Gold Canyon Resources Inc. : Gold Canyon Intercepts 286 Meters at 1.03 Grams per Tonne Gold Confirming Northeast Dip of Portage Zone at Springpole Gold Project

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August 30, 2011

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GOLD CANYON INTERCEPTS 286 METERS AT 1.03 GRAMS PER TONNE GOLD CONFIRMING NORTHEAST DIP OF PORTAGE ZONE AT SPRINGPOLE GOLD PROJECTGold Canyon Resources Inc. (GCU: TSX-V) (“Gold Canyon” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce hole SP11-071 intersected 286 meters at 1.03 gram per tonne gold (938 feet at 0.030 oz per ton gold) including 197 meters at 1.30 grams per tonne gold (646 feet at 0.038 oz per ton) at its

100% controlled Springpole Gold Project, located 110 kilometers northeast of the Red Lake Mining Camp, Ontario, Canada. The intercept encountered in this hole indicates that the Portage Zone dips northeast at approximately -70 degrees and remains open at depth.