DYU Dawson Gold Corp

Dawson Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:DYU)(FRANKFURT:3DG) ("Dawson Gold" or the
"Company") announces that the results from the 2011 Quantec Geoscience Ltd.
Titan 24 DCIP survey on the Company's Toro Property, White Gold District, Yukon
have been received and interpreted. The Titan 24 survey was completed to
follow-up on geophysical, geological and geochemical anomalies on the Property
identified by the Company in 2010.


Titan 24 Survey Highlights include:



--  Titan 24 survey indentifies 24 Anomalies (medium to high chargeability
    with associated low resistivities) over the survey area. 
--  9 "First Priority" Quantec Geophsical Anomalies 
--  5 "First Priority" anomalies define a single broad and strong
    chargeability anomaly extending to and open to depth 
--  15 "Second Priority" anomalies



Quantec Titan 24 Survey Details 

In the Fall of 2011, over 30 days, the Company completed a 33.6 line kilometer
surveyed and cut grid in advance of a 33.6 km Quantec Geophysics Titan-24 deep
penetrating Induced Polarization ground-based geophysical survey. 


A total of 14 North-South oriented lines spaced at 500 metres were surveyed
using a pole-dipole spacing of 100 metres. The Titan 24 distributed acquisition
system (DAS) employs a combination of multiplicity of sensors, 24-bit digital
sampling and advanced signal processing. It provides three independent datasets
capable of measuring subsurface resistivity (structure, alteration, lithology)
and chargeability (mineralization) to depth. The geophysical program was
designed to test the mineral potential of the Toro Property at depth and to
define potentially mineralized structural targets within the 75 Ma Late
Cretaceous Porphyry and the 103 Ma Mid Cretaceous Granodiorite intrusives on the
Property. 


"First Priority" Anomalies were defined by Quantec as those responses within 300
metres of surface, exhibiting medium to strong IP response (chargeability
greater than 25 milliradians), co-located with medium to low DC resistivity
response (rho less than 1,500 ohm-metre). These anomalies are interpreted by
Quantec to be consistent with geological structures and could lead to potential
mineralization. 


"Second Priority" Anomalies were defined by Quantec as those responses within
420 metres of surface, exhibiting medium to weak IP response (chargeability less
than 30 milliradians), co-located over or at contact with medium to low DC
resistivity zones (rho less than 1,800 ohm-metre). These anomalies are
interpreted by Quatec to be consistent with geological structures and could
represent disseminated mineralization and/or alteration zones. 


An in-house interpretation of the 2011 Quantec survey is on-going by Dawson Gold
and the data will be used to focus the 2012 exploration program. Company
Management considers the Quantec "First Priority" anomalies as excellent
candidates for testing by diamond drilling, and intends to execute such a
mineral exploration program early in the 2012 field season. The Toro 20 person
camp is in place and the on tenure airstrip is open and usable which will afford
the Company the ability to enter the Property early in the season and conduct an
extensive diamond drilling program.


The Quantec Titan 24 System has proven to be a successful tool to define large
porphyry systems and strongly mineralized structural trends in the Yukon,
specifically upon the nearby Freegold Mountain Project of Northern Freegold
Resources Ltd.


Additional 2011 Exploration Work on the Toro Property

Coincident with the Quantec survey, the Company constructed six kilometres of
new trail construction and reactivated approximately 5 kilometres of old road
access and undertook a trenching/sampling program to follow-up on high-priority
anomalous gold-in-soil targets (defined by the 2010 Toro exploration campaign.
Analytical results from the 2011 Toro exploration program have not yet been
received however the sampling programs were designed to target mineralization
demonstrated by historical trenching results from the Ridge Zone. These
historical trenching results coincide with Dawson's gold in soil "Anomaly C",
0.55 g/t Au and 106.6 g/t Ag over 30 metres and "Anomaly B", 37.8 metres
averaging 0.46 g/t Au and 26.1 g/t Ag. In total, the Company completed 120
metres of trenching combined with sampling from the newly open trails lead to
the collection and assay of over 240 rock samples. In addition to the road
construction and trenching programs, a soil sampling program focused on in-fill
and expansion of the 2010 gold-in-soil anomalies was completed in September 2011
and totalled over 320 collected and assayed samples.


