Over 5.9 m (19.4 ft) At Nixon Fork Gold Mine, Alaska

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71.4 g/t (2.08 opt) gold and 40.1 g/t (1.17 opt) silver over 5.9 m (19.4
ft) in hole N11U-032





including 177.3 (5.17 opt) gold and 120.1 g/t (3.5 opt) silver over 0.5
m (1.6 ft)




including 103.7 g/t (3.02 opt) gold and 52.4 g/t (1.53 opt) silver over
3.2 m (10.5 ft)




VANCOUVER, May 16 /CNW/ - Fire River Gold Corp (TSXV: FAU) (OTCQX: FVGCF) (FSE: FWR) ("FAU" or the "Company") is pleased to announce additional high-grade
results obtained from holes drilled during its 2011, 28,000 metre drill
program at the Nixon Fork Gold Mine, situated in Alaska's Tintina Gold
Belt. The Company has received and confirmed assay results from
drillhole N11U-032 at the 3300 Zone. A complete list of the intercepts
form the 2011 drill program is provided in Table 1 & 2. The widths of the intercepts are approximate to the true width of the
mineralized intercept.


The Company is currently operating two drills continuously in the
Crystal Mine. They are primarily focussed on detailing mineralized
zones scheduled for the first six months of mining, beginning in June
2011. This includes filling in gaps in mineralization and extending
open zones along strike and dip. Hole N11-U032 targets the 3300 zone at
the 220 meter mining elevation, which will be mined in the first six
operating months. Mining has already begun on the 203 level beneath
this intercept.


Illustration: Drillhole N11U-032 relative to the 3300 Orebody can be
viewed here: http://www.firerivergold.com/i/misc/051611pic1.jpg

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