VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Central Iron Ore Ltd. (TSXV:CIO) (“CIO” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced at Company’s South Darlot Gold Project.  The drill program is envisaged to total 2,000 reverse circulation (RC) metres.

Proposed drilling program:

  • Endeavour Prospect
    • 11 drill holes for approximately 1,200m.
  • Loch Ard Prospect
    • 10 drill holes for approximately 800m.

SOUTH DARLOT GOLD PROJECT (Western Australia) The Company’s South Darlot Gold Project area is located approximately 320km northwest of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and includes:

  • The Red 5 Joint Venture (formerly Barrick JV) consists of a number of tenements which are subject to a joint venture with subsidiaries of Red 5 Limited (“Red 5”), details of which are set out below, in which CIO has earned a 70% interest.
Project Tenement Status Area (ha)
Barrick JV M37/421 Granted 381
Barrick JV M37/552 Granted 200
Barrick JV M37/631 Granted 776
Barrick JV M37/632 Granted 595
Barrick JV M37/709 Granted 98
Barrick JV M37/1045 Granted 90

On behalf of the Board of Directors CENTRAL IRON ORE LTD.

“Brett Hodgins” ____________________________ Brett Hodgins, President/CEO

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Although the Company believes that such information is reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information is typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking information provided by the Company is not a guarantee of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking information as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the state of the financial markets for the Company’s equity securities, the state of the market for iron ore or other minerals that may be produced generally, recent market volatility; variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, the Company's ability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies and other risks associated with the exploration and development of mineral properties. The reader is referred to the Company's disclosure documents for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects, copies of which may be accessed through the Company’s page on SEDAR at  www.sedar.com .

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