Scorpio Gold's Mary LC Zone Drilling Intersects 7.62 metres Grading 3.15 g/t Gold at the Mineral Ridge Operation

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire - Sept. 11, 2012) - Scorpio Gold Corporation ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGN) announces additional drill results from its 2012 drilling program on the Mary LC Zone, located adjacent to the Mary pit which is currently undergoing pre-stripping in advance of commencing full-scale open pit production at the 70% owned Mineral Ridge project, Nevada. Two 10 foot benches remain to be blasted for full production from the Mary pit that will add to and supplement current production from the Drinkwater pit.

Scorpio Gold's drilling to date has determined that the Drinkwater, Mary and Mary LC zones represent one continuous zone of mineralization, with the LC area being the least defined to date. The results presented in Table 1 are primarily step out holes west of the historical outline of the Mary LC Zone. A drill holeplan is available at www.scorpiogold.com/i/maps/mr/MaryLC_DHplan.jpg.


Table 1.Mary LCZone - Significant Drill Results

Hole No.  From (ft)  To (ft)  Width (ft)  From (m)  To (m)   Width (m)  Gold (OPT)  Gold (g/t)
MR12437 	0 	5 	5 	0.00 	1.52 	1.52 	0.033 	1.13
	15 	20 	5 	4.57 	6.10 	1.52 	0.046 	1.58
	35 	45 	10 	10.67 	13.72 	3.05 	0.050 	1.70
	315 	320 	5 	96.04 	97.56 	1.52 	0.028 	0.96
MR12438 	80 	85 	5 	24.39 	25.91 	1.52 	0.053 	1.82
MR12439 	75 	95 	20 	22.97 	28.96 	6.10 	0.032 	1.10
MR12440 	115 	135 	20 	35.06 	41.16 	6.10 	0.016 	0.53
	145 	160 	15 	44.21 	48.78 	4.57 	0.018 	0.61
MR12441 	50 	65 	15 	15.24 	19.82 	4.57 	0.014 	0.47
	75 	80 	5 	22.87 	24.39 	1.52 	0.067 	2.30
	105 	115 	10 	32.01 	35.06 	3.05 	0.013 	0.43
MR12443 	30 	50 	20 	9.15 	15.24 	6.10 	0.017 	0.57
	80 	90 	10 	24.39 	27.44 	3.05 	0.038 	1.30
	105 	125 	20 	32.01 	38.11 	6.10 	0.041 	1.39
	140 	145 	5 	42.68 	44.21 	1.52 	0.039 	1.34
MR12444 	300 	305 	5 	91.46 	92.99 	1.52 	0.019 	0.65
	315 	320 	5 	96.04 	97.56 	1.52 	0.029 	0.99
	360 	365 	5 	109.75 	111.28 	1.52 	0.195 	6.69
MR12446 	75 	100 	25 	22.87 	30.49 	7.62 	0.092 	3.15
MR12447 	0 	5 	5 	0.00 	1.52 	1.52 	0.033 	1.13
	15 	20 	5 	4.57 	6.10 	1.52 	0.046 	1.58
	35 	45 	10 	10.67 	13.72 	3.05 	0.050 	1.70
	90 	95 	5 	27.44 	28.96 	1.52 	0.02 	0.66
	135 	145 	10 	41.16 	44.21 	3.05 	0.024 	0.81
	175 	200 	25 	53.35 	60.98 	7.62 	0.018 	0.63
	315 	320 	5 	96.04 	97.56 	1.52 	0.023 	0.79
MR12448 	80 	85 	5 	24.39 	25.91 	1.52 	0.053 	1.82
MR12449 	65 	70 	5 	19.82 	21.34 	1.52 	0.018 	0.62
	345 	350 	5 	105.18 	106.71 	1.52 	0.029 	0.99

All holes presented in the above table were completed by reverse circulation (RC) drilling. True width is estimated at ~90% of downhole width. Analytical results were performed by American Assay Laboratory Inc. ("AAL") in Sparks, Nevada, USA. AAL does not have ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation but implements a quality management system following ISO/IEC 17025 standards and maintains a paperwork trail for ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. AAL participates in a number of testing and certification programs, details of which are presented in the Company's quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program for the Mineral Ridge project at: www.scorpiogold.com/i/pdf/reports/QAQC-MR.pdf. External check assays to verify lab accuracy are routinely completed by ALS Chemex, an ISO 9001:2000 certified and ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited laboratory.

Scorpio Gold's CEO, Peter J. Hawley, PGeo, is a Qualified Person for the Mineral Ridge project and has reviewed and approved the content of this release. For additional information please see the Company's website at www.scorpiogold.com.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD SCORPIO GOLD CORPORATION

Peter J. Hawley, CEO



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