Toronto, ON - March 31st, 2011 - Volta Resources Inc. ("Volta" or the "Company") (TSX: VTR) announces the drill results from the next completed sections from its on-going drilling program comprising more than 250 holes for approximately 50,000 meters in the Central Area at its Kiaka Gold Project in Burkina Faso (see News Release of 22 September 2010).

Results have been received to date for 4 holes located on section 5500N, 8 holes located on section 5525N and 22 holes on sections 5850N (14 holes) and 5900N (8 holes). Sections 5500N and 5525N are located in the central part of the deposit (see Figure 1), respectively some 25m and 50m NE of previous released section 5475N (see News Release of 4 March, 2011). The holes on section 5500N were drilled to infill the main deposit defined so far in the Central Area to 25m x 50m drill spacing and to extend the drilling depth down another 100 vertical meters. Sections 5850N and 5900N are situated on the northern extension of the main deposit. Holes on these sections were drilled to test the potential extension of the deposit to the north with shallow Reverse Circulation drilling ("RC drilling"). The highlights from these four sections include:

• KDH191 : 129.0m @ 0.96g/t Au, incl. 12.2m @ 2.02g/t Au
  AND : 29.8m @ 1.91g/t Au, incl. 16.1m @ 2.37g/t Au
• KDH193 : 25.0m @ 2.04g/t Au
• KRD194 : 82.0m @ 1.04g/t Au, incl. 17.0m @ 1.70g/t Au
• KDH195 : 195.0m @ 0.86g/t Au, incl. 13.3m @ 1.93g/t Au.
• KDH196 : 157.0m @ 0,90g/t Au, incl. 15.0m @ 1.40g/t Au
• KDH197 : 75.1m @ 1.09g/t Au, incl. 32.0m @ 1.80g/t Au.
• KDH198 : 94.0m @ 1.05g/t Au, incl. 7.0m @ 2.27g/t Au
• KRD199 : 105.0m @ 1.13g/t Au, incl. 8.0m @ 3.16g/t Au.
  AND : 77.0m @ 1.09g/t Au, incl. 9.0m @ 3.97g/t Au
• KDH200 : 179.9m @ 1.03g/t Au, incl. 30.8m @ 1.68g/t Au.
• KRD202 : 67.0m @ 1.16g/t Au, incl. 9.0m @ 4.18g/t Au
• KKRC56 : 32.0m @ 0.64g/t Au, incl. 5.0m @ 2.09g/t Au.
• KKRC60 : 13.0m @ 1.71g/t Au.
• KKRC63 : 21.0m @ 1.27g/t Au, incl. 6.0m @ 3.15g/t Au.
• KKRC68 : 36.0m @ 0.60g/t Au, incl. 3.0m @ 1.83g/t Au.

Kevin Bullock, Volta's CEO, said, "Our results continue to meet and exceed expectations. The story at Kiaka this year is that we have extended the mineralization wider and deeper which is particularly encouraging for our upcoming resource update".

The holes on sections 5500N and 5525N have extended the Kiaka Main Zone (KMZ) mineralization to over 400m vertical depth and a horizontal width of over 250m. Holes KDH193 and KDH195, drilled on sections 5500N and 5525N respectively, confirm that the KMZ extends further to the northwest than previously interpreted.

Holes on sections 5850N and 5900N show that the KMZ extends further to the northeast. Holes KKRC62 on section 5850N and KKRC66, KKRC67 and KKRC68 on section 5900N show the northeastern extension of one of the parallel mineralized shears which make-up the Hanging Wall Zone (KHZ). Holes KKRC60 and KKRC61 on section 5850N and KKRC63 on section 5900N suggest the presence of a "new" NNE-trending mineralized zone, northeast of the KMZ.

Results for the holes are highlighted in Table 1 and in Figures 2, 3 and 4. Analyses of the Volta samples were undertaken by fire assay on a 50g charge at ALS Chemex Laboratories in Ouagadougou. Volta's sampling and assay procedures included QA/QC elements that employed the inclusion of certified standards and blanks.

Table 1: Highlights of gold intersections for sections 5500N, 5525N, 5850N and 5900N

Notes on Tables 1:
1) Intervals are core length. True width is unknown at this time.
2) Intersections are based on a 0.3 g/t gold cut-off with maximum internal dilution (MID) of 5m for the lower grade mineralization envelope, except for holes KDH191 (152.0-281.0m and 345.0-411.5m), KRD194 (0-53.0m), KDH196 (3.0-160.0m), KRD199 (12.0-117.0m), KRD202 (104.0-171.0m and 301.4-354.0m) which were carried to a MID of 6m.
3) In order to highlight the continuity of the high grade zone, a 0.8 g/t gold cut-off with maximum internal dilution of 2m has been used. No top cut has been applied.
4) The intersections listed in the table represent sections of at least 3m in excess of 1g/t Au and/or sections of at least 10m in excess of 0.5g/t Au.
5) The intersections represent sections drilled by reverse circulation (RC) and/or core drilling (see Table 2).
6) The RC portions of the drill holes were sampled at 1-m intervals. Dry samples were riffle-split to provide 2 kg samples sent to the laboratory. Wet samples were dried in the field, then riffle-split in the same way. The cored portion of the drill holes were sampled at one meter intervals and cut in half using a diamond saw. Half-core is archived at the core storage facility on site while the other half was sent to the laboratory.
7) Samples were sent to ALS Chemex in Ouagadougou for standard preparation followed by Fire Assay on a 50g charge.
8) Certified standards were inserted every 15 samples, field duplicates (in the RC portions) about every 20 and blanks about every 30 samples. The blanks, certified standards and duplicate assays confirm that all assays used to compile the intersections quoted here have passed Volta's rigorous QA/QC checks.

TABLE 2: Borehole collar coordinates and orientation parameters for Sections 5500N, 5525N, 5850N and 5900N.

Under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101, the qualified person for the Kiaka Gold Project is Mr. Guy Franceschi, Vice President, Exploration for Volta. Mr. Franceschi is a member of the European Federation of Geologists and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

Volta is a mineral exploration company primarily focused on becoming a leader in the identification, acquisition and exploration of gold properties in West Africa. The Company is currently fast-tracking its flagship Kiaka Gold Project, located in Burkina Faso, toward a development decision.

For further information, please refer to our website www.voltaresources.com or contact:

Kevin Bullock, P.Eng., President & CEO
Tel: (647) 388-1842
Fax: (416) 867-2298
Email: kbullock@voltaresources.com

or

Andreas Curkovic, Investor Relations
Tel: (416) 577-9927

Forward Looking Information Caution:

This press release presents "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future price of gold and other minerals and metals, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the capital expenditures, costs and timing of the resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the capital expenditures, costs and timing of the development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, permitting time lines, currency exchange rate fluctuations, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Volta to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to international operations, risks related to the integration of acquisitions; risks related to joint venture operations; actual results of current exploration activities; actual results of current or future reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of gold and other minerals and metals; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; and delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities. Although the management and officers of Volta believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions and have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Volta Resources does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.


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Figure 1: Location of Sections referred to in this press release.

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Figure 2: Section 5500N

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Figure 3: Section 5525N

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Figure 4: Sections 5850N and 5900N

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