Chargeable bodies detected 35km south of Sadiola in the Senegal-Mali Fault Zone
TORONTO, February 14, 2012 - Desert Gold Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: DAU) (the "Company", "Desert Gold", “we” or “our”) is pleased to announce the discovery of a number of chargeable bodies in the Senegal – Mali Fault Zone on the Farabantourou Gold Permit (the “Farabantourou Permit”), located 35km south of the Sadiola Gold Mine in Mali. The Senegal-Mali Fault Zone is the single most important structure for hosting gold mineralization in West Africa. Gold mines on this structure include Loulo, Sadiola and Yatela with a combined gold resource of 24.2 million ounces of gold.
Our IP survey outlined 15 chargeable bodies in areas of known gold mineralization. The chargeable bodies are interpreted to be caused by disseminated sulphides associated with gold mineralization in shear zones. Gold intersections on the surveyed grids correspond well with the chargeable zones and selected intersections are shown in Table 1, below.
Table 1. Gold intersections on the IP grids - Farabantourou
(Gold intersections above a 0.5g/t cut-off)
| Drillhole No | From (m) | To (m) | Intersection Width (m) | Grade (g/t) |
| RCSP566 | 55 | 59 | 4 | 8.26 |
| RCSP573 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 7.90 |
| RCSP789 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 4.42 |
| RCSP813 | 79 | 82 | 3 | 5.95 |
| RCSP816 | 56 | 60 | 4 | 9.31 |
| RCSP505 | 19 | 39 | 20 | 1.62 |
| RCSP506 | 74 | 76 | 2 | 3.04 |
| RCSP544 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 5.90 |
| RCSP544 | 73 | 75 | 2 | 6.07 |
| RCSP803 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 5.02 |
Plan showing chargeable bodies in red at 244m depth on the Barani Grid.
Future work on the Farabantourou Permit
An initial 5,000 m diamond drill program is proposed to test the 15 targets outlined in the survey to test for gold mineralization.
About the Farabantourou Permit
The Farabantourou Permit is within the Kenieba Inlier and underlain by volcano-sedimentary rocks of the Birimian Formations. The Senegal - Mali Fault Zone (SMFZ) runs north south over the eastern part of the permit. Most of the gold deposits in the Kenieba Inlier are associated with the SMFZ. Well-known gold deposits in the Kenieba Inlier include Loulo, Sadiola, Yatela, Sabodala, Tabakoto and Segala.
Thomas R. Tough, P.Eng., a member of Desert Gold’s board of directors, is the non-independent, Qualified Person, responsible for the technical information reported herein.
About Desert Gold
Desert Gold Ventures Inc. is an advanced exploration and development company which holds mining assets in Mali, Rwanda, Senegal and a 50% participating interest in a joint venture agreement with Kinross Goldbanks Mining Company (a subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation of Toronto, Ontario) in respect of the Goldbanks Mining property located in Pershing County, Nevada, USA.
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