TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 15, 2011) - Detour Gold Corporation (TSX:DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") reports assay results for the last 34 holes totaling 16,923 metres (including 7 holes abandoned for 1,360 metres) from its 2010 drilling campaign at the Detour Lake gold project in northern Ontario. The 2010 drilling program totaled 107,003 metres and covered the western extension of the Detour Lake open pit deposit between section 17,460E and 18,000E on a 40 X 40 metre drill spacing.

These holes were not included in the mineral resource and reserve update announced on January 31, 2011. The positive assay results obtained are incremental to the current mineral reserves of 14.9 million ounces. The 2011 drilling program of 50,000 metres is underway to test the western extension of the Detour Lake deposit (up to 17,220E). It is anticipated that the 2011 drilling program will have a positive impact on the year-end mineral reserve and resource update.

The majority of the 34 drill holes were completed on sections 17,460E and 17,500E and continued to encounter significant gold mineralization over a 400 metre wide zone north of the contact with the Sunday Lake Deformation Zone ("SLDZ"). The majority of the gold mineralization is found within a folded sequence of pillow and massive flows that represent the extension of Domains 2 and 3 (which contain 57% of the current in-pit measured and indicated resources) and at the contact with the SLDZ. Of significance, hole DG-10-990B on section 17,740E intersected 3.13 g/t (uncut) or 2.70 g/t (cut) over 58 metres and 4.91 g/t (uncut) or 3.12 g/t (cut) over 31 metres, and hole DG-10-1018 on section 17,500E intersected 1.38 g/t (uncut) or 1.31 g/t (cut) over 90 metres, and DG-10-1025A on section 17,460E intersected 9.07 g/t (uncut) or 3.58 g/t (cut) over 22.7 metres.

Significant gold mineralized (uncut) intervals encountered are shown below.

Calcite Zone
DG-10-987		DG-10-990B		DG-10-1003		DG-10-1009
15.05 g/t over 12.8 m		3.13 g/t over 58.0 m		6.60 g/t over 24.0 m		7.28 g/t over 8.0 m
		4.91 g/t over 31.0 m				2.60 g/t over 38.5 m
DG-10-1014		DG-10-1017		DG-10-1022
1.61 g/t over 43.0 m		3.97 g/t over 15.0 m		1.48 g/t over 35.0 m
3.31 g/t over 24.0 m
QK Zone (west of 17,500E)
DG-10-1018		DG-10-1019		DG-10-1021		DG-10-1023
1.38 g/t over 90.0 m		2.30 g/t over 29.8 m		6.63 g/t over 22.1 m		5.20 g/t over 11.4 m
		8.05 g/t over 7.0 m
DG-10-1024		DG-10-1025A		DG-10-1028		DG-10-1029A
4.38 g/t over 17.0 m		9.07 g/t over 22.7 m		5.33 g/t over 10.0 m		2.06 g/t over 24.8 m
DG-10-1029B
9.05 g/t over 7.5 m

Complete tables of results, surface and longitudinal plans and cross-sections for the Detour Lake deposit are posted on the Company's website on the home page "Explore Detour Lake" or http://www.detourgold.com/PROJECTS/Detour-Lake/Explore-Detour-Lake/default.aspx.

