Savary Begins New Drilling Campaign at Hounde South

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 27, 2013) - SAVARY GOLD CORP. ("Savary" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SCA) is pleased to announce the commencement of the second phase of its on-going drilling program on its Houndé South property, located in southwestern Burkina Faso. The current phase of this $1.4 million program is aimed at investigating six high priority targets with up to 4,600 metres of reverse circulation (RC) drilling. The program will also involve the collection of approximately 4,600 samples, as well as geological mapping and prospecting.

"We are very pleased to once again be drilling at Houndé South," stated Charles Mostert, Savary Gold's President and CEO. "The encouraging results acquired during our first phase of drilling have enabled us to fine-tune our exploration model and have aided in the identification and prioritization of the most prospective areas for drilling during this next phase."

The Houndé South property consists of two exploration licences, Diosso and Mandiasso, totaling 375 square kilometres, and is located in the Birimian Greenstone Belt of West Africa, currently the fastest growing gold producing area in the world.

Drilling is conducted by Major Drilling Burkina Faso SA and SGS Burkina Faso SA will be responsible for laboratory analysis, both of whom are independent of Savary Gold.

Robin Black, M.Sc., P. Geo., a consulting geologist of the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release.

About Savary Gold

Savary Gold is a Canadian company with a tightly held capital structure and totally focused on exploring the Houndé South Gold Property in Burkina Faso. The property is in the Birimian age Houndé Greenstone Belt, which hosts Semafo's Mana mine and additional gold deposits which are presently subject to extensive exploration efforts (including Endeavour Mining's Houndé Project and Sarama's South Houndé Project).

SAVARY GOLD CORP.

On behalf of the Board

Charles Mostert, Chief Executive Officer

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