Evolving Gold Expands the Epithermal Gold System at the Jake Creek Project, Nevada

VANCOUVER, Feb. 24, 2012 /CNW/ - Evolving Gold Corp. (TSX: EVG) (OTCQX: EVOGF) (FSE: EV7) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the 2011 drill program at its 100% owned Jake Creek gold property in Nevada expanded the size of the gold system. Intersections included 39.6m of 0.873 g/t Au, and 19.8m of 0.676 g/t Au, including 1.5m of 3.1 g/t Au.

Summary of Results:

The 2011 Jake Creek reverse-circulation (RC) drilling program included 3,580.8 meters of drilling in eleven holes.  The eleven holes stepped outward to the west and east from drill hole JC-005, a 2010 drill hole that intersected 28.9m of 1.33 g/t gold and included a 1.5m interval of 11.3 g/t gold from 236.2 - 237.7 meters (release November 18, 2010).  Results of the eleven-hole program are as follows:

• Drill-hole intersections include: 39.6m of 0.873 g/t gold in JC-002, 19.8m of 0.676 g/t gold in JC-006, 1.5m of 3.1 g/t gold within 16.7m of 0.605 g/t gold in JC-013.
• Drilling successfully outlined an epithermal, volcanic-hosted gold system containing sub-horizontal and laterally extensive low-grade gold mineralization. Gold mineralization includes locally banded epithermal veins and gold in quartz-stockwork zones up to 11.3 g/t.
• Drilling indicates that the gold system exceeds 550 meters wide east-west and remains open to the north, south and east.
• JC-013, the most easterly drill hole, confirmed the presence of multiple zones of epithermal veins with banded quartz and sooty pyrite, as well as sulfidized basalt dikes.
• Gold mineralization is hosted in bleached, clay altered and silicified tuff above Paleozoic siliciclastic rocks.  Gold-bearing zones contain elevated concentrations of arsenic, selenium, antimony, mercury and silver, typical of other well-documented epithermal, volcanic-hosted gold systems.

"We are excited to have identified another large, blind gold system in Nevada, between the large Twin Creeks and Getchell deposits to the west, and the Midas district to the east," says Steve Koehler, Chief Geologist for the Company. "We have just begun to explore this exciting system. The strong alteration, multiple zones of epithermal, banded quartz and sooty pyrite veins, along with extensive gold mineralization is all very encouraging in a system which remains wide open for expansion. We believe the Jake Creek gold target has great potential and look forward to further drilling on this project."

Jake Creek 2011 Drill Hole Results

Drill Hole	TD (ft)	Az / Inc	Interval (m)	Grade g/t Au	Depth (m)	Interval (ft)	Grade oz/t Au	Depth (ft)
JC-002*	1020	270/-60	39.6	0.873	256.1-295.7	120	0.027	850-970
JC-003*	1300	033/-60	1.5	0.393	309.4-310.9	5	0.011	1015-1020
JC-004	765	090/-60	4.6	0.319	227.1-231.7	15	0.009	745-760
JC-006*	1030	090/-60	19.8	0.676	221.0-240.8	65	0.020	725-790
			3.1	0.620	271.3-274.4	10	0.018	890-900
JC-007	800	090/-60	3.1	0.351	207.2-210.3	10	0.010	680-690
JC-008	1100	090/-60	12.2	0.412	250.0-262.2	40	0.012	820-860
			12.2	0.930	268.2-280.4	40	0.027	880-920
JC-009	1230	059/-65	1.5	0.373	185.9-187.4	5	0.011	610-615
JC-010	1200	100/-45	3.1	0.412	283.5-286.6	10	0.012	930-940
JC-011	880	095/-50	1.5	0.618	160.0-161.5	5	0.018	525-530
			7.6	0.550	181.4-189.0	25	0.016	595-620
JC-012	1040	065/-65	6.1	0.344	161.6-167.7	20	0.010	530-550
			6.1	0.371	172.3-178.4	20	0.011	565-585
JC-013	1380	090/-60	16.7	0.605	321.6-338.3	55	0.018	1055-1110
Includes			1.5	3.10	323.1-324.6	5	0.090	1060-1065
			1.5	0.351		5	0.010	1130-1135

*Holes released November 21, 2011.  Primary drill composites were calculated using a 0.300 g/t gold cutoff, with variable higher cutoffs for the sub-intervals. True thicknesses at this stage of exploration are not precisely known.

Evolving Gold's 2012 exploration plans include airborne geophysics, geologic mapping, geochemical sampling, and additional reverse circulation (RC) drilling.

Drill samples are 1.5 meters and were collected with a reverse-circulation drill.  Samples were shipped to SGS Minerals Services in Elko, Nevada for preparation and to SGS' lab in Toronto, Ontario for analysis.  Gold results were determined using standard fire assay techniques on 30-gram pulps with an ICP finish.  QA/QC included the insertion of standards, blanks and field duplicates on a regular basis.

In compliance with National Instrument 43-101, Company Chief Geologist, Steven R. Koehler, BSc Geology and CPG, is the Qualified Person responsible for the accuracy of this news release.

About Evolving Gold Corp.
Evolving Gold is focused on exploring its gold properties in and adjacent to the productive Carlin district of northern Nevada, and on advancing its gold discovery at Rattlesnake Hills, Wyoming.

For more information about Evolving Gold please visit: www.evolvinggold.com.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors
EVOLVING GOLD CORP.

"R. Bruce Duncan

R. Bruce Duncan
Director and CEO

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