2011 Drilling Completed at Miranda Gold’s Angel Wing Project

Miranda Gold Corp. (“Miranda”) (TSX-V: MAD) is pleased to announce that Ramelius Resources Ltd. (“Ramelius”) (ASX:RMS), our funding partner at Angel Wing, has completed a 15-hole drill program and received all analyses. Angel Wing is a sediment-hosted and epithermal vein gold project in northeast Elko County, Nevada. Ramelius drilled a total of 6,308 ft (1,922.7 m) in 12 reverse circulation holes for 5,520 ft (1,682.5 m) and three core holes for 788 ft (240.2 m).

Miranda is encouraged that all 2011 drill holes intersected gold and/or silver mineralization. Maximum gold values were 1 ft (0.3 m) of 0.045 oz Au/ton in AW11-C01 and maximum silver values were 5 ft (1.5 m) of 4.29 oz Ag/ton (147 g Ag/t) in hole AW11-C03. The results of the 2011 drilling more than doubled the strike length and increased the depth extent of known gold mineralization in the Da Vinci vein. Seven drill intercepts now indicate the Da Vinci vein's strike length is about 575 ft (175 m) and vertical extent from surface is about 330 ft (100 m).

Angel Wing currently has seven gold target areas identified by surface mapping of quartz-calcite veins with distinctive "angel wing" textures, rock chip and soil geochemistry, and geophysics. Ramelius' 2011 drill program tested five of the target areas. All the holes, except for one vertical hole, were angled across the dominantly northerly trend of structures and veins. The 2011 drilling continued to test the Da Vinci vein (see News Release dated November 29, 2010) with five holes and provided first-ever drill tests of the three additional outcropping veins: the Botticelli which is a northwestward splay of the Da Vinci vein, the Rossetti, and the Raphael.

Significant drill intersections, defined as those with gold grades of 0.01 oz Au/ton (0.343 g Au/t) or higher over intercepts of 5 ft (1.5 m) or longer, or silver grades of 0.30 oz Ag/ton (10.29 g Ag/t) or higher, are summarized in the following table.

Hole ID

Interval

(ft)

Length

(ft)

Grade (oz/ton)

Ag

Grade

(oz/ton) Au

Interval

(m)

Length

(m)

Grade

(g/t)

Ag

Grade

(g/t)

Au

Raphael (AMAX) Target

        
        
           
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          AW11-04
        
        
           
        
        
          15-30
        
        
           
        
        
          15
        
        
           
        
        
          0.61
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
          4.6-9.1
        
        
           
        
        
          4.6
        
        
           
        
        
          20.92
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          AW11-06
        
        
        
        
          20-25
        
        
        
        
          5
        
        
        
        
          0.78
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          6.1-7.6
        
        
        
        
          1.5
        
        
        
        
          26.9
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          

El Greco Target

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          AW11-07
        
        
        
        
          75-80
        
        
        
        
          5
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.030
        
        
        
        
          22.9-24.4
        
        
        
        
          1.5
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.035
        
        
        
      
      
        
          

Da Vinci Target

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          AW11-08
        
        
        
        
          430-435
        
        
        
        
          5
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.011
        
        
        
        
          131.1-132.6
        
        
        
        
          1.5
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.366
        
        
        
      
      
        
          AW11-C02
        
        
        
        
          301-305
        
        
        
        
          4
        
        
        
        
          0.45
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          91.7-93.0
        
        
        
        
          1.2
        
        
        
        
          15.45
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          AW11-C03
        
        
        
        
          85.7-95.3
        
        
        
        
          9.6
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.015
        
        
        
        
          26.1-29.0
        
        
        
        
          2.9
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.522
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          117-130
        
        
        
        
          13
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.036
        
        
        
        
          35.7-39.6
        
        
        
        
          4.0
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.248
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          208-228
        
        
        
        
          20
        
        
        
        
          1.52
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          63.4-69.5
        
        
        
