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May 2, 2012

High Desert Gold Announces: Drilling in Progress at Gold Springs; New Drilling Approvals Received from Utah and Nevada BLM Office

Independent Reports Available from Analysts and Letter Writers Commenting on High Desert Gold Corporation

aywood Securities Inc.
Joe Mazumdar
604--697-7124
jmazumdar@haywood.com

PI Financial Corp.
Eric Zaunscherb
604--6664-2937
ezaunscherb@pifinancialcorp.com

Jacob Securities
Ted Yeq
416-866-8356
eyeq@jacobsecurities.com

Beacon Rock Research
Mike Niehuser
503-992-3191
mike@beaconrockresearch.com

Exploration Insights
Brent Cook
858-775-3616
breantcook@explorationsights.com

Vicarage Capital-London
Will King
207-248-9773
will@vicaragecapital.com

Union Securities Ltd.
Philip Ker
416-775-5130
pker@usl.ca

High Desert Gold Corporation ("HDG") is followed by the analyst(s) and letter writer(s) listed above. Please note that opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding HDG's performance made by the analysts are theirs alone and do not represent opinions, forecasts or predictions of HDG or its management. HDG does not by its references above endorse such information, conclusions or recommendations.

Gold Price

High Desert Gold Corporation is focused on the discovery and development of high grade precious metal deposits

Increase shareholder value through the discovery and development of high-grade precious metal deposits with, or without partners.

●   Material properties located in known mineral trends
●   Exploration efforts have attracted quality partners
●   Experienced Management Team
●   Proven track record of success

Gold Springs - Nevada/Utah

The Gold Springs 60/40 JV with Pilot Gold Inc. is a volcanic hosted epithermal gold target within the prolific Great Basin Province form which ~6 million ounces of gold and ~8 million ounces of silver are produced annually. Fourteen high priority targets containing rock chip samples of +1 gpt Au have been identified thus far.

The Company recently completed the Phase I drill program at project. The program was successful in extending the known gold mineralization within the main Jumbo Zone and also intersected a second, deeper zone in one drill hole that has the potential to further extend the mineralization. The Company completed a total of 11 reverse-circulation drill holes for a total of 5,980 feet or 1,822.7 metres.

Substantial widths of mineralization were intersected in several holes including the following:

DH	Length (m)	Gold Equiv. g/t	GT m
J-10-3	97.5	0.63	61
J-10-4	169.16	0.60	101

Gold eq based on $1,000/oz Au and $16/oz Ag
Intercepts represent approximate true thicknesses
GT= grade x thickness

● Historic drilling produced significant drill intercepts containing gold and silver.
● Selected drill results:

● 30.5 m @ 2.03 gpt Au and 12.3 gpt Ag
● 57.9 m @ 1.28 gpt Au and 13.9 gpt Ag
● 56.4 m @ 1.27 gpt Au and 12.7 gpt Ag
● 74.6 m @ 0.80 gpt Au and 15.4 gpt Ag

Canasta Dorada - Sonora, Mexico

The Company�s Canasta Dorada gold property in Sonora, Mexico has now been transferred into the newly formed Highvista Gold Corp. As previously announced, Norvista Resources Corporation (see HDG PR10-16, October 7, 2010) exercised its right to earn a 51% interest in this entity by funding it with $1.75 million. HDG�s 49% share consists of approximately 11.2 million shares.

Artillery Peak - Arizona, USA

● Bonanza grade gold system
● Two well defined vein corridors which intersect on the property
● Average of all rock chip samples taken to date (254) is 6.69 g/t Gold
● Soil samples define an open ended anomaly 700 meters along strike with widths varying from 100 to 350 meters.
● Numerous rock chip samples with grades of + 1 oz/t with a high of 3.9 oz/t Vein swarms dip with hillside and represent a bulk mineable target
● Drill targets defined

High Desert Gold Corporation is focused on the discovery and development of high grade precious metal deposits

Increase shareholder value through the discovery and development of high-grade precious metal deposits with, or without partners.

●   Material properties located in known mineral trends
●   Exploration efforts have attracted quality partners
●   Experienced Management Team
●   Proven track record of success

Gold Springs - Nevada/Utah

The Gold Springs 60/40 JV is a volcanic hosted epithermal gold target within the prolific Great Basin Province form which ~6 million ounces of gold and ~8 million ounces of silver are produced annually.

● Eight high priority targets containing rock chip samples of +1 gpt Au have been identified thus far
● Two targets have seen limited drilling in the past. The drilling produced significant drill intercepts containing gold and silver.
● Selected drill results

● 30.5 m @ 2.03 gpt Au and 12.3 gpt Ag
● 57.9 m @ 1.28 gpt Au and 13.9 gpt Ag
● 56.4 m @ 1.27 gpt Au and 12.7 gpt Ag
● 74.6 m @ 0.80 gpt Au and 15.4 gpt Ag

Canasta Dorada - Sonora, Mexico

● Gold - widespread disseminated plus one gpt gold at surface.
● Large land position within the middle of the Sonoran Gold Belt - 448 sq. km
● Similarities to Newmont/Penoles La Herradura Gold Deposit - 6 million oz
● First Phase Drilling Completed with successful results
● The average mineralized width and gold grade from drill holes in the Big Pit Area is 15.5 metres @ 0.7 g/t (0.0225 oz/t).

Example of drill intercepts:

Drill Hole	From (m)	To (m)	Thickness (m)	Gold Grade (g/t)
CD-001	0	17	17	0.473
CD-006	6	14	8	2.128
CD-008	11	38	27	0.552
CD-010	12	43	31	0.399
CD-011	0	9	9	0.813
CD-012	0	8	8	0.658
CD-013	2.3	22	17.7	0.449
CD-013A	0	25.5	25.5	1.07
CD-014	0	10	10	1.686

Artillery Peak - Arizona, USA

Bonanza grade gold system
Two well defined vein corridors which intersect on the property
Average of all rock chip samples taken to date (254) is 6.69 g/t Gold

Soil samples define an open ended anomaly 700 meters along strike with widths varying from 100 to 350 meters.
Numerous rock chip samples with grades of + 1 oz/t with a high of 3.9 oz/t Vein swarms dip with hillside and represent a bulk mineable target

Drill targets defined

Gold Lake � New Mexico, USA

Copper-Molybdenum-Gold porphyry system defined
10 km south-southeast of the Tyrone porphyry copper deposit
Large surface geochemical anomaly for copper and gold
First phase of drilling completed with positive results for both copper and molybdenum
250 meter drill intercept with 0.03% Mo
42.5 meter drill intercept with 0.42% Cu and 0.104 g/t Au

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Certain statements contained herein constitute �forward-looking statements�. Forward-looking statements look into the future and provide an opinion as to the effect of certain events and trends on the business. Forward-looking statements may include words such as �plans,� �intends,� �anticipates,� �should,� �estimates,� �expects,� �believes,� �indicates,� �targeting,� �suggests,� �potential,� and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and entail various risks and uncertainties. Actual results may materially differ from expectations, if known and unknown risks or uncertainties affect our business, or if our estimates or assumptions prove inaccurate. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or any other reason.