Ascot Starts Infill Drilling to Determine Bulk Sample Potential at Premier

SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - July 27, 2015) - Ascot Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AOT) -

Highlights of Release:

• In 2014 Ascot reported several 1,000 g/t Au intersections, the most spectacular of which was hole P-14-707 which assayed 14,394.5 g/t over .75 of a meter. These 1,000 gram plus intersections are in a zone with a known 50 meter strike length and 50 metre dip length and are approximately a metre thick. As a first step in assessing the potential for the high grade mining of this zone the Company will commence immediately with a 28 hole drill program to establish the continuity of the mineralization. The holes will be drilled from six drill pads on ten metre spacing and will take approximately six weeks to complete.
  
  

• Highlights from the current batch of drill results from the Company's ongoing drill program at Premier include P15-804 which intersected 223.00 g/t Au over 1.07 meters.
  
  

The Premier property covers more than one hundred square kilometres near the town of Stewart in northwest BC, and includes the old Premier Mine, a past producer of 2.1 MOz Au and 44.9 MOz Ag.

Work in 2015 is concentrating exclusively on the Premier Mine Area of the property. Historic work and Ascot drilling indicate mineralization is focussed in a structural zone ranging from 30-150 meters in thickness which contains mineralized quartz stockwork, cored by one to four higher grade quartz breccia bodies. Individual quartz breccia zones range in thickness from 2.0-50.0 meters and generally contain higher gold and silver grades along with Pb and Zn values. This system has a known strike length of 1600+ meters and a dip length of up to 1500 meters but a majority of the target area has only been loosely tested from underground, with most work dating back to the 1920-30's. This target area is outside of any of Ascot's present resource areas (Big Missouri, Martha Ellen and Dilworth). This area is a separate system and the priority is to define the potential for higher grade underground mineralization.

New highlights include:

