Drilling Commences At The Keystone-Jumbo Area - Goldwedge Property

VANCOUVER - Scorpio Gold Corporation reported the commencement of drilling at its 100% owned Goldwedge property located in Manhattan Nevada. The drilling program will focus on the Keystone-Jumbo claim block, for which the Company received drilling approval from the U.S. Forest Service in January 2019. The program calls for drilling of up to 29 exploration holes with the intention of building on historic drilling and previously reported surface sampling results within the Keystone-Jumbo claim block.

Scorpio Gold intends to utilize its own Atlas Copco 262 diamond core drill rig which is capable of drilling both NQ and HQ size core. The rig was reconditioned in 2015 by Falcon Drilling with the intention of allowing the Company to conduct its own surface and underground drilling on its projects. Following training by Falcon, Company personnel will conduct NQ size oriented core drilling on the Keystone-Jumbo drill targets. The utilization of the Company’s drill rig is expected to reduce project drilling costs and the training provided by Falcon should also benefit the Company on its future surface and underground drilling projects.

Scorpio Gold’s President, Chris Zerga, said, “We are excited to commence our first diamond drilling program at the Keystone-Jumbo area and to utilize our own drill rig on this project while gaining operational experience from Falcon personnel. This should allow the Company the ability to conduct more cost-effective drilling at its Goldwedge and Mineral Ridge projects.”

The company’s contact is (604) 889-2543, www.scorpiogold.com.