Newcore Gold Ltd. announce positive results from five additional column tests completed as part of the ongoing metallurgical program at the Company?s 100%-owned Enchi Gold Project in Ghana. An average gold recovery of 91.7% was achieved from column testwork completed on three composite samples from the Sewum Gold Deposit and two composite sample from the Boin Gold Deposit. A total of five composite samples, three from Sewum and two from Boin, were submitted for column testwork to the Intertek Lab located in arkwa, Ghana, approximately four hours by paved road from the Enchi Gold Project.

Material for the metallurgical samples consisted of trench material collected for metallurgical sampling. The samples were selected to represent the two largest deposits on the Project, Sewum and Boin, and consisted of blended oxide material with individual samples and composites covering a range of gold grades. Composites BnMetTr1 and BnMetTr2 were prepared using 20 samples each from trench KBTR_MET_001 at Boin with a total weight of 60 kg per composite sample.

Composite SwMetTr1, SwMetTr2, and SwMetTr3 were prepared using 20 samples each from trench SWTR_MET_001 at Sewum with a total weight of 60 kg per composite sample. Recovery for the five samples averaged 91.7%, with a range of 88.4% to 95.6%. Composite samples were homogenized by mixing all material from the individual samples and crushed to 70% passing 12.5 mm.

Each composite sample was then split to provide sub-samples weighing 4 kg each. Two samples were removed and again split into a further four fractions of 2 kg for use in screening and grading analysis, head sample analysis, and ten-day coarse bottle roll leach tests. A size analysis was done on each of the five composite samples.

The samples were tested at eight screen sizes and included analyses for percent mass. The samples were assayed for gold which showed that gold was present in all size fractions analysed. The distribution shows relatively consistent gold grades for all size fractions within a range of 0.28 grams per tonne gold to 6.55 g/t Au, with two outliers dissolution tests (ten days, intermittent rolling-bottle) was completed under excess leach conditions (grind size ?

as received, 50% solids, leach time: ten days, pH 10.5, NaCN addition 1 gram/litre). The final residue was dried, weighed, and assayed for gold. After each 24 hours of leaching, solution assays were taken and analyzed, and ent consumption was calculated.

For composite BnMetTr1, 66.4% of the gold was recovered on the first day, with recoveries increasing consistently to 83.6% on the tenth day. For composite BnMetTr2, 66.0% of the gold was recovered on the first day, with recoveries increasing consistently to 81.6% on the tenth day. For composite SwMetTr1, 74.6% of the gold was recovered on the first day, with recoveries increasing consistently to 87.6% on the tenth day.

For composite SwMetTr2, 77.8% of the gold was recovered on the first day, completed testing at 89.5% on the tenth day. For composite SwMetTr3, 66.4% of the gold was recovered on the first day, with a final recovery of 90.3% on the tenth day. In all cases leaching continued after the first ten days with ultimate recoveries expected to continue to increase with additional leaching time.