Desert Gold Ventures Inc. announced initial, pit-constrained Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 8.47 million tonnes grading 1.14 g/t Au totalling 310,300
ounces of gold and Inferred Mineral Resources of 20.7 million tonnes grading 1.16 g/t Au totalling 769,200 ounces of gold. Desert Gold's initial Mineral Resource comprised pit constrained gold mineralization from five deposit areas all lying within a 12km radius of each other. The Company has completed its recently announced drill program over the exciting new discovery at Gourbassi North West. 72 air core holes totalling 2,890 metres were completed along the 1.5km initial projected strike extent. Assay results are expected to be released in the coming weeks. The Mineral Resources are derived from five deposit areas, all in the southern half of the property, including, in order of size, Mogoyafara South, Barani East, Gourbassi West, Gourbassi East and Linneguekoto West. These combined resources comprise 2.38 million tonnes at 1.28 g/t gold totalling 97,800 ounces of Measured Mineral Resources at Gourbassi West and Barani, 6.09 million tonnes at 1.08 g/t gold totalling 212.600 ounces of Indicated Mineral Resources at Gourbassi East, Gourbassi West and Barani and 20.7 million tonnes at 1.16 g/t gold totalling 769,200 ounces Inferred Mineral Resources. The deposit areas containing Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources have been subject to confirmatory drilling by the Company to validate the interpreted zone interpretations.