SUDBURY, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 03/27/12 — Falcon Gold Corp. (“Falcon Gold” or “the Company”) (TSX VENTURE: FG) is pleased to announce that shareholders holding over 57% of the Company-s common shares have consented to the Company-s Mining Option Agreement (“the Agreement”) with Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TRR) (“Trelawney”) on its Burton Gold Property located in the Abitibi Greenstone/Swayze Extension Gold Belt in Northeastern Ontario as originally announced on February 23, 2012.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Trelawney can earn up to a 75% interest in the Burton Gold Property through the successful execution of the following two stages:
Under the terms of the Agreement, Falcon Gold will act as operator for the Phase 1 of the Option Agreement and upon the completion of Phase 1, Falcon Gold and Trelawney may form a Joint Venture on the Burton Gold Property. Should Trelawney not complete Phase 2, they will retain their 51% interest in the Burton Gold Property and the Joint Venture Agreement will remain in place. Falcon Gold is currently preparing an exploration plan for Phase 1 of the option agreement for Trelawney-s approval and plans to start work on the Burton Gold Property once we receive approval of the plan.
Falcon Gold would also like to announce that it has completed two diamond drill holes totaling 325 metres on its Fenton Township Property and assays from that project will be released when received.
About Falcon Gold Corp.
Falcon Gold Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on generating, acquiring, and exploring a quality pipeline of mining opportunities in the Americas. The Burton Gold Property is located in the Abitibi Greenstone/Swayze Extension Gold Belt which hosts the world-class mining centres of Kirkland Lake, Timmins, and Val d-Or and is situated approximately 8 km west of Trelawney Mining-s Jerome Mine deposit and 38 km west of Trelawney Mining-s Cote Lake deposit. The Fenton Township Property is located in the Saganash Greenstone Belt approximately 100 kilometres northwest of Timmins.
Qualified Person
Jamie Lavigne, P.Geo, Vice President of Exploration and Director of Falcon Gold supervised the diamond drilling exploration programs at the Burton and Fenton Properties, is responsible for the verification and quality assurance of the Burton and Fenton properties exploration data, and has reviewed and verified the technical contents of this news release.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
FALCON GOLD CORP.
Edward Stringer President, CEO and Director
This news release may contain forward looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, native issues, etc. Forward looking statements address future events and conditions and therefor, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
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Contacts:
Falcon Gold Corp.
Timea Carlsen
Manager, Corporate Communications
Toronto Cell: 647-991-2473 (BIRD)
Vancouver Cell: 778-998-2473 (BIRD)