Program On Historic High-Grade Mineralized Zones At Manhattan Mine

VANCOUVER - Scorpio Gold Corporation announced its planned surface drilling program for the newly acquired Kinross Manhattan Property in Manhattan, Nevada. The initial phase of drilling will target high-grade mineralized zones intersected in historic drilling below the mined-out Manhattan East and West pits as well as investigate the continuity of mineralization extending northward from the West Pit toward the Goldwedge underground workings. The upcoming program and follow-up exploration drilling will focus on delineating a mineral resource base for potential underground mining.

The initial program includes 4,800 meters of RC drilling with drillholes sited at the periphery of the pits and northward of the West Pit. The program is expected to provide considerable information on the structural and lithological controls to mineralization, providing greater confidence in targeting future drilling to build the resource base. Historical exploration and production drilling at the Manhattan Mine below the mined-out pits indicates a shallow, southwesterly dipping trend to mineralization.