Gunpowder Gold Corp. Provides Exploration Update for Dome Rock Gold Claim Block in Arizona

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gunpowder Gold Corp. (OTCBB: GUNP) (Gunpowder or "the Company") is pleased to provide updated results for one of its claim blocks in its Dome Rock gold project in La Paz County, Arizona.

Work included sediment and outcrop chip sampling from within the company's 100% owned BHR62 claim block. Project geologists collected 16 rock chip and 22 sediment samples, all of which were submitted for 34 element analysis by ICP (inductively-coupled plasma) and gold analysis by gold assay and ICP finish. Several of the samples were anomalous for both copper and gold, and there exist similar geochemical ratios of gold to copper as assays taken from other deposits in the immediate area. Positive results include assays of 17ppb Au, 3.5ppm Ag, 1,000ppm Cu, and strong pathfinder indications for Ba. Further, several samples exhibited copper and hematite staining which is sometimes associated with economic mineralization historically found in the Plomosa District of Arizona, including the Copperstone Mine area, approximately nine miles to the north of Quartzite.

Commenting on the results, President Michael Nott stated, "It is encouraging, at this early stage of exploration to find prospective gold and silver indicators on the surface of our claim block. We are also pleased with the geochemical ratios reported, which further give us an indication that our project bears similar attributes to valuable mineral resources in the district. These results will provide useful quantitative data to carry out the next phase of exploration on the Dome Rock gold project."

About The Company

Gunpowder Gold Corporation is a gold exploration company in pursuit of high impact gold projects in the Walker Lane Trend, as it extends into Arizona. The Company has developed a strategically-located set of mineral claims in the Dome Rock mountains region of Arizona. The Dome Rock project is nine miles from the Copperstone mine, one of the largest gold discoveries in Arizona's history. The Copperstone open pit and underground workings are located at the northern tip of the Dome Rock mountains.

The Company's Dome Rock project in western Arizona is located on-trend of the world famous Walker Lane. The Walker Lane Gold Trend has produced over 50 million oz of gold and 400 million oz of silver, historically.

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