Semafo Inc.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 06/17/10 -- SEMAFO (TSX: SMF) today announced the discovery of several new gold mineralized zones at its Mana property in Burkina Faso confirming the effectiveness of the Company's systematic exploration methodology. The first reverse-circulation ('RC') drilling results from the new Fofina Zone returned gold values of up to 4.12 g/t over 30 meters, including 9.12 g/t over 10