Scorpio Gold Corp. (SRCRF)

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Scorpio Gold Provides Guidance for New NI 43-101 Compliant Mine Plan Study on the Mineral Ridge Project, Nevada

Vancouver, July 24, 2012 - Scorpio Gold Corporation ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX-V: SGN) wishes to update its shareholders on the progress of the NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource and reserve estimate and life of mine plan study for the Mineral Ridge project currently being prepared by AMEC Mining & Metals (AMEC) of Sparks, Nevada.

The Company has been informed by AMEC that as of July 19, 2012 they continue to work on revisions, peer reviewing, and compilation of most of the main sections of the report (resources, reserves, mining, process, economics etc.). Once the document has been compiled and peer reviewed by AMEC, they will present a draft to Scorpio Gold for comments. In an effort to expedite the public delivery of this long awaited study, Scorpio Gold has divided the report into two parts. AMEC will now produce a NI 43-101 compliant life of mine plan study that will only include the mineral resources and reserves of the Drinkwater and Mary deposits, which are currently being mined. This study will contain all the economic parameters of the existing Mineral Ridge operations with data input up to April 30, 2012.

For a second report, the Company has contracted Telesto Nevada Inc. (Telesto) to complete a NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate for the satellite Brodie, Wedge B, Bluelite, Solberry and Oromonte deposits. This involves a two-step process, beginning with the modeling of the deposits and running a floating open pit cone using current cost data to determine if each deposit is potentially viable for extraction as outlined or if additional drilling is required. The results of this work will be reviewed internally by Scorpio Gold personnel. The second step will be the preparation of a NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate on the various satellite deposits based on the above criteria. The Telesto team has been at the Mineral Ridge site twice collecting drill hole data current to the end of June 2012. Wireframe modeling is currently in progress and the estimated timing for completion of the estimate is late September 2012.

Scorpio Gold wishes to apologize to its shareholders for the repeated delay of the independent estimates and mine plan study and hopes that its mitigation plan to speed up the process will result in their completion in a more timely fashion. In the case of the satellite deposits, this will also result in the most current data being incorporated into the modeling and mineral resource estimate.

Scorpio Gold's President & 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,
President & CEO

For further information contact:
Peter J. Hawley Tel: [phone]
Email:[e-mail]

Investor Relations:
Jim Macdonald, Torrey Hills Capital
Tel: [phone]
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