VANCOUVER, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Silverado Gold Mines Ltd.(Trading Symbols, OTC BB - SLGLF, FRANKFURT - SLGL) announced today the results from its diamond core drilling at Workman's Bench on its Nolan Creek property, in the Brooks Range, Alaska. This first phase exploration drilling program was carried out to drill test the previously identified gold-antimony quartz vein systems. Workman's Bench is part of the five mile long gold and antimony mineralization containing Solomon Shear Zone which is presently the main exploration focus of Silverado's lode exploration program at Nolan Creek.

    Figure 1: Please see map     (http://www.silverado.com/i/pdf/2008-01-14_NRM.pdf)      Highlights of the Workman's Bench 2007 drilling program include:      -   19 feet grading 2.69 g/t (0.08 toz/ton) gold and 3.24% antimony in         hole 07SH01. This includes 6 feet grading 6.55 g/t (0.19 toz/ton)         gold and 8.81% antimony.      -   11.4 feet grading 1.96 g/t (0.06 toz/ton) gold and 4.99% antimony in         hole 07SH14.      -   5 feet grading 1.95 g/t (0.06 toz/ton) gold and 3.45% antimony in         hole 07SH015. This includes 0.5 feet grading 19 g/t (0.55 toz/ton)         gold and 34.51% antimony. 

The drill sample results at Workman's Bench show significant gold and antimony grades with significant thickness in a defined zone, named the "main zone".

Seven holes, totalling 2149 feet, were drilled in the fall of 2007 to test the previously discovered gold bearing antimony-quartz veins in Workman's Bench for potential gold and antimony mineralization along strike and down-dip.

Drilling revealed a main zone that contains significant gold and antimony drill intersections (see Figure 1). Silverado Gold Mines is currently in the process of driving a tunnel into the Workman's Bench mineralized zone to intersect the main zone that contains the gold bearing antimony-quartz veins. The underground exposure of the mineralized zone will play an important key role for the company in obtaining a better understanding of the nature of the structurally controlled gold and antimony mineralization in the Solomon Shear Zone. This will significantly support Silverado's exploration strategy.

The following table provides a listing of mineralized intersections from the 2007 Workman's Bench drilling program:

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Drill Hole 07SH01      201-212 ft         11 ft @ 0.97 g/t Au (0.03 toz/ton Au) & 1.41 % Sb     223.5-242.5 ft     19 ft @ 2.69 g/t Au (0.08 toz/ton Au) & 3.24 % Sb                         This includes 6 ft @ 6.55 g/t Au (0.19 toz/ton Au)                                          & 8.81 % Sb      301-304 ft          3 ft @ 3.94 g/t Au (0.11 toz/ton Au)      -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Drill Hole 07SH13      128-139 ft         11 ft @ 0.86 g/t Au (0.03 toz/ton Au) & 0.04 % Sb     196-200 ft          4 ft @ 1.47 g/t Au (0.04 toz/ton Au) & 3.37 % Sb      -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Drill Hole 07SH14      161.6-172 ft     11.4 ft @ 1.96 g/t Au (0.06 toz/ton Au) & 4.99 % Sb     192-199 ft          7 ft @ 1.05 g/t Au (0.03 toz/ton Au) & 0.76 % Sb     202-209.6 ft      7.6 ft @ 1.40 g/t Au (0.04 toz/ton Au) & 0.99 % Sb     222-232 ft         10 ft @ 1.48 g/t Au (0.04 toz/ton Au) & 0.20 % Sb     240-247 ft          7 ft @ 0.17 g/t Au (0.00 toz/ton Au) & 0.59 % Sb      -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Drill Hole 07SH15      24-27 ft            3 ft @ 0.53 g/t Au (0.02 toz/ton Au) & 0.91 % Sb     192-202.8 ft     10.8 ft @ 2.23 g/t Au (0.07 toz/ton Au) & 1.13 % Sb     222-232 ft         10 ft @ 0.81 g/t Au (0.02 toz/ton Au) & 0.05 % Sb     242-247.8 ft        5 ft @ 1.95 g/t Au (0.06 toz/ton Au) & 3.45 % Sb                         This includes 0.5 ft @ 19 g/t Au (0.55 toz/ton Au)                                          & 34.51 % Sb      282-289.6 ft      7.6 ft @ 0.35 g/t Au (0.01 toz/ton Au) & 0.01 % Sb      -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Drill Hole 07SH16      238.1-245.8 ft    7.7 ft @ 0.54 g/t Au (0.02 toz/ton Au) & 1.79 % Sb      -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Drill Hole 07SH18      46.5-53.5 ft        7 ft @ 1.02 g/t Au (0.03 toz/ton Au) & 1.24 % Sb     88-90 ft            2 ft @ 0.87 g/t Au (0.03 toz/ton Au) & 0.05 % Sb      ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

All drill core was logged and photographed by Silverado geologists. Once all technical data had been derived from the core, the core was cut lengthwise. The half-core was sampled by pre-determined interval based on geology, and placed in sealed sample bags labeled with the assigned sample number. All samples were delivered to ALS Chemex in Fairbanks for analysis. A sample quality control/quality assurance program was implemented, and results of the program determined to be acceptable.

This press release was prepared by Dr. Karsten Eden, Certified Professional Geologist; who is a qualified person as defined under the standards of Canadian National Instrument policy 43-101.

Silverado Gold Mines Ltd.

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