Detour Gold's delineation program is being managed by its Exploration Manager, Guy MacGillivray, P.Geo., a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101. Mr. MacGillivray has verified and approved the data disclosed in this release, including the sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information. Samples are now prepared at both SGS Minerals Services in Garson and Don Mills, Ontario, Canada and assayed at the Don Mills location. Analysis for gold is done on sawn half core samples using fire assay (AA finish). Samples with higher grade gold (>5 g/t) are re-assayed using the pulp and metallics procedures. Standard reference materials, blank and field duplicate samples are inserted prior to shipment from site to monitor the quality control of the assay data. For additional information on Quality Assurance and Quality Control ("QA/QC"), refer to the Technical Report filed in June 2010.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains certain forward-looking information as defined in applicable securities laws (referred to herein as "forward-looking statements"). Specifically, this news release contains forward-looking statements regarding the drill results having a positive impact on the year-end mineral reserve and resource update. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are beyond Detour Gold's ability to predict or control and may cause Detour Gold's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any of its future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, gold price volatility, changes in debt and equity markets, the uncertainties involved in interpreting geological data, increases in costs, environmental compliance and changes in environmental legislation and regulation, interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations, general economic conditions and other risks involved in the gold exploration and development industry, as well as those risk factors discussed in the section entitled "Description of Business - Risk Factors" in Detour Gold's 2009 annual information form. Such forward-looking statements are also based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to, assumptions about the following: the availability of financing for exploration and development activities; the estimated timeline for the development of the Detour Lake gold project; the supply and demand for, and the level and volatility of the price of, gold; the results of the feasibility study and the assumptions on which the feasibility study is based; the accuracy of reserve and resource estimates and the assumptions on which the reserve and resource estimates are based; the receipt of necessary permits; market competition; ongoing relations with employees and impacted communities; and general business and economic conditions. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Detour Gold undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements contained herein whether as a result of new information or future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Detour Lake Project - Highlights of Drill Results (West of Calcite Zone)

Hole No.	Section No.		From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Au Uncut (g/t)	Au Cut to 20 g/t (g/t)	Host Rock Unit
DG-10-987	17,700E		264.0	271.0	7.0	1.31	1.31
			294.0	309.0	15.0	1.81	1.81	Upper Massive Flow
			323.0	335.8	12.8	15.05	2.98	Upper Massive Flow
			Inc. 335.0	335.8	0.8	213.00	20.00
			376.0	385.0	9.0	1.86	1.86
			416.0	440.0	24.0	1.50	1.50	Upper Pillow Flow
			477.0	486.5	9.5	1.25	1.25
			521.0	532.0	11.0	2.11	2.11
			558.0	567.0	9.0	4.18	4.18	Lower Pillow Flow
			614.0	623.0	9.0	1.18	1.18
			680.0	691.0	11.0	0.95	0.95
DG-10-990	17,740E		Abandoned at 279.0 m. No significant results.
DG-10-990A	17,740E		Wedged from 186.0 to 279.0 m. Hole abandoned. Not sampled.
DG-10-990B	17,740E		Wedged from 194.4 m.
			282.0	291.0	9.0	1.11	1.11
			309.0	316.0	7.0	1.13	1.13
			322.0	334.0	12.0	1.65	1.65
			361.0	377.0	16.0	1.06	1.06
			539.0	549.0	10.0	0.98	0.98
			562.0	583.0	21.0	2.14	2.14	Upper MF/Lower PF
			598.0	656.0	58.0	3.13	2.70	Lower Pillow Flow
			Inc. 604.5	605.0	0.5	20.90	20.00
			Inc. 628.0	628.5	0.5	35.20	20.00
			Inc. 638.0	638.5	0.5	54.10	20.00
			677.0	708.0	31.0	4.91	3.12	Lower PF/Lower MF
			Inc. 693.5	694.0	0.5	52.50	20.00
			Inc. 706.0	707.0	1.0	53.00	20.00
			Inc. 707.0	708.0	1.0	26.10	20.00
DG-10-998	17,500E		148.0	155.0	7.0	1.11	1.11
QK Zone			168.0	176.0	8.0	2.15	2.15
			187.0	208.7	21.7	0.85	0.85
			234.0	241.0	7.0	3.32	3.32
			250.0	258.7	8.7	1.03	1.03
			287.0	318.0	31.0	1.26	1.26	Upper MF/Upper PF
			327.0	340.0	13.0	2.52	1.56	Upper Massive Flow
			Inc. 332.5	333.0	0.5	44.95	20.00
			355.0	363.0	8.0	0.93	0.93
DG-10-1003	17,500E		14.8	22.0	7.2	1.20	1.20
QK Zone			113.9	121.0	7.1	2.06	2.06
			201.0	210.0	9.0	1.34	1.34
			238.0	247.0	9.0	0.96	0.96
			257.0	267.5	10.5	1.36	1.36
			302.0	309.0	7.0	1.17	1.17
			344.0	368.0	24.0	6.60	3.23	Upper MF/Upper PF
			Inc. 349.0	350.0	1.0	83.50	20.00
			Inc. 350.0	351.0	1.0	35.90	20.00
			Inc. 367.0	367.5	0.5	23.09	20.00
			401.0	411.0	10.0	0.97	0.97
			440.0	447.0	7.0	1.15	1.15
			465.5	473.0	7.5	2.16	1.66
			Inc. 466.0	466.5	0.5	27.51	20.00
DG-10-1008	17,500E		No significant results.