        
          6.1
        
        
        
        
          52.04
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          223-228
        
        
        
        
          5
        
        
        
        
          4.29
        
        
        
        
          0.019
        
        
        
        
          68.0-69.5
        
        
        
        
          1.5
        
        
        
        
          147
        
        
        
        
          0.635
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          268-288
        
        
        
        
          20
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.021
        
        
        
        
          81.7-87.8
        
        
        
        
          6.1
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.721
        
        
        
      
      
        
          

Botticelli Target

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          AW11-C01
        
        
        
        
          72.5-89.7
        
        
        
        
          17.2
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.017
        
        
        
        
          22.1-27.3
        
        
        
        
          5.2
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.578
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          84-89.7
        
        
        
        
          5.7
        
        
        
        
          

0.036

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          25.6-27.3
        
        
        
        
          1.7
        
        
        
        
          12.41
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          94.0-107.0
        
        
        
        
          13
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.022
        
        
        
        
          28.7-32.6
        
        
        
        
          4.0
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.755
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          AW11-C01, -C02, and –C03 are core holes.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          AW11-01, -02, -03, -05, -09, -10, -11, and -12 have no significant 
          grade intersections.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          

Original data are in feet and ppm (g Au/t). True thickness of gold and silver intercepts cannot be determined.

Epithermal veins similar to those at Angel Wing have a discrete elevation interval that contains the majority of high-grade mineralization. The geochemistry, textures, and morphologies observed in the recent drilling suggest this bonanza zone, if present, may be deeper in the system.

Quality Assurance / Quality Control procedures used by Ramelius for their drill program includes collection of duplicate samples and insertion of blanks and analytical standards into the sample sequence. Control samples are about 10 percent of each batch of samples. All samples were analyzed by ALS Minerals on a 50 g charge and an AAS finish.

Project Details

The Angel Wing project consists of 87 unpatented lode claims covering 2.8 sq mi (7.3 sq km.) in northeast Elko County, Nevada. Project area stratigraphy from youngest to oldest is a) Tertiary felsic volcanic units, b) Tertiary conglomerate, and c) limestone, probably late Paleozoic or Triassic in age. Past work consisted of geologic mapping, soil and rock sampling, and a gravity survey. Ramelius completed IP/Resistivity, ground magnetic, and soil geochemical surveys. Gold values above 100 g Au/t in rock chips occur in an area 6,700 ft (2,042 m) long and up to 3,000 ft (914 m) wide. Rock-chip samples up to 2.7 oz Au/t (92.5 g Au/t) occur in steeply dipping, quartz-calcite-adularia veins within the limestone and up to 0.044 oz Au/t (1.507 g Au/t) in disseminations and quartz-calcite veinlet stockworks in altered limestone and Tertiary conglomerate. Historic shallow vertical drilling targeted disseminated mineralization and returned up to 0.047 oz Au/t over 50 ft (1.609 g Au/t over 15.2 m) in drill hole DC-7.

All data, disclosed in this press release, including sampling, analytical and test data, have been reviewed and verified by Vice President of Exploration Joseph Hebert, C.P.G., B.Sc. Geology and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

Corporate Profile

Miranda Gold Corp. is a gold exploration company active in Nevada, Alaska and Colombia and whose emphasis is on generating gold exploration projects with world-class discovery potential. Miranda performs its own grass roots exploration and then employs a joint venture business model on its projects in order to maximize exposure to discovery while minimizing exploration risk. Miranda has ongoing partnerships with Agnico-Eagle (USA) Inc., Montezuma Mines Inc., Navaho Gold Ltd., NuLegacy Corporation, Ramelius Resources Ltd., and Red Eagle Mining Corporation.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Kenneth Cunningham”

Kenneth CunninghamPresident and CEO

For more information visit the Company’s web site at www.mirandagold.com or contact Joe Hebert, Vice President, Exploration at 775-738-1877.

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