Sunridge Gold Extends Depth of the Primary Copper-Zinc-Gold Mineralization at Debarwa Deposit, Asmara Project, Eritrea

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/17/11 -- Sunridge Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: SGC) has received assay results from twenty-one diamond drill holes from the Debarwa copper-zinc-gold deposit located on the Asmara Project, Eritrea. Most of these drill holes have successfully extended the depth of the primary mineralization at Debarwa from 150 to 200 meters from surface. These assays (along with results from 35 drill holes completed in late 2009) will be used to update the resource estimate for Debarwa which is scheduled to be completed in April 2011. This new resource will be used as part of the ongoing Debarwa feasibility study. A total of 59 diamond drill holes have been completed to date in the current phase of drilling. Assays for 24 diamond drill holes are still pending.

Michael Hopley, Sunridge's President and CEO states, 'Much of the focus at Debarwa has been on the shallow parts of the deposit, particularly the Gold Oxide and Copper Supergene Zones. We are excited that many of these new deeper drill holes are demonstrating excellent grades of copper, zinc and gold at depth in the primary zone of mineralization.'

Highlights from these latest drilling results are as follows:

--  DEB-140 intersected 14.00 meters of 2.78% copper, 7.33% zinc & 1.35 g/t
    gold
--  DEB-143 intersected 13.60 meters of 4.94% copper
--  DEB-144 intersected 8.20 meters of 1.87% copper, 10.15% zinc & 1.16 g/t
    gold
--  DEB-146 intersected 7.60 meters of 1.32% copper, 10.51% zinc & 4.87 g/t
    gold
--  DEB-149 intersected 6.00 meters of 4.71% copper, 0.95 g/t gold
--  DEB-157 intersected 8.10 meters of 1.15% copper, 3.2% zinc & 4.07 g/t
    gold


A summary of the assay results from these twenty-one drill holes are as
follows:
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Drill        From     To Interval Gold Silver Copper  Zinc
hole #     Metres Metres   Metres  g/t    g/t      %     % Zone
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DEBD-140    48.00  62.50    14.50 0.81   8.93   0.06  0.63 Gold Oxide
and         82.50  96.50    14.00 1.35  23.18   2.78  7.33 Zinc Primary
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DEBD-142   109.95 113.95     4.00 0.01   2.50   0.02  1.22 Zinc Primary
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DEBD-143    79.60  93.20    13.60 0.77  23.62   4.94  0.22 Copper Supergene
including
DEBD-143    86.70  91.70     5.00 1.89  59.20  11.52  0.56 Copper Supergene
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DEBD-144   127.10 135.30     8.20 1.16  25.46   1.87 10.15 Zinc Primary
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DEBD-145    97.84  92.37     4.53 1.29  26.81   1.00  8.85 Zinc Primary
and        114.25 121.04     6.79 2.83  39.93   1.06  5.64 Zinc Primary
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DEBD-146   138.60 146.20     7.60 4.87  33.23   1.32 10.51 Zinc Primary
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DEBD-147    67.65  72.30     4.65 0.70   7.37   1.58  0.23 Copper Supergene
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DEBD-148   106.70 118.00    11.30 3.00  17.63   0.66  3.82 Zinc Primary
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DEBD-149    41.60  47.60     6.00 0.95  73.00   4.71  0.18 Copper Supergene
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DEBD-150    71.75  83.73    11.98 1.63  49.92   2.29  7.18 Zinc Primary
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DEBD-151   159.75 161.75     2.00 5.08 104.50   2.21  5.28 Cu/Zn Primary
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DEBD-153   106.00 112.80     6.80 4.46  63.52   1.19  4.01 Cu/Zn Primary
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DEBD-154   133.17 137.16     3.99 1.23  23.28   1.08  5.15 Cu/Zn Primary
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DEBD-155    25.40  31.40     6.00 0.73  13.38   0.05  0.01 Gold Oxide
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DEBD-156    54.80  58.60     3.80 0.69  29.38   1.66  0.02 Copper Supergene
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DEBD-157   154.25 162.35     8.10 4.07  44.14   1.15  3.20 Cu/Zn Primary
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DEBD-158    80.25  86.80     6.55 1.24  10.49   0.23  0.26 Gold Oxide
and        120.93 122.60     1.67 1.29 261.29   7.76  4.32 Cu/Zn Primary
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DEBD-159   113.55 125.00    11.45 0.86   8.20   0.43  0.64 Cu/Zn Primary
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DEBD-160    73.30  82.40     9.10 1.37  18.91   0.42  2.93 Zinc Primary
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NOTE: A plan map has been posted on the Company's website - www.sunridgegold.com. There were no significant assays from drill hole DEBD - 141 and 152.

The Debarwa Feasibility Study

The Debarwa feasibility study will consider a standalone process plant using flotation for the recovery of the base and precious metals and will study various mining options over a forecast life of mine of approximately 9 years. The study will further investigate a direct shipping option to mine high-grade copper mineralization (greater than 15% copper) to generate early cash flow and enhance economics of the deposit. The completion of this report is expected in the third quarter of 2011.

ABOUT SUNRIDGE:

Sunridge is a mineral exploration and development company focused on the acquisition, exploration, discovery and development of base and precious metal projects on the Asmara Project in Eritrea and exploration properties in Madagascar. Sunridge currently has approximately 117 million shares outstanding and approximately $24 million in cash. Sunridge trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol SGC. For additional information on the Company and its projects please view the slide show on our website at www.sunridgegold.com or call Greg Davis at the numbers listed below.

NOTES:

1.  A Quality Assurance/Quality Control program was part of the sampling
    program on the Debarwa copper-zinc-gold deposit. This program includes
    chain of custody protocols as well as systematic submittals of
    standards, duplicates and blank samples into the flow of samples
    produced by the sampling.
2.  Samples were prepared at African Horn Testing Services (Eritrea) and
    analyzed at Genalysis Laboratories (a NATA registered laboratory) in
    Perth, Western Australia.
3.  The results of the Debarwa drill program have been reviewed by Michael
    J. Hopley the Qualified Person for Sunridge. Mr. Hopley is also the
    person responsible for preparation of the technical information
    contained in this news release and is President and CEO of Sunridge.

SUNRIDGE GOLD CORP.

Michael Hopley, President and Chief Executive Officer

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Contacts:

Sunridge Gold Corp.

Greg Davis

VP Business Development

604-688-1263
greg@sunridgegold.com


Sunridge Gold Corp.

Don Halliday

604-899-1505
donh@sunridgegold.com
www.sunridgegold.com