Sunridge Gold Corp.: Drilling Intersects Near Surface High-Grade Gold Zone and Increases Depth of Adi Nefas Deposit, Asmara Project, Eritrea.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Sunridge Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SGC) reports assay results from 15 diamond drill holes, NG-049-D to NG-063-D, from the Adi Nefas high-grade gold-copper-zinc volcanogenic massive sulphide  (VMS) deposit, part of the Asmara Project Eritrea. These results increase the depth by 50 metres, from 250 metres to a vertical depth of 300 metres with high-grade zinc mineralization showing strong continuity at depth. In addition, holes NG-055-D, NG-056-D and NG-057-D were the first diamond drill holes to successfully test the near surface gold zone returning significant to high grade gold. Further drilling is planned to delineate the upper oxide gold zone in greater detail.

Adi Nefas has now been drilled over a strike length of 400 metres and further areas of mineralization remain to be drill tested along strike and down dip. The 2005-2006 drill program confirms that three distinct high-grade zones exist; a gold oxide zone underlain by a copper supergene zone underlain by a primary zinc-rich zone. The attached map shows the location of all drill holes to date and the cross-section shows the relationship between some of these holes and the layered nature of the Adi Nefas VMS deposit.

HIGHLIGHTS:

OXIDE ZONE:

NG-055-D - 12 metres grading 4.58 g/t Au & 172.52 g/t Ag

NG-056-D - 6.25 metres grading 18.71 g/t Au

NG-057-D - 4.50 metres grading 18.33 g/t Au & 196.00 g/t Ag

PRIMARY ZONE:

NG-050-D - 10 metres grading 1.82 g/t Au and 9.19% Zn

NG-052-D - 7.85 metres grading 4.36 g/t Au, 136.73 g/t Ag, 1.25% Cu & 17.70% Zn

NG-059-D - 16.95 metres grading 2.31 g/t Au, 128.27 g/t Ag, 2.37% Cu & 5.95% Zn

NG-060-D - 7.70 metres grading 2.49 g/t Au, 145.75 g/t Ag, 2.71% Cu & 13.02% Zn

NG-062-D - 14.90 metres grading 1.44 g/t Au,72.28 g/t Ag, 1.08% Cu & 9.93% Zn

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                                                             Au
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                                                         valent
                                        Sil-  Cop-          g/t
Diamond                         Gold    ver   per  Zinc    (see
Drill       From     To Length   (Au)   (Ag)  (Cu)  (Zn) Note 1
hole #    metres metres metres   g/t    g/t     %     %   below) Zone
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NG-050-D  264.60 274.60  10.00  1.82  58.45  0.46  9.19   15.15     P
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NG-051-D  219.35 224.85   5.50  3.18  95.07  1.02  7.22   16.32     P
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NG-052-D  277.20 285.05   7.85  4.36 136.73  1.25 17.60   31.36     P
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NG-055-D    33.0   45.0   12.0  4.58 172.52  0.05  0.02    7.16     O
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NG-056-D    30.0  36.25   6.25 18.71  14.17  0.21  0.11   19.69     O
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NG-057-D   53.50  58.00   4.50 18.33 196.00  0.16  0.12   21.69  O+SG
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NG-058-D  317.80 323.55   5.75  5.25 231.47  3.47 14.42   36.44     P
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NG-059-D  244.30 261.25  16.95  2.31 128.27  2.37  5.95   18.48     P
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NG-060-D  320.60 328.30   7.70  2.49 145.75  2.71 13.02   28.48     P
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NG-062-D  360.10 375.00  14.90  1.44  72.28  1.08  9.93   17.73     P
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Drill holes NG-049, 053, 054, 061 and NG-063-D did not intersect any
significant mineralization.

Notes:

1. All assays have been converted to a gold equivalent grade in grams per tonne in order to better clarify the value of these poly-metallic results. Gold equivalent values are calculated on gross metal values not adjusted for metallurgical recoveries and based on the following metal values: Gold equals US$500 per ounce, silver equals US$7 per ounce, copper equals US$2.00 per pound and zinc equals US$0.80 per pound.

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. Zones of mineralization in the tabulations are as follows: O equals Oxide, SGequalsSupergene, PequalsPrimary zones of mineralization

4. 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.

5. A description of the geology, sampling procedures, and the Company's laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control procedures are as described in the Company's National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report filed on February 17, 2004 and amended by the Amended Technical Report filed dated April 27, 2004. This report is available at www.sedar.com.

6. Samples are prepared at African Horn Testing Services (Eritrea) and analyzed at Genalysis Laboratories (a NATA registered laboratory) in Perth Western Australia.

7. The Qualified Person for the release of this exploration information is Michael Hopley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunridge Gold Corp.

Sunridge Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, discovery and development of precious and base metal projects. The Company is currently conducting exploration on the Asmara Joint Venture Project in Eritrea. The Company has 32.2 million shares outstanding and 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 or call Don Halliday at the number listed below.

To view the maps accompanying this press release please click on the following link: http://www.ccnmatthews.com/docs/sgcmap221.pdf

SUNRIDGE GOLD CORP.

Michael Hopley, President and Chief Executive Officer

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