2011 Yukon Exploration Property Acquisitions and Exploration 

The Nansen Ace Claims were staked by Dawson Gold in the winter of 2011 and are
located in the Mt. Nansen District, for a total of 228 claims constituting more
than 4,500 hectares. The Nansen Ace Property lies approximately 60 kilometres
south of the Toro Project and was staked to cover prospective gold exploration
ground along structural strike and 7.5 kilometres to the northeast of the former
Mt. Nansen Mine which hosted historical resources(i) of 254,251 tonnes grading
over 12.5 g/t Au and 270 g/t Ag.


(i)NB. The Mt. Nansen property does not lie within the Nansen Ace property
boundaries, but is presented to illustrate reported mineralization within the
Mt. Nansen District. This style, grade and type of mineralization however is not
necessarily indicative of mineralization on the Company's property. All above
information obtained from the Yukon Mineral Property Update (2008) and the
Company has not independently verified the information presented above. 


The King-Kong Project was also staked by Dawson Gold in the Winter of 2011. The
King-Kong Project has two distinct claim blocks totalling 228 claims in the Mt
Skukum/Wheaton River area. The King claims (King Project) comprise 104 claims
totalling 2,268 hectares and include prospective mineralized vein systems which
have been previously assayed at 62.1 g/t Au (Source: Yukon MINFILE#105D 173).
The King Project lies along the western flank of the Bennett Lake Volcanic
complex, a huge Eocene caldera structure formed at the margin of the Coast
Plutonic Complex. The Kong claims (Kong Project) consist of 124 full and partial
Quartz Mining claims covering 2,470 hectares immediately south of the Tagish
Lake Gold property of New Pacific Metals Corp. which hosts a measured and
indicated resource(i) of greater than 1.5 million tonnes averaging 7.8 g/t Au
and 130 g/t Ag. Neither the King, nor the Kong Property have previously been
drilled. 


(i)NB. The King and Kong Properties do not lie within the Tagish Lake Gold
property boundaries, but is presented to illustrate reported mineralization
within the Skukum District. This style, grade and type of mineralization however
is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on the Company's property. All
above information obtained from the Yukon Mineral Property Update (2008) and the
Company has not independently verified the information presented above.


Dawson conducted exploration programs on these newly acquired targets during the
summer 2011 field season. Specifically, the King and Kong Projects saw the
collection of 129 rock samples, 122 soil samples and seven stream sediment
samples. The Nansen Ace Project 2011 program included the collection of 20 rock
samples, 8 stream samples, and 2 soil samples. No analytical results have been
returned from the laboratory and the Company awaits these results to plan
further work programs.


The Company announces that Jim Coyne, has resigned from the board of directors
of the company. The board of directors of Dawson Gold wishes to acknowledge the
many contributions that Mr. Coyne has made to the Company, wants to thank him
for his participation and wishes him every success in his future endeavours.


The Technical data contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved
by Dawson Gold CEO Paul D. Gray, P.Geo., a qualified person under NI 43-101.


About Dawson Gold Corp.

Dawson Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration company, focused on the exploration
and development of precious/base metals properties located in Yukon. The Company
is based in Vancouver, and is supported by an aggressive management team with
strong ties to the Yukon. Dawson's cornerstone asset is the Toro Gold Property
located in the southern end of the White Gold District, in the Dawson Range. The
Toro Gold Project covers over 412 contiguous claims (approximately 8,300
hectares) of prospective ground. Dawson has an option to earn a 100% interest in
the Toro Gold Property from Northern Freegold Resources Ltd.


On behalf of the Board of Directors

Paul D Gray, P.Geo., Chief Executive Officer

Dawson Gold Corp.

For additional information please visit the Company's website at www.dawsongold.com.

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