Scorpio Gold's Mary LC Zone Drilling Intersects 7.62 Metres Grading 6.16 g/t Gold on the Mineral Ridge Project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire - Aug. 22, 2012) - Scorpio Gold Corporation ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGN) announces further drill results from its 2012 drilling program on the Mary LC Zone, located adjacent to the Mary pit which is currently undergoing pre-stripping in advance of commencing full-scale open pit production at the 70% owned Mineral Ridge project, Nevada. Production from the Mary pit will add to and supplement current production from the Drinkwater pit.

Scorpio Gold's exploration work to date has determined that the Drinkwater, Mary and Mary LC zones represent one continuous zone of mineralization, with the LC area being the least defined to date. The results presented in Table 1 are from an area which had no previous drilling and was considered to be sterile. A drill hole plan is available at www.scorpiogold.com/i/maps/mr/MaryLC_DHplan.jpg.


Table 1. Mary LC Zone - Significant Drill Results

Hole     From      To     Width      From     To      Width     Gold      Gold
No.      (ft)     (ft)    (ft)        (m)     (m)      (m)     (OPT)    (g/t)
MR12415 		165 		170 		5 		50.30 		51.83 		1.52 		0.012 		0.41
MR12416 		130 		145 		15 		39.63 		44.21 		4.57 		0.032 		1.09
		175 		180 		5 		53.35 		54.88 		1.52 		0.050 		1.71
MR12417 		Nil
MR12418 		70 		75 		5 		21.34 		22.87 		1.52 		0.010 		0.34
		100 		105 		5 		30.49 		32.01 		1.52 		0.035 		1.20
		200 		210 		10 		60.98 		64.02 		3.05 		0.022 		0.74
MR12419 		105 		110 		5 		32.01 		33.54 		1.52 		0.010 		0.34
		145 		155 		10 		44.21 		47.26 		3.05 		0.080 		2.73
MR12420 		50 		55 		5 		15.24 		16.77 		1.52 		0.010 		0.30
		100 		110 		10 		30.49 		33.54 		3.05 		0.012 		0.41
MR12421 		80 		90 		10 		24.39 		27.44 		3.05 		0.055 		1.87
		175 		190 		15 		53.35 		57.93 		4.57 		0.138 		4.74
MR12422 		195 		200 		5 		59.45 		60.98 		1.52 		0.012 		0.41
		210 		215 		5 		64.02 		65.55 		1.52 		0.019 		0.65
MR12423 		95 		120 		25 		28.96 		36.59 		7.62 		0.180 		6.16
		280 		285 		5 		85.37 		86.89 		1.52 		0.031 		1.06
MR12424 		85 		105 		20 		25.91 		32.01 		6.10 		0.043 		1.47
		265 		270 		5 		80.79 		82.32 		1.52 		0.018 		0.62
MR12425 		95 		105 		10 		28.96 		32.01 		3.05 		0.012 		0.41

All holes presented in the above table were completed by reverse circulation (RC) drilling. True width is estimated at ~90% of downhole width. Analytical results were performed by American Assay Laboratory Inc. ("AAL") in Sparks, Nevada, USA. AAL does not have ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation but implements a quality management system following ISO/IEC 17025 standards and maintains a paperwork trail for ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. AAL participates in a number of testing and certification programs, details of which are presented in the Company's quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program for the Mineral Ridge project at: www.scorpiogold.com/i/pdf/reports/QAQC-MR.pdf. External check assays to verify lab accuracy are routinely completed by ALS Chemex, an ISO 9001:2000 certified and ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited laboratory.

Scorpio Gold's President & CEO, Peter J. Hawley, PGeo, is a Qualified Person for the Mineral Ridge project and has reviewed and approved the content of this release. For additional information please see the Company's website at www.scorpiogold.com.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD SCORPIO GOLD CORPORATION

Peter J. Hawley
President & CEO



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