QK Zone
DG-10-1009	17,500E		127.0	134.0	7.0	1.19	1.19
QK Zone			156.0	163.0	7.0	1.02	1.02
			237.0	245.0	8.0	7.28	4.04	Upper Massive Flow
			Inc. 241.0	242.0	1.0	45.90	20.00
			266.0	273.0	7.0	3.41	2.76
			Inc. 266.6	267.5	0.9	25.00	20.00
			300.0	311.8	11.8	0.84	0.84
			367.0	405.5	38.5	2.60	1.47	Upper Pillow Flow
			Inc. 402.4	402.9	0.5	96.74	20.00
			Inc. 405.0	405.5	0.5	30.13	20.00
			444.0	465.8	21.8	1.65	1.62	Upper MF/Lower PF
			Inc. 446.0	446.5	0.5	21.48	20.00
			531.0	538.0	7.0	1.12	1.12
DG-10-1010	17,460E		55.8	65.0	9.2	1.52	1.52
QK Zone
DG-10-1011	17,500E		245.5	257.0	11.5	2.77	2.39	Lower Massive Flow
QK Zone			Inc. 255.0	256.0	1.0	24.38	20.00
			417.0	424.0	7.0	1.07	1.07
			437.0	449.0	12.0	1.31	1.31
			463.5	480.0	16.5	2.13	1.97	Contact MF/CMH
			Inc. 463.5	464.0	0.5	20.49	20.00
			Inc. 468.2	468.7	0.5	24.82	20.00
DG-10-1012	17,460E		146.5	155.0	8.5	1.19	1.19
QK Zone
DG-10-1013	17,460E		72.0	79.0	7.0	1.26	1.26
QK Zone			447.0	456.0	9.0	4.11	3.52	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 453.5	454.0	0.5	30.69	20.00
			476.0	487.0	11.0	3.84	3.13	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 483.0	484.0	1.0	27.73	20.00
			497.0	515.1	18.1	1.16	1.16
DG-10-1014	17,500E		141.0	148.0	7.0	1.40	1.40
QK Zone			309.0	316.0	7.0	1.38	1.38
			337.0	349.0	12.0	1.08	1.08
			426.0	469.0	43.0	1.61	1.59	Upper MF/Upper PF
			Inc. 454.0	454.5	0.5	20.01	20.00
			Inc. 461.8	462.3	0.5	21.53	20.00
			483.5	496.0	12.5	0.78	0.78
			508.0	522.0	14.0	2.84	2.83	Lower Pillow Flow
			Inc. 520.0	521.0	1.0	20.10	20.00
			539.5	550.0	10.5	0.95	0.95
			588.0	612.0	24.0	3.31	0.92	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 588.0	588.5	0.5	134.74	20.00
DG-10-1015	17,500E		27.0	43.0	16.0	1.00	1.00
QK Zone			58.0	65.0	7.0	1.77	1.77
			148.0	157.0	9.0	0.79	0.79
			167.0	177.0	10.0	1.70	1.70
			209.0	228.0	19.0	1.94	1.94	Upper Massive Flow
			243.0	250.0	7.0	1.63	1.63
			315.0	322.0	7.0	2.09	2.09
			476.0	483.0	7.0	1.58	1.58
DG-10-1016	17,460E		70.5	95.0	24.5	0.97	0.97
QK Zone			125.2	143.6	18.4	0.70	0.70
			161.0	169.0	8.0	0.88	0.88
			187.0	194.0	7.0	1.42	1.42
			204.0	211.4	7.4	1.10	1.10
			402.0	409.0	7.0	2.09	1.54
			Inc. 406.5	407.0	0.5	27.78	20.00
			537.0	545.0	8.0	1.10	1.10
			596.0	603.0	7.0	1.24	1.24
			620.0	627.0	7.0	2.08	2.08
DG-10-1016A QK Zone	17,460E		Wedged from 279 m to 351 m as a result of mishandled core from DG-10-1016. Assays were assigned to DG-10-1016.
