Continental Gold Inc. announced plans for the 2018 exploration program at its 100% owned high-grade Buriticá project in Antioquia, Colombia. The program will consist of up to 100,000 metres of core drilling from both surface and underground, mainly involving the use of direction-drilling equipment. There are currently 10 drill rigs turning on site and, depending on productivity, up to six additional rigs may be added in due course. 40,000 metres of definition drilling in the Yaraguá and Veta Sur vein systems targeting areas where stopes will be developed during construction for early production years of the mine. 41,000 metres of infill drilling in the Yaraguá and Veta Sur vein systems largely focused on converting portions of the 4.5 million ounces of inferred mineral resources at 9 g/t gold and 29 g/t silver (8.8 million tonnes) into measured or indicated resources in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101). Additionally, a primary focus will be continued outlining and testing for broad mineralized zones (BMZ), where six targets have been identified to date. The BMZ consists of a group of modelled precious metal-bearing veins in the current mineral resource block model with significant mineralization occurring between these veins, generally in the form of veinlets at oblique angles to strike. The majority of the mineralization between modelled veins is not in the current mineral resource estimate, providing potential upside both in terms of identifying significantly broader and more productive zones for mining and increased mineral resources. The Company is currently drilling to potentially expand the vertical extent of BMZ #1 and will systematically test the other five BMZ targets throughout the year. 15,000 metres of step-out drilling along strike and at depth at the Yaraguá and Veta Sur vein systems to expand the deposits, with a particular focus on targeting areas that are relatively close to existing mineral reserves and areas that are being infill-drilled as part of the overall program. Additionally, the program will also probe the potential for a porphyry system at depth, following up on earlier drill holes that hit gold-rich porphyry-style mineralization. 41,000 metres of drilling will test up to nine greenfield or near greenfield targets at Buriticá with a goal of making a new material precious metal discovery. Each of the nine targets are located within short trucking distance to the future plant site presently under construction in the Higabra Valley and have been generated using the same exploration techniques that have led to the discovery of both the Yaraguá and Veta Sur vein systems.