Desert Gold Ventures Inc. announce that fieldwork has begun at its Farabantourou property situated along the Senegal Mali Sheer Zone ("SMSZ") in Western Mali. Phase 1: Fieldwork will consist of detailed geology and structural mapping over 8 known gold zones on the property. The zones are hosted by a variety of rock types including limestones, siltstones, intermediate volcanics and felsic intrusions with the gold zones oriented in at least 3 different directions. The objective of the program is to determine the local controls for the gold mineralization and the relative strength of the individual zones in order to both prioritize and more accurately target follow-up drilling. In addition to the known mineralized zones on the property, there are in excess of 45, untested, gold-in-soil anomalies containing greater than 200 ppb gold with values ranging up to 7,589 ppb gold. These anomalies, which occur throughout the entire property, both east and west of the SMSZ, suggest significant exploration potential in a variety of geological settings. Each anomaly will be reviewed in the field and evaluated for the potential to host gold mineralization with higher priority targets selected for follow-up. This work, in conjunction with drilling, is expected to lead to the development of a significant number of new priority drill targets. Phase 2: The second phase of work will consist of following up on known gold zones and drill testing new targets. A combination of auger, reverse circulation, air core and select diamond drilling will be used to evaluate new targets and expand existing known zones. This phase is scheduled to begin in second quarter of 2019.