Scorpio Gold Updates Reporting at Mineral Ridge Project
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News Release No. 303
Scorpio Gold Updates Reporting at Mineral Ridge Project
Vancouver, March 1, 2021 – Scorpio Gold Corporation (“Scorpio Gold” or the “Company”) (TSXV: SGN)
reports an announcement made by Titan Mining Corporation (“Titan”) on February 26, 2021 regarding the
Company’s 100% owned Mineral Ridge project, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Titan Mining Corporation
can earn an 80% joint venture interest by spending a total of US$35 million over a staged period of five
years. If Titan spends the initial US$7 million of expenditures by January 1, 2022, it will also have the right
to acquire a 100% interest by paying Scorpio Gold US$35 million on or before December 31, 2022.
The Titan February 26, 2021 press release is quoted as follows:
“Titan announced that in satisfying the reporting requirements of the British Columbia Securities
Commission Titan commissioned an independent consultant to prepare a technical report on the Mineral
Ridge Project.
The technical report for Titan was based on a technical report with an effective date of January 2, 2018,
summarizing a feasibility study that was prepared for Scorpio Gold on Mineral Ridge. The technical report
prepared for Titan differs in some respects to that prepared for Scorpio Gold given the more recent effective
date of the report of December 1, 2020, and includes the reclassification of the Measured Mineral Resources
within the existing heap leach pad to Indicated Mineral Resources, an addition of a surge pile to accommodate
the crusher which modified the capital cost estimate, changes to the power costs that modified the operating
cost estimate, review of commodity prices, and review of inputs to the economic analysis including changes
to the gold price used in the analysis.
The results of the study indicated that approximately 14,000 ounces of gold had been recovered from
continued leaching from the existing leach pad since the 2018 technical report. While the independent
consultant has confirmed that the volume of material on the leach pad is generally unchanged (outside of
the 14,000 ounces of gold recovered from continued leaching), the extraction has made it unclear where the
reported Measured Mineral Resources estimated for Scorpio Gold are precisely located on the leach pad.
As a result, the independent consultant revised the Measured classification to Indicated. The below updated
estimate of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves reflects the foregoing revisions.
Table 1: Mineral Resources Summary
Mineral Resource Estimate for Mineralization Contained within the Heap Leach Pad
Classification Tons
('000)
Gold
(opt)
Silver
(opt)
Contained Gold
('000 oz)
Contained Silver
('000 oz)
Indicated 7,290 0.015 0.015 107.7 109.3
Inferred 78 0.014 0.023 1.1 1.8
Notes:
1. The effective date of the Mineral Resource estimate is December 1, 2020. The QP for the estimate is Mr. Ian Crundwell, P.Geo.
2. Mineral Resources are quoted inclusive of Mineral Reserves. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability.
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3. Mineral Resources are contained within the Mineral Ridge leach pad facility with the following assumptions: a long-term gold
price of $1,216/oz; assumed process costs of $11/t; and metallurgical recovery for gold of 91%.
4. Silver was not used in the consideration of reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. Silver recoveries from heap
leach pad material are projected to be 24%.
5. Rounding may result in apparent differences when summing tons, grade and contained metal content. Tonnage and grade
measurements are in Imperial units. Grades are reported in ounces per ton.
Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource Estimate for Run of Mine Remnant Areas
Area Classification Tons
('000)
Gold Grade
(opt)
Contained Gold
('000 oz)
Brodie
Measured 455.7 0.063 28.6
Indicated 237.9 0.056 13.4
Subtotal Measured and Indicated 693.6 0.060 41.9
Custer
Measured 147.8 0.083 12.3
Indicated 75.4 0.088 6.6
Subtotal Measured and Indicated 223.2 0.085 18.9
Drinkwater HW
Measured 527.3 0.046 24.3
Indicated 209.2 0.049 10.3
Subtotal Measured and Indicated 736.6 0.047 34.6
Mary LC & Bunkhouse
Measured 721.4 0.072 51.7
Indicated 403.3 0.074 29.8
Subtotal Measured and Indicated 1,124.7 0.072 81.5
Oromonte
Measured 235.8 0.162 38.3
Indicated 169.0 0.074 12.6
Subtotal Measured and Indicated 404.8 0.126 50.9
Combined
Measured 2,088.0 0.074 155.2
Indicated 1,094.8 0.066 72.6
Total Measured and Indicated 3,182.8 0.072 227.8
Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for Run of Mine Remnant Areas
Area Classification Tons
('000)
Gold Grade
(opt)
Contained Gold
('000 oz)
Brodie Inferred 2.4 0.034 0.08
Custer Inferred — — —
Drinkwater HW Inferred 180.1 0.059 10.61
Mary LC & Bunkhouse Inferred 0.1 0.061 0.01
Oromonte Inferred 0.4 0.092 0.03
Combined Total Inferred 182.9 0.059 10.73
Notes:
1. The effective date of the Mineral Resource estimate is December 1, 2020. The QP for the estimate is Mr. Ian Crundwell, P.Geo.
2. Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of Mineral Reserves at a gold cut-off grade of 0.01 opt. Mineral Resources that are not
Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
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3. Mineral Resources are constrained to the area within the grade-shell wireframes. The areas outside of these grade shells are
assumed to be at zero grade.
4. These Mineral Resource are considered to be amenable to open-pit mining. Conceptual Whittle pit shells used the following
assumptions: a long-term gold price of $1,350/oz; assumed combined operating costs of $12.36/t (mining, process, general and
administrative); metallurgical recovery for gold of 95%, and variable pit slope angles that ranged from 38–42º.
5. Rounding may result in apparent differences between when summing tons, grade and contained metal content. Tonnage and grade
measurements are in Imperial units. Grades are reported in ounces per ton.
Table 2: Mineral Reserves Summary
Mineral Reserve Estimate for the Heap Leach Pad
Mineral Reserve
Classification
Tons
('000)
Gold
(opt)
Silver
(opt)
Contained Gold
('000 oz)
Contained Silver
('000 oz)
Probable 7,290 0.015 0.015 107.7 109.3
Less material remaining in place due
to facility designs (260) 0.015 0.015 (3.8) (3.9)
Total Probable 7,030 0.015 0.015 103.9 105.4
Notes:
1. The Mineral Reserves have an effective date of December 1, 2020. The QP for the estimate is Mr. Jeffery Choquette P.E.
2. Mineral Reserves are contained within the Project leach pad facility with the following assumptions: long-term gold price of
$1,300/oz; assumed total ore process cost s of $10.59/t; metallurgical recovery for gold of 91%, and 24% for silver, refining and
smelting cost of $28.39/oz of gold. Allowance has been made for the facility location which excludes 260,000 t; this material must
remain in-place, based on the heap material mining and tailings placement design.
3. Rounding as required by reporting guidelines may result in summation differences.
Mineral Reserve Estimate for the Run of Mine Remnant Areas
Pit Area Mineral Reserve
Classification
Tons
('000)
Gold
(opt)
Contained Gold
('000 oz)
Brodie
Proven 51 0.042 2.1
Probable 12 0.027 0.3
Subtotal Proven and Probable 63 0.039 2.5
Custer
Proven 314 0.047 14.8
Probable 144 0.032 4.6
Subtotal Proven and Probable 459 0.042 19.4
Drinkwater
Proven 836 0.038 32.1
Probable 352 0.033 11.7
Subtotal Proven and Probable 1,189 0.037 43.7
Mary LC
Proven 470 0.035 16.3
Probable 276 0.035 9.7
Subtotal Proven and Probable 746 0.035 26.0
Bunkhouse
Proven 239 0.047 11.1
Probable 4 0.021 0.1
Subtotal Proven and Probable 243 0.046 11.2
Proven 563 0.071 39.8
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Oromonte Probable 449 0.030 13.7
Subtotal Proven and Probable 1,012 0.053 53.5
Total Combined
Proven 2,474 0.047 116.2
Probable 1,239 0.032 40.1
Total Proven and Probable 3,713 0.042 156.3
Notes:
1. The Mineral Reserves have an effective date of December 1, 2020. The Qualified Person for the estimate is Mr. Jeffery Choquet te
P.E.
2. Mineral Reserves are reported within the pit designs at a 0.01 opt gold cut -off grade. Pit designs incorporate the following
considerations: base case gold price of $1,300/oz; pit slope angles that range from 38 –47º; average life - of-mine metallurgical
recovery assumption of 93%; crushing costs of $1.81/t, process cost of $5.79/t, general and administrative and tax costs of $2.90/t;
and average mining costs of $1.42/t mined.
