Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. ("the Company") (SPA-TSXV) is pleased to announce preliminary results of the in-fill drilling program within the Main and North Zones of its Spanish Mountain Gold Project (the "Project") located in central British Columbia, Canada. These results represent approximately 30% of the total planned drill holes that are designed to upgrade mineralization from the Inferred to Measured and Indicated categories, test for extensions to gold mineralization laterally and at depth and to optimize the design of pit walls.

Highlights of Drilling Results include:

• 204.3 metres (m) grading 0.46 gram per tonne (g/t) gold including 52.8m grading 0.74 g/t gold and including 20.4m grading 1.26g/t gold in hole 11-DDH-921.
• 62.5m grading 0.64g/t gold in hole 11-DDH-925.
• 53.5m grading 0.65g/t gold including 1.5m grading 15.25g/t gold in hole 11-DDH-927.
• 127.0m grading 0.51g/t gold in hole 11-DDH-931.
• 74.8m grading 0.52g/t gold including 9.0m grading 1.72g/t gold in hole 11-DDH-939.
• 59.8m grading 0.57g/t gold including 4.8m grading 1.43g/t gold in hole 11-DDH-937.

Significant assay results are contained in Table 1 appended to this news release. 

Discussion of Results and Project Update

Drilling to date has confirmed the presence of the mineralized argillite-siltstone sedimentary horizon throughout the North Zone. The drilling has also encountered two new zones of mineralized argillite that the Company expects to better define by drilling, the results from which will be included in an updated resource estimate. 

In addition to the in-fill drilling, the current program includes exploration holes designed to test for extensions to mineralization intersected along horizons extending both to the southeast and west and at depth. 

The current program within the Main and North Zones is expected to be completed within a month at which time the Company will commence exploration drilling in the Cedar Creek area of the Spanish Mountain Property. Historical work in this area, including geological mapping, airborne geophysics and intensive soil surveys has revealed the presence of interbedded sequences of graphitic argillite-bearing sediments and mafic volcanic rocks supporting soils anomalous in a number of elements including gold and copper.

In addition to the in-fill and exploration drilling being conducted, the Company is preparing to begin a Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Project, based on the positive results contained within the Preliminary Economic Assessment completed in 2010 (see News Release dated November 23, 2010). 

Judy Stoeterau, P.Geo., the Company's Vice-President of Geology and the qualified person as defined under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed the contents of this news release. All core samples are assayed at ALS Chemex Laboratory in Vancouver, BC.

About Spanish Mountain Gold

Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd is focused on the responsible development of its flagship Spanish Mountain gold project in southern central British Columbia, Canada. The Company has no debt and owns 100% of four gold properties located in British Columbia. Additional information about the Company is available on its website: www.spanishmountaingold.com

On Behalf of the Board,
SPANISH MOUNTAIN GOLD LTD

Brian Groves,
President and CEO

Contact: 

Brian Groves
(604) 601-3651

info@spanishmountaingold.com
www.spanishmountaingold.com

or

B&D Capital Partners
(604) 685-6465

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Table 1: Significant Assay Results