 25 | 57.91 | 65.53 | 7.62 | 0.042 | 1.45 |
| MR161982 | 0 | -90 | 125 | 130 | 5 | 38.10 | 39.62 | 1.52 | 0.112 | 3.84 |
| 140 | 145 | 5 | 42.67 | 44.20 | 1.52 | 0.016 | 0.55 | |||
| 160 | 175 | 15 | 48.77 | 53.34 | 4.57 | 0.025 | 0.86 | |||
| 195 | 200 | 5 | 59.44 | 60.96 | 1.52 | 0.016 | 0.55 | |||
| 390 | 400 | 10 | 118.87 | 121.92 | 3.05 | 0.022 | 0.74 | |||
| MR161983 | 300 | -50 | 55 | 60 | 5 | 16.76 | 18.29 | 1.52 | 0.025 | 0.86 |
| 390 | 395 | 5 | 118.87 | 120.40 | 1.52 | 0.029 | 0.99 | |||
| MR161984 | 118 | -81 | 155 | 165 | 10 | 47.24 | 50.29 | 3.05 | 0.023 | 0.79 |
| MR161985 | 270 | -50 | 300 | 310 | 10 | 91.44 | 94.49 | 3.05 | 0.037 | 1.25 |
| MR161986 | 338 | -56 | 255 | 260 | 5 | 77.72 | 79.25 | 1.52 | 0.408 | 13.99 |
| 270 | 275 | 5 | 82.30 | 83.82 | 1.52 | 0.042 | 1.44 | |||
| 290 | 300 | 10 | 88.39 | 91.44 | 3.05 | 0.027 | 0.93 | |||
| MR161987 | 0 | -90 | 200 | 210 | 10 | 60.96 | 64.01 | 3.05 | 0.156 | 5.33 |
| MR162002 | 220 | -55 | No Significant Results | |||||||
| MR162003 | 290 | -50 | 85 | 90 | 5 | 25.91 | 27.43 | 1.52 | 0.010 | 0.34 |
| MR162004 | 082 | -53 | 85 | 90 | 5 | 25.91 | 27.43 | 1.52 | 0.019 | 0.65 |
| MR162005 | 020 | -50 | 100 | 105 | 5 | 30.48 | 32.00 | 1.52 | 0.011 | 0.38 |
| MR162006 | 337 | -60 | 180 | 185 | 5 | 54.86 | 56.39 | 1.52 | 0.014 | 0.48 |
| MR162007-008 | 0 | -90 | No Significant Results | |||||||
| MR162009 | 0 | -90 | 95 | 100 | 5 | 28.96 | 30.48 | 1.52 | 0.015 | 0.51 |
| MR162010 | 212 | -49 | 170 | 175 | 5 | 51.82 | 53.34 | 1.52 | 0.027 | 0.93 |
| MR162011 | 153 | -76 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 10.67 | 12.19 | 1.52 | 0.016 | 0.55 |
| 210 | 215 | 5 | 64.01 | 65.53 | 1.52 | 0.020 | 0.69 | |||
| MR162012 | 269 | -63 | 190 | 220 | 30 | 57.91 | 67.06 | 9.14 | 0.061 | 2.09 |
| MR162013 | 015 | -46 | 295 | 300 | 5 | 89.92 | 91.44 | 1.52 | 0.038 | 1.30 |
| 340 | 355 | 15 | 103.63 | 108.20 | 4.57 | 0.063 | 2.15 | |||
| MR162014 | 199 | -61 | 60 | 70 | 10 | 18.29 | 21.34 | 3.05 | 0.045 | 1.53 |
| MR162015 | 179 | -61 | 80 | 85 | 5 | 24.38 | 25.91 | 1.52 | 0.014 | 0.48 |
| MR162016 | 152 | -71 | 55 | 65 | 10 | 16.76 | 19.81 | 3.05 | 0.023 | 0.79 |
| 80 | 85 | 5 | 24.38 | 25.91 | 1.52 | 0.053 | 1.82 | |||
| 240 | 245 | 5 | 73.15 | 74.68 | 1.52 | 0.017 | 0.58 | |||
| 305 | 310 | 5 | 92.96 | 94.49 | 1.52 | 0.017 | 0.58 | |||
| MR162017 | 103 | -71 | No Significant Results | |||||||
| MR162018 | 129 | -64 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1.52 | 3.05 | 1.52 | 0.267 | 9.15 |
| 380 | 390 | 10 | 115.82 | 118.87 | 3.05 | 0.029 | 0.99 | |||
| MR162019 | 091 | -53 | 215 | 220 | 5 | 65.53 | 67.06 | 1.52 | 0.036 | 1.23 |
| 390 | 400 | 10 | 118.87 | 121.92 | 3.05 | 0.096 | 3.27 | |||
| MR162020 | 077 | -59 | 425 | 430 | 5 | 129.54 | 131.06 | 1.52 | 0.037 | 1.27 |
| MR162021 | 158 | -59 | 45 | 50 | 5 | 13.72 | 15.24 | 1.52 | 0.352 | 12.07 |
| 55 | 60 | 5 | 16.76 | 18.29 | 1.52 | 0.016 | 0.55 | |||
| 320 | 330 | 10 | 97.54 | 100.58 | 3.05 | 0.238 | 8.16 | |||
| 405 | 410 | 5 | 123.44 | 124.97 | 1.52 | 0.039 | 1.34 | |||
| 425 | 430 | 5 | 129.54 | 131.06 | 1.52 | 0.020 | 0.69 | |||
| 465 | 470 | 5 | 141.73 | 143.26 | 1.52 | 0.017 | 0.58 | |||
| MR162022 | 135 | -52 | No Significant Results | |||||||
| MR162023 | 110 | -51 | 100 | 110 | 10 | 30.48 | 33.53 | 3.05 | 0.196 | 6.70 |
| 230 | 235 | 5 | 70.10 | 71.63 | 1.52 | 0.333 | 11.42 | |||
| 400 | 405 | 5 | 121.92 | 123.44 | 1.52 | 0.016 | 0.55 | |||
| MR162046 | 016 | -56 | 215 | 225 | 10 | 65.53 | 68.58 | 3.05 | 0.060 | 2.04 |
| 235 | 255 | 20 | 71.63 | 77.72 | 6.10 | 0.039 | 1.32 | |||
All holes presented in Table 1 were completed by reverse circulation (RC) drilling. True width is estimated at 80-100% of downhole width. Scorpio Gold utilizes the analytical services of ALS Minerals (Reno, Nevada), an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (CAN-P-4E, CAN-P-1579) accredited testing laboratory, and Bureau Veritas (Reno, Nevada), an ISO 9001 certified testing laboratory. External check assays to verify lab accuracy are routinely completed. Further details are presented in the Company's quality assurance and quality control program for the Mineral Ridge project, available at: MR QAQC.
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 Elevon, LLC (30%). 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 in Manhattan, Nevada, with a fully permitted underground mine and 400 ton per day mill facility. The Goldwedge mill facility has been placed on a care and maintenance basis and can be restarted immediately when needed.
Scorpio Gold's President & CEO, Peter J. Hawley, 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,
President & CEO
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Peter J. Hawley, President & CEO
(819) 825-7618
phawley@scorpiogold.com
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