DG-10-1017	17,500E		70.0	79.0	9.0	1.68	1.68
QK Zone			95.0	110.0	15.0	3.97	3.22	Upper Pillow Flow
			Inc. 104.0	105.0	1.0	31.20	20.00
			162.3	178.0	15.7	2.44	2.44	Upper Pillow Flow
			201.5	221.5	20.0	1.40	1.40	Upper Pillow Flow
			266.0	274.5	8.5	1.63	1.63
			540.0	554.0	14.0	1.91	1.83	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 553.5	554.0	0.5	22.06	20.00
			563.0	587.0	24.0	1.53	1.53	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 580.1	580.6	0.5	20.10	20.00
DG-10-1018	17,500E		95.0	102.0	7.0	1.08	1.08
QK Zone			149.0	156.0	7.0	1.53	1.53
			210.5	218.0	7.5	5.01	2.90	North Pillow Flow
			Inc. 212.0	213.0	1.0	35.80	20.00
			302.0	312.0	10.0	1.03	1.03
			344.0	353.0	9.0	0.94	0.94
			487.0	503.5	16.5	1.51	1.51
			517.0	524.0	7.0	1.94	1.94
			581.0	605.0	24.0	0.96	0.96
			628.0	718.0	90.0	1.38	1.31	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 712.0	712.5	0.5	31.80	20.00
			745.0	752.0	7.0	1.84	1.84
DG-10-1019	17,460E		85.0	114.8	29.8	2.30	1.89	Lower Pillow Flow
QK Zone			Inc. 104.5	105.3	0.8	35.00	20.00
			351.0	358.0	7.0	8.05	1.62	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 352.2	352.7	0.5	110.00	20.00
DG-10-1020	17,500E		145.0	155.0	10.0	1.73	1.73
QK Zone			173.5	181.0	7.5	1.66	1.66
			214.0	238.0	24.0	0.71	0.71
			249.4	259.0	9.6	1.97	1.97
			316.0	334.0	18.0	1.82	1.82	Lower Pillow Flow
DG-10-1020A	17,500E		Wedged from 396.0 m to 594.0 m. No significant results. Hole abandoned.
QK Zone
DG-10-1020B	17,500E		Wedged from 585.0 to 756.0 m.
QK Zone			611.0	618.0	7.0	4.39	3.19	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 613.0	614.0	1.0	28.40	20.00
			654.2	661.6	7.4	1.13	1.13
DG-10-1021	17,460E		430.9	453.0	22.1	6.63	1.34	Lower Massive Flow
QK Zone			Inc. 430.9	431.4	0.5	204.45	20.00
			Inc. 449.5	450.0	0.5	69.13	20.00
			465.2	472.7	7.5	3.29	3.29
DG-10-1022	18,540E		18.0	37.4	19.4	1.68	1.10	Lower Pillow Flow
			Inc. 23.5	24.0	0.5	42.60	20.00
			70.0	77.0	7.0	2.37	2.37
			104.7	119.0	14.3	1.10	1.10
			141.2	176.2	35.0	1.48	0.94	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 175.7	176.2	0.5	57.90	20.00
			190.0	220.5	30.5	1.27	1.12	Lower MF/CMH
			Inc. 220.0	220.5	0.5	28.80	20.00
DG-10-1023	17,460E		30.0	37.0	7.0	1.54	1.54
QK Zone			64.0	75.0	11.0	2.89	2.89	Upper Pillow Flow
			155.2	163.0	7.8	1.34	1.34
			172.0	181.6	9.6	1.89	1.89
			227.0	238.0	11.0	1.22	1.22
			295.0	302.0	7.0	1.13	1.13
			515.1	526.5	11.4	5.20	1.39	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 515.1	515.6	0.5	106.82	20.00
			546.7	554.6	7.9	1.22	1.22
DG-10-1024	17,460E		101.0	122.5	21.5	0.92	0.92
QK Zone			131.0	165.0	34.0	1.19	1.19	Upper Pillow Flow
			197.0	247.0	50.0	0.95	0.95	Upper Pillow Flow
			276.0	283.0	7.0	4.17	3.09	Upper Massive Flow
			Inc. 280.0	281.0	1.0	27.50	20.00
			318.0	332.0	14.0	2.07	1.55	Lower Pillow Flow
			Inc. 329.5	330.0	0.5	34.40	20.00
			462.0	469.0	7.0	1.77	1.52
			Inc. 467.5	468.0	0.5	23.60	20.00
			492.0	499.0	7.0	3.53	2.27
			Inc. 495.5	496.0	0.5	37.60	20.00
			674.0	691.0	17.0	4.38	2.71	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 687.5	688.0	0.5	76.70	20.00
			708.7	717.0	8.3	3.42	3.42	CMH
DG-10-1025	17,460E		Abandoned at 40.0 m. No significant results.
