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Scorpio Gold – Bonus Cash Payment CAD$1.5M from Orla Mining

Corporate Updates

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 27, 2022 -- Scorpio Gold Corporation (“ Scorpio Gold ” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:

SGN) announces that it has received a bonus cash payment from Orla Mining of CAD $1,500,000 (The “Bonus Payment”).

As reported in the Company’s press release dated March 5, 2014, Scorpio Gold completed the sale of certain mineral

properties in Nevada (the “Pinion Properties”), to an affiliate of Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (“Gold Standard”). The Pinion

Properties are located in Elko County, at the southern end of the prolific Carlin Trend.

As part of the transaction, Gold Standard agreed to pay Scorpio Gold bonus cash consideration of between CAD$1,500,000

and CAD$3,000,000 on a sliding scale if the Pinon Property or Gold Standard are sold for an aggregate transaction value of

between Cdn.$100,000,000 and Cdn.$300,000,000 or greater. On August 12, 2022, Orla Mining completed the acquisition of

Gold Standard, triggering the Bonus Payment.

For further details regarding the Gold Standard transaction, see the press release of the Company dated March 5, 2014.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

SCORPIO GOLD CORPORATION

Chris Zerga

President and Chief Executive Officer

Tel: (775) 753-4778

Website: www.scorpiogold.com

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture

Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the Company. By their nature, forward-looking

statements are subject to a variety of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results suggested by

the forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements require management to make assumptions and

are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited, the ability of the Company to obtain final Exchange

approval for the Loans. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate, that the

management’s assumptions may not be correct and that actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking

statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.

Generally forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as “anticipate”, “will”, “expect”, “may”,

“continue”, “could”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “plan”, “potential” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in

this press release may include, but are not limited to, the final approval of the Exchange to the Loans and the anticipated use

of funds for the Loans. These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be

incorrect.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof or the dates specifically

referenced in this press release, where applicable. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation

to update publicly or to revise any forward-looking statements that are contained or incorporated in this press release. All

forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.