Big River Gold Ltd. announced that assay results have been received for an additional 5 drillholes of the resource extension drilling program at the Borborema Gold project in north east Brazil. Drillhole details for these 5 holes along with summaries of assay results returned. Drill holes CRD182 to CRDD185 are in close proximity to section 20,000mN along which several high grade intercepts were reported to the ASX on 12 April, 2012 and 6 June, 2012.

The details drill holes CRDD 138 which intersected 50m at 4.95g/t Au (including 27m at 8.49 g/t Au) and CRDD134 which intersected 47m at 2.31 g/t Au (including 15m at 3.61 g/t Au). These holes are located approximately 70m from hole CRDD184 (33m at 4.27 g/t Au) which confirms the potential for defining a higher-grade feeder zone or core to the resource and warrants additional follow up drilling. Assay results were received for an additional 5 of the extension drillholes completed at Borborema.

Assay results from 2 holes are awaited. Highlights of these drillholes include: CRDD-184 intersected 33m at 4.27 g/t Au (including 8m at 11.12 g/t Au and 6m at 4.64 g/t Au); CRDD-185 intersected 41m at 1.58 g/t Au (including 10m at 2.21 g/t Au and 3m at 7.69 g/t Au) and, CRDD-182 intersected 44m at 1.38 g/t Au (including 7m at 2.45 g/t Au). All holes have now been completed for the first stage of the resource extension drilling program.

All holes intercepted elevated grades in projected zones of mineralisation at 100m down dip to the resource and along 1.2km of strike. Drilling the central zone has confirmed thick zones of significantly high grades over 300m of strike extending below the depth of previous drilling. It further indicates the potential to define high grade feeder zones to the Borborema project.

Elevated grades encountered in holes CRDD182-185 are in close proximity to previously reported drillholes CRDD138 and CRDD134 that intercepted 50m at 4.95g/t Au and 47m at 2.31g/t Au respectively.