3. Rounding as required by reporting guidelines may result in summation differences.
A technical report in support of the Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves in this news release, prepared
in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-
101”) titled “Mineral Ridge Project, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA” with an effective date of
December 22, 2020, has been filed on SEDAR concurrently with the issuance of this news release.
Readers are encouraged to review the final technical report in its entirety.
Data Verification
Data verification performed in support of the Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates for
Mineral Ridge included in the technical report prepared for Titan included site visits; review of QA/QC
data, sampling analytical data and program s from Scorpio Gold and predecessor company drill
campaigns; database verification; review of metallurgical data and metallurgical recovery assumptions
including leach pad performance; review of mine and recovery plan assumptions; and review of
commodity price, capital and operating cost assumptions.
Drilling performed by Scorpio Gold primarily in the period 2014–2017 supports the Mineral Resource
and Mineral Reserve estimates. Scorpio Gold employed a QA/QC program of certified reference
materials (CRMs), blanks, and field duplicates inserted in the sample stream at the rate of approximately
one control for every 20 samples. The same QA/QC program was generally employed for all samples
submitted to each laboratory and the Scorpio Gold on- site assay laboratory. QA/QC procedures
implemented during the 2014 –2017 drill programs are generally acceptable to support the analytical
precision and repeatability. The nature, extent, and results of the sample preparation, security, and
analytical procedures, and the quality control procedures employed, and quality assurance actions taken
by Scorpio Gold provide acceptable confidence in the drill hole data collection and processing to support
Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimation, and mine planning . Gold and silver assays can be
used to estimate Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the heap leach pad. Silver was not routinely
assayed for in the remnant area drill programs. As a result, only gold estimation can currently be
supported for these areas.
Qualified Person
The Qualified Persons who co-authored the technical report include Mr Todd Wakefield, RM SME, Mr
Bruce Genereaux, RM SME, Mr Jeffrey Choquette, P.E., Mr Brian Arthur, RM SME, Mr Ian Crundwell,
P.Geo., and Mr Kevin Lutes, P.E. The Qualified Persons supervised the preparation of the information
that forms the basis for this news release.”
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Brian Lock, Chief Executive Officer of Scorpio Gold commented: “While there are no significant
differences in the reconfirmed results in the Titan technical report, it is additional verification of the
resources and reserves contained in the Mineral Ridge Project. The Company looks forward to the results
of Titan’s ongoing exploration program.”
About Scorpio Gold
Scorpio Gold holds a 100% interest in the advanced exploration-stage Goldwedge property in Manhattan,
Nevada with a fully permitted underground mine and a 400 ton per day mill facility and a 100% interest of
the Manhattan Property situated adjacent and proximal to the Goldwedge property. The Company is in the
process of finalizing the acquisition of the adjacent Kinross Manhattan property.
Scorpio Gold is party to an earn- in option agreement with Titan Mining Corporation whereby Titan can
earn an 80% joint venture interest on the Company’s 100% owned Mineral Ridge gold project located in
Esmeralda County, Nevada. To maintain the option Titan must spend a total of US$35 million over a staged
period of five years. If Titan spends the initial US$7 million of expenditures by January 1, 2022, it will also
have the right to acquire a 100% interest by paying Scorpio Gold US$35 million on or before December
31, 2022.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
SCORPIO GOLD CORPORATION
Brian Lock,
CEO & Director
For further information contact:
Brian Lock, CEO
Tel: (604) 889-2543
Email: [email protected]
Diane Zerga, General Manager
Tel: (775) 401-1637
Email: [email protected]
Anthony Simone, Investor Relations
Tel: (416) 881-5154
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.scorpiogold.com
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Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
The Company relies on litigation protection for forward-looking statements. This news release contains forward-looking statements
that are based on the Company’s current expectations and estimates. Forward -looking statements are frequently characterized by
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the Company’s plans with respect to the exploration of its Goldwedge project. Such forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or
anticipated events or results implied or expressed in such forward-looking statements, including risks involved in mineral
exploration programs and those risk factors outlined in the Company’s Management Discussion and Analysis as filed on SEDAR.
Any forward -looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be require d by applicable
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new information, future events or results or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty thereof.