VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 15, 2011) - Sunridge Gold Corp. (News - Market indicators) announces that recent drill results from the Emba Derho copper-zinc-gold deposit have extended the known mineralization and intercepted significant widths and grades. The 5,000 meter diamond drill program has provided new assay data, additional geo-technical data, and metallurgical samples to be used in the ongoing pre-feasibility study that includes Emba Derho and the nearby Adi Nefas and Gupo Gold deposits. These three deposits make up the Asmara North project, part of the Asmara Project, Eritrea. Emba Derho is a large volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit that has a surface gold zone underlain by zinc and copper zones.

Highlights

• ED-268-D: Intersected 47.25 meters averaging 1.89% copper and 80.25 meters averaging 1.17% copper
• ED-271-D: Intersected 90.54 meters averaging 5.49% zinc including 24 meters averaging 7.34% zinc and 35 meters averaging 6.44% zinc
• ED-273-D: Intersected 142.79 meters averaging 5.16% zinc including 26.80 meters averaging 8.63% zinc
• ED-274-D: Intersected 32.35 meters averaging 1.72% copper

A summary of significant results follows:

Diamond drill holes ED-268, 271 and 273 were drilled to test the Emba Derho Main mineralized synclinal structure at depth and were successful in extending the mineralized zone for another 50 to 70 meters. – To view a map and cross-section please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/sgc615i.pdf.

Diamond drill hole ED-276-D was successful in extending mineralization about 50 meters along strike to the Northeast.

Diamond drill hole ED-274-D was drilled to test the middle of the three Emba Derho mineralized synclinal structures at depth and take samples for metallurgy and dense media separation (DMS) tests. This drill hole was successful in confirming the grades of copper and zinc as well as the width of the mineralized structure.

Notes:

1. All drill holes reported are diamond drill holes.
    
2. Drill intercept lengths only are reported in the tabulations; it is estimated that true width will be approximately 80% of the reported drill intercept length.
    
3. A Quality Assurance / Quality Control program is part of the drilling program on the Asmara Project. This program includes chain of custody protocol as well as systematic submittals of standards, duplicates and blank samples into the flow of samples produced by the drilling.
    
4. A description of the geology, sampling procedures, and the Company's laboratory Quality Assurance / Quality Control procedures are as described in each of the Company's most recent National Instrument 43-101 Technical Reports filed and dated March 15, 2007. These reports are available on the Company's profile at www.sedar.com.
    
5. Samples are prepared at African Horn Testing Services (Eritrea) and analyzed at Genalysis Laboratories (a NATA registered laboratory) in Perth Western Australia.
    
6. The Qualified Person responsible for the release of this exploration information is Michael Hopley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunridge Gold Corp.

Current Emba Derho Resource:

The September 10, 2008 Wardrop Engineering Inc. Indicated resource estimates for Emba Derho are summarized as follows:

ABOUT SUNRIDGE:

Sunridge is a mineral exploration and development company focused on the acquisition, exploration, discovery and development of base and precious metal projects on the Asmara Project in Eritrea and exploration properties in Madagascar. Sunridge currently has approximately 117 million shares outstanding and approximately $18.5 million in cash. Sunridge trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol SGC. For additional information on the Company and its projects please view the slide show on our website at www.sunridgegold.com.

SUNRIDGE GOLD CORP.

Michael Hopley, President and Chief Executive Officer

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