Miranda Reports Additional Drill Results from Long Fault Anomaly Red Hill Project

Miranda Gold Corp. (“Miranda”) (TSX-V: MAD) is pleased to announce drill results from its Red Hill Project in Eureka County, Nevada. Miranda’s funding partner at Red Hill, NuLegacy Gold Corporation, has completed nine holes for 11,715 ft (3,571 m) since starting drilling November 2010. The drill program continued to test the Long Fault Anomaly, which is defined by a large IP geophysical signature and elevated gold in surface sampling.

Miranda and NuLegacy are pleased that drilling at Red Hill continues to show significant mineralization that may be part of a larger gold system on the property. Significant drill intercepts (defined as mineralization grading 0.010 oz Au/t (0.342 g Au/t) or better over 5 ft (1.5 m) or longer lengths are presented below. Gold-bearing intervals occur within carbonaceous and pyritic siltstone, including the Horse Canyon Formation, a host for economic mineralization in the nearby Cortez District. In addition to the intervals reported below, several thick zones (up to 150 ft or 45.7 m) of 10 to 100 ppb gold were reported in all of the 2011 drill holes.

Hole ID

Interval(ft)

Length(ft)*

Grade(ozAu/%)

Length(m)*

Grade(g Au/t)

 

Date reported

        
      
      
        
          RHM10-001
        
        
           
        
        
          670-680
        
        
           
        
        
          10
        
        
           
        
        
          0.016
        
        
           
        
        
          3.0
        
        
           
        
        
          0.546
        
        
           
        
        
          January 13, 2011
        
      
      
        
          Includes
        
        
           
        
        
          675-680
        
        
           
        
        
          5
        
        
           
        
        
          0.019
        
        
           
        
        
          1.5
        
        
           
        
        
          0.622
        
        
           
        
        
          January 13, 2011
        
      
      
        
          RHM10-002
        
        
           
        
        
          970-1000
        
        
           
        
        
          30
        
        
           
        
        
          0.012
        
        
           
        
        
          9.1
        
        
           
        
        
          0.409
        
        
           
        
        
          January 13, 2011
        
      
      
        
          Includes
        
        
           
        
        
          995-1000
        
        
           
        
        
          5
        
        
           
        
        
          0.020
        
        
           
        
        
          1.5
        
        
           
        
        
          0.702
        
        
           
        
        
          January 13, 2011
        
      
      
        
          RHM10-003
        
        
           
        
        
          No significant intercepts
        
        
           
        
        
          January 13, 2011
        
      
      
        
          RHM10-004
        
        
           
        
        
          No significant intercepts
        
        
           
        
        
          August 31, 2011
        
      
      
        
          RHM11-005
        
        
           
        
        
          No significant intercepts
        
        
           
        
        
          August 31, 2011
        
      
      
        
          RHM11-006
        
        
           
        
        
          625-665
        
        
           
        
        
          40
        
        
           
        
        
          0.013
        
        
           
        
        
          12.2
        
        
           
        
        
          0.449
        
        
           
        
        
          July 6, 2011
        
      
      
        
          RHM11-007
        
        
           
        
        
          No significant intercepts
        
        
           
        
        
          August 31, 2011
        
      
      
        
          RHM11-008
        
        
           
        
        
          No significant intercepts
        
        
           
        
        
          August 31, 2011
        
      
      
        
          RHM11-009
        
        
           
        
        
          980-995
        
        
           
        
        
          15
        
        
           
        
        
          0.017
        
        
           
        
        
          4.6
        
        
           
        
        
          0.61
        
        
           
        
        
          August 31, 2011
        
      
    
    

*Drilled Intersections; True widths cannot be determined at this time.

NuLegacy plans to drill two more holes in Miranda’s portion of the Red Hill property in September 2011. A deep penetration IP survey will be conducted after the completion of the drilling this fall. A detailed synthesis of all data, including cross-sections, will be completed in order to design additional drilling tentatively planned for the spring of 2012.

Project Details

Red Hill is a project with sediment-hosted gold mineralization. The project consists of 79 lode claims covering 2.6 sq mi (6.7 sq km) and is located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of the 12 million ounce Cortez Hills gold deposit. The Red Hill project occurs within a window of lower-plate limestone exposed through chert and siliceous sediments of the upper-plate of the Roberts Mountains Thrust. It is one of a series of windows and associated west northwest en echelon gold deposits that define the Cortez Trend. The project covers an extensive area of hydrothermal alteration occurring within fault zones in and pervasively in lower-plate limestone.

In 2006 drill hole BRH-013 intersected 80 ft of 0.146 oz Au/t (24.4m of 4.987g Au/t) from 1,920 to 2,000 ft (585.4 to 609.8m), including 45 ft of 0.237 oz Au/t (13.7m of 8.105g Au/t) from 1,920 to 1,965 ft (585.4 to 599.1m). Gold mineralization is hosted in silty carbonate rocks associated with altered lamprophyre dikes and high levels of arsenic, antimony, mercury and thallium. These features indicate a Carlin-style gold system may be present at Red Hill. To date, this target has not been tested by the NuLegacy drilling.

All drill samples were collected with a reverse circulation drill rig using 5 ft (1.5 m) sample intervals and following standard industry practice. Samples were assayed by American Assay Laboratories, Inc. of Sparks, Nevada. Gold results were determined using standard fire assay techniques on a 30-gram sample with an atomic absorption finish. NuLegacy's QC/QA included the insertion of numerous standards and blanks on a regular basis. All data, disclosed in this press release, including sampling, analytical and test data have been reviewed and verified by Joseph Hebert, Vice President of Exploration, C.P.G., BSc. 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, Piedmont Mining Company Inc., Ramelius Resources Ltd., and Red Eagle Mining Corporation.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Kenneth Cunningham”

    
      
        
          Kenneth Cunningham
        
      
      
        
          President 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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We advise U.S. investors that the SEC's mining guidelines strictly prohibit information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. U.S. investors are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on our properties.

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