(MENAFN Editorial) - Assay Results Show Continued Growth along the Alpala Trend
- Cascabel Drilling Fleet Expands to 12 Diamond Drill Rigs
- Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate Nearing Completion

BISHOPSGATE, LONDON / ACCESSWIRE / December 22, 2017 / The Board of SolGold (LSE and TSX code: SOLG) is pleased to provide an update on current drilling at the Cascabel Project, the Company's 85% owned copper-gold porphyry project in Ecuador.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hole 26-D2 (Alpala NW) returned 453.7m @ 0.53 % CuEq (open-ended), incl. 229.7m @ 0.75 % CuEq. Hole 26-D2 ended in mineralisation at 1333.65m due to reaching limits of drilling capabilities in that hole.
• Hole 26-D3 (Alpala NW) intersected approximately 1136m of visible mineralisation (936-2072m), and ended in mineralisation due to limit of drilling capabilities. Assay results are pending.
• Hole 29-D2 (Alpala East) returned 484m @ 0.49 % CuEq, incl. 146m @ 0.74 % CuEq.
• Hole 30 (Alpala Central) returned 772m @ 0.62 % CuEq, incl. 500m @ 0.71 % CuEq.
• Hole 33 (Alpala Central) intersected approximately 977m of visible mineralisation (585-1562m). Assay results are pending.
• Cascabel drilling fleet currently 11 drill rigs and expanding to 12 drills. Rig 12, large track mounted drilling rig arriving in the last week of December 2017.
• The independent consultants are in the process of finalising their report into the Maiden Mineral Resource Statement for Alpala, and the Company expects to make an announcement shortly.

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SOURCE: SolGold plc

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