Orca Gold Inc. (TSX-V:ORG) is pleased to announce the first results from the current drilling campaign at its Block 14 gold project in Sudan.

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To date, 7,625 metres of the 25,000-metre programme have been completed with four diamond core rigs currently operating at Galat Sufar South. The objectives of this programme are to increase in-pit resources, test the potential of resource expansion below the pit shells that formed the basis of the Revised PEA (News Release dated May 30, 2017) and to further define the mineralogical and geological models of the deposit.

The first holes at GSS confirm the potential for a significant increase in the resource base and are shown in the table below:

The bulk of the holes listed were drilled in the East Zone of the deposit (see Figure 1,2 and 3). Only two of the holes failed to intercept targeted mineralization. GSDD014 was intended to test the possible extension of a plunging shoot. A follow-up hole is planned to explore a steeper geological interpretation. GSDD019 intersected grade within the pit but then went into a barren andesite unit that separates the two sides of the East Zone.

Of particular significance, Hole GSGT004 intersected the Main Zone mineralisation close to surface and then continued through the PEA pit wall confirming and extending a high-grade zone (13m at 10.19 g/t Au) intersected in previous reverse circulation (RC) drilling (9m at 20.41 g/t (GSRC268) and 14m at 11.19 g/t Au (GSRC138). This zone has now been defined over 100 metres strike and is expected to be extended with further drilling as the programme progresses.

Commenting on these results, Rick Clark, CEO and Director of Orca, said, “The purpose of this current drill programme is to expand our resource and increase our understanding of the geology of this deposit and we are well on our way to accomplishing both these objectives. These first holes have intersected mineralisation over serious widths and clearly highlight the strength of this orebody. The early extension of a high-grade zone previously identified at GSS adds an even more exciting dimension to the project. We are busy at Block 14 and look forward to regularly updating our shareholders and the market on our progress.”

To view Figures 1, 2 and 3 please click on the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/ORG1017.pdf

About Orca Gold Inc.

Orca Gold Inc. is a Canadian resource company focused on exploration opportunities in Africa, where it is currently focused on its 70%-owned Block 14 Gold Project in the Republic of the Sudan. Block 14 is situated on a 2,170 km² concession. The Company is currently conducting a Definitive Feasibility Study on the project, which is scheduled for completion in late Q1/early Q2 2018.

The technical contents of this release have been approved by Hugh Stuart, BSc, MSc, a Qualified Person pursuant to NI 43-101. Mr. Stuart is President of the Company and a Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society of London. Samples used for the results described herein are prepared and analyzed by fire assay using a 50 gram charge at the ALS Chemex facility at Rosia Montana in Romania in compliance with industry standards. Field duplicate samples are taken and blanks and standards are added to every batch submitted.