QK Zone
DG-10-1025A	17,460E		54.0	61.0	7.0	1.08	1.08
QK Zone			233.5	241.0	7.5	1.57	1.57
			250.0	269.0	19.0	1.36	1.36	Upper Pillow Flow
			288.2	309.0	20.8	1.31	1.28	Upper Pillow Flow
			Inc. 297.5	298.0	0.5	21.20	20.00
			332.0	347.4	15.4	0.88	0.88
			354.3	377.0	22.7	9.07	3.58	Upper Pillow Flow
			Inc. 354.3	355.0	0.7	101.00	20.00
			Inc. 360.0	361.0	1.0	85.20	20.00
			Inc. 363.0	363.5	0.5	25.60	20.00
			436.0	452.0	16.0	0.91	0.91
			686.0	694.0	8.0	3.11	2.63
			Inc. 686.0	687.0	1.0	23.80	20.00
			704.0	711.0	7.0	1.00	1.00
DG-10-1026	17,460E		187.4	198.0	10.6	0.98	0.98
QK Zone			211.0	225.6	14.6	1.52	1.52
			278.0	285.2	7.2	1.07	1.07
			307.0	323.0	16.0	2.50	2.25	Upper Pillow Flow
			Inc. 319.0	320.0	1.0	24.00	20.00
			354.7	366.0	11.3	3.34	2.29	Upper Massive Flow
			Inc. 355.4	355.9	0.5	43.70	20.00
			384.0	401.6	17.6	1.50	1.50	Lower MF/Lower PF
			422.0	432.0	10.0	0.94	0.94
			586.0	593.1	7.1	1.94	1.94
			648.0	656.0	8.0	3.30	1.45	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 648.0	648.5	0.5	49.61	20.00
			732.0	739.0	7.0	1.49	1.49
			752.0	769.0	17.0	1.47	1.47
DG-10-1027	17,460E		64.0	76.5	12.5	1.86	1.54
QK Zone			Inc. 71.0	71.5	0.5	28.00	20.00
			151.6	163.0	11.4	0.76	0.76
			178.0	214.0	36.0	1.09	1.09	Upper Pillow Flow
			225.0	233.0	8.0	1.02	1.02
			254.0	262.0	8.0	2.64	2.64
			285.5	295.0	9.5	1.48	1.48
			315.0	330.0	15.0	1.76	1.61	Upper Massive Flow
			Inc. 316.8	317.3	0.5	24.60	20.00
			347.9	366.0	18.1	2.65	1.78	Lower MF/Lower PF
			Inc. 362.0	362.5	0.5	51.30	20.00
			510.0	517.0	7.0	1.22	1.22
			588.0	595.0	7.0	2.38	1.56
			Inc. 593.5	594.0	0.5	31.41	20.00
			731.0	738.6	7.6	2.86	2.01
			Inc. 732.1	732.6	0.5	32.90	20.00
DG-10-1028	17,460E		131.0	141.0	10.0	5.33	2.60	North Pillow Flow
QK Zone			Inc. 131.0	132.0	1.0	47.30	20.00
			348.0	355.0	7.0	3.86	3.86	Upper Massive Flow
			501.8	514.0	12.2	2.17	1.37	Upper Massive Flow
			Inc. 513.5	514.0	0.5	39.62	20.00
			543.0	550.0	7.0	3.08	2.26
			Inc. 543.0	543.5	0.5	31.45	20.00
			588.0	613.0	25.0	1.09	1.09	Upper MF/Lower PF
			635.0	647.0	12.0	1.48	1.48
			656.0	677.0	21.0	2.04	1.89	Lower Pillow Flow
			Inc. 658.0	659.0	1.0	21.10	20.00
			Inc. 675.0	675.5	0.5	24.20	20.00
DG-10-1029	17,460E		Abandoned at 15.0 m in overburden. Not sampled.
QK Zone
DG-10-1029A	17,460E		Abandoned at 339.0.
QK Zone			80.0	93.0	13.0	1.06	1.06
			240.0	264.8	24.8	2.06	1.79	Upper Pillow Flow
			Inc. 243.0	244.0	1.0	26.70	20.00
			331.0	338.0	7.0	5.95	2.24	Upper Pillow Flow
			Inc. 332.0	332.5	0.5	71.88	20.00
DG-10-1029B	17,460E		Wedged from 198.0 to 738.0 m.
QK Zone			308.0	315.0	7.0	1.01	1.01
			391.0	398.0	7.0	2.18	2.18
			416.0	432.0	16.0	1.57	1.57	Upper Pillow Flow
			460.0	469.0	9.0	1.56	1.56
			477.0	501.0	24.0	0.90	0.90
			512.0	519.5	7.5	0.97	0.97
			534.5	542.0	7.5	9.05	1.61	Lower Massive Flow
			Inc. 535.2	535.7	0.5	131.55	20.00
			557.4	565.0	7.6	1.56	1.43
			Inc. 557.4	557.9	0.5	22.01	20.00

Note: All values above 20 g/t in the composite are reported in the table. True width is estimated to be 65 to 75% of the drilled length.