TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Aug. 9, 2012) – Romios Gold Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RG)(OTCBB:RMIOF)(FRANKFURT:D4R) (“Romios” or the “Company“) is pleased to provide an update on the exploration being carried out on its Newmont Lake and Trek properties announced on July 10, 2012. Romios’ mineral tenures are located between Pretium Resources’ Brucejack deposit, Barrick Gold’s Eskay Creek mine, and the Galore Creek Mining Corporation’s (GCMC, a NovaGold/Teck Resources’ joint venture) Galore Creek project.
To date, Romios has completed 10 diamond drill holes totalling 1,815 metres on its Ken, Northwest-Jazzman, and ’72 Zone exploration targets located within its Newmont Lake project. Additionally, Romios conducted 24 CSAMT (controlled-source audiomagnetotelluric) single-point geophysical readings, 477 metres of down-hole resistivity surveys, and 350 metres of surface-to-borehole resistivity surveys. The 10 drilled holes are KZ12-08, KZ12-09, JZ12-14, and DRK12-04 through DRK12-10.
Romios’ exploration program has focused on the following principle areas and a brief update of preliminary results is set out below:
As a matter of procedure, all drill core is cut at the camp using an electric-powered core saw, bagged and sealed for shipping to SGS Minerals for processing in Telkwa, BC. In addition to the laboratory’s quality control program, a rigorous on-site quality assurance and quality control program is implemented involving the insertion of blanks, standards and splits to ensure reliable assay results.
The technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed by Mr. Scott Close, P.Geo., Exploration Manager and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About Romios Gold Resources Inc.
Romios Gold Resources Inc., a progressive Canadian mineral exploration company established in 1995, is headquartered in Toronto and is actively engaged in precious and base metal exploration across North America with a primary focus on gold, silver and copper. Romios has significant property interests in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Nevada. The Company is undertaking extensive exploration work on its Galore Creek area properties in British Columbia, which are centrally located between Galore Creek Mining Corporation’s large copper-gold-silver deposit and Barrick’s high grade gold mine at Eskay Creek.
Exchange Listings and Symbols: (TSX VENTURE:RG)(OTCBB:RMIOF)(FRANKFURT:D4R).
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This Press Release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. When used in this document, the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to such risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including those factors discussed in filings made by us with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties, such actual results of current exploration programs, the general risks associated with the mining industry, the price of gold and other metals, currency and interest rate fluctuations, increased competition and general economic and market factors, occur or should assumptions underlying the forward looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, or expected. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
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Romios Gold Resources Inc.
Thomas Skimming, P.Eng
Vice-President, Exploration and Director
416-444-0900
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Romios Gold Resources Inc.
Michael D’Amico
CFO, Investor Relations
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