Delta - Desert Gold Ventures Inc. (the 'Company') (TSX.V: DAU, FSE: QXR2, OTCQB: DAUGF) is pleased to announce results for another 72 Air Core holes completed in late December, 2021 and early January 2022.

These holes were drilled to test the strike extensions of a new zone of gold mineralization at Gourbassi West North that was discovered during the Company's 2021 drill program. Drill assay results indicate that the Gourbassi West North Zone can be traced for approximately 1.6 km and is open to the north and south. Additional AC drilling and auger drilling is planned to test for extensions to the Gourbassi West North Zone and to delineate potential parallel mineralized structures.

About Desert Gold

Desert Gold Ventures Inc. is a gold exploration and development company which holds 2 gold exploration permits in Western Mali (SMSZ Project and Djimbala) and its Rutare gold project in central Rwanda. In Mali, Desert Gold's SMSZ property hosts Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 8.47 million tonnes grading 1.14 g/t gold totaling 310,300 ounces and Inferred Mineral Resources of 20.7 million tonnes grading 1.16 g/t gold totaling 769,200 ounces.

This news release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements entail various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations, are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results may differ materially from those contained in such statements. These uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, the strength of the capital markets, the price of gold; operational, funding, liquidity risks, the degree to which Mineral Resource estimates are reflective of actual Mineral Resources, the degree to which factors which would make a mineral deposit commercially viable, and the risks and hazards associated with mining operations. Risks and uncertainties about the Company's business are more fully discussed in the company's disclosure materials filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available at www.sedar.com and readers are urged to read these materials. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from such statements unless required by law. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein in the United States. The securities described herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States securities act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to the account or benefit of a U.S. person absent an exemption from the registration requirements of such act.

Contact:

Jared Scharf

Tel: +1 (858) 247-8195

Email: jared.scharf@desertgold.ca

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