Hole #		Zone				From m's		To m's		Width m's		Au (g/t)		Au Cut* (g/t)		Ag (g/t)		Zn %		Com-ment
P15-789		West Zone				68.20		99.06		30.86		2.05		2.05		6.7		0.35		Hit Stope
				incl.		68.20		79.00		10.80		5.17		5.17		14.1		0.65
				incl.		72.60		75.80		3.20		13.07		13.07		33.2		1.77
P15-791		West Zone				54.30		99.00		44.70		1.40		1.40		5.3		0.27
				incl.		54.30		60.30		6.00		8.70		8.70		21.6		0.95
				incl.		55.30		56.30		1.00		23.70		23.70		41.6		0.99
P15-792		Main Zone				303.30		353.00		49.70		1.55		1.55		7.6		0.47
				incl.		311.30		323.00		11.70		5.09		5.09		12.5		0.38
				incl.		314.80		317.55		2.75		12.06		12.06		26.1		0.67
P15-801		West Zone				83.20		112.50		29.30		4.79		3.89*		22.0		1.28		Hit Stope
				incl.		83.20		87.68		4.48		7.78		7.78		15.7		0.82
				incl.		83.20		85.20		2.00		14.75		14.75		15.9		0.56
				incl.		103.60		108.00		4.40		19.34		13.32*		51.0		2.88
				incl.		105.60		106.65		1.05		59.50		34.29*		70.2		1.22
P15-802		West Zone				71.45		80.37		8.92		1.18		1.18		3.5		0.05		Hit Stope
				also		107.85		129.00		21.15		0.61		0.61		4.6		0.54
				incl.		111.35		114.1		2.75		2.54		2.54		16.4		2.80
				also		143.15		162.90		19.75		7.29		5.49*		8.2		0.57
incl. 155.80-160.30 (4.50 m)stope-0 value				incl.		148.65		153.15		4.50		30.87		22.96*		24.3		0.95
				incl.		148.65		150.15		1.50		54.50		34.29*		27.6		0.40
				incl.		151.65		153.15		1.50		37.80		34.29*		40.4		1.73
P15-803		West Zone				67.70		115.44		47.74		1.15		1.15		12.2		0.83		Hit Stope
				incl.		93.57		112.90		19.33		2.49		2.49		25.9		1.93
				incl.		106.90		108.40		1.50		12.40		12.40		26.9		4.89
P15-804		West Zone				120.90		135.20		14.30		1.86		1.86		34.5		0.33
				incl.		124.00		130.00		6.00		3.71		3.71		15.4		0.41
				also		157.00		162.35		5.35		44.97		7.23*		75.4		0.30
				incl.		159.00		160.07		1.07		223.00		34.29*		147.0		0.86
P15-808		Main Zone				72.96		80.50		7.54		2.09		2.09		54.4		0.52
				also		292.00		340.50		48.50		1.14		1.14		7.1		0.61
				incl.		316.20		318.90		2.70		2.75		2.75		3.9		0.05
				incl.		331.25		336.00		4.75		2.05		2.05		29.1		4.64
P15-809		North-ern Lights				180.50		210.50		30.00		2.76		2.76		10.0		1.79		Hit Stope
				incl.		181.50		199.50		18.00		4.33		4.33		15.4		2.89
				incl.		181.50		183.50		2.00		12.25		12.25		20.2		2.45
				incl.		195.13		198.57		3.44		8.53		8.53		55.9		12.29
P15-813		Main Zone				145.20		150.60		5.40		3.10		3.10		126.7		0.18
				incl.		149.20		150.60		1.40		11.00		11.00		448.0		0.47
				also		204.60		271.90		67.30		1.35		1.35		12.6		0.44
				incl.		218.30		253.00		34.70		2.06		2.06		6.7		0.19
				incl.		250.00		253.00		3.00		13.75		13.75		13.0		0.36
P15-814		Main Zone				217.60		324.05		106.45		1.65		1.62*		6.6		0.25
				incl.		270.00		314.60		44.60		3.44		3.36*		10.8		0.54
				incl.		275.10		283.05		7.95		8.59		8.15*		25.9		1.08
				incl.		275.10		276.00		0.90		23.10		23.10		36.30		0.61
				incl.		282.24		283.05		0.81		38.60		34.29*		123.0		7.03
P15-817		Main Zone				279.43		340.80		61.37		1.55		1.55		3.9		0.09
				incl.		319.50		340.80		21.30		3.75		3.75		5.5		0.18
				incl.		323.85		325.30		1.45		13.75		13.75		6.6		0.11

True widths are generally believed to be 70-90% of intersected widths in the Premier area.

(*) samples cut to 1opt or 34.29 g/t Au.

This release covers results for a second set of 29 holes P15-789 to P15-817. The first set of 33 holes was released on June 24^th, 2015. Drilling continues with one diamond drill rig, results will be released as they become available. Ascot to date has drilled 19,594 meters in 82 holes in 2015 with drilling ongoing. Detailed results table, locations and figures can be viewed at the following Ascot link: www.ascotresources.ca

Graeme Evans, P. Geo and Lawrence Tsang, P. Geo are providing the field management for the Premier exploration program. Graeme Evans, designated as the Qualified Person (QP) as defined by National Instrument 43-101 has prepared the technical information in this news release.

Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Analytical work is being carried out by ALS Lab Group. Quality assurance and quality control programs include the use of analytical blanks and standards and duplicates in addition to the labs own internal quality assurance program. All samples were analyzed using multi-digestion with ICP finish and fire assay with AA finish for gold. Samples over 100 ppm silver were reanalyzed using four acid digestion with an ore grade AA finish. Samples over 1,500 ppm silver were fire assayed with a gravimetric finish. Samples with over 10 ppm gold were fire assayed with a gravimetric finish. Identified or suspected metallic gold or silver are subjected to "metallics" assays. Sampling and storage are at the company's secure facility in Stewart with bi-weekly sample shipments made to ALS Labs Terrace prep site.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

ASCOT RESOURCES LTD., John A. Toffan, President and Director

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