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US Gold Exploration News Release: El Gallo Drilling Continues to Return Exceptional Results!

TORONTO, ONTARIO - US GOLD CORPORATION (TSX:UXG) (NYSE Amex:UXG) is pleased to announce that new core drilling from the El Gallo project in Sinaloa State, Mexico continues to deliver exceptional results. Since drilling began in November this discovery has grown dramatically and covers an area totaling 1,475 ft (450 m) long x 1,300 ft (400 m) wide and to a depth of 380 ft (115 m). The results to date suggest there is good potential for further growth. Nine new core holes were drilled since our last news release. All of the holes were designed to test for extensions of the mineralization: Four on the west end, two on the east end, one on a possible cross cutting feature and two testing for depth in the middle of the zone. Full results are listed in Appendix 1.

US Gold Increases Gold Resources in Nevada. Prerelease Q1 2009 Financial Summary

US GOLD CORPORATION is pleased to announce a substantial increase in the estimated mineral resource at the Company's Gold Pick, Gold Ridge North, Cabin Creek and Hunter deposits located on the property commonly referred to by the Company as Gold Bar. The new estimate increased measured and indicated resources by 64% over the resource published on December 4, 2008. The deposits are located on US Gold's 170 square mile (440 km2) property approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of US Gold's Tonkin deposit on Nevada's Cortez Trend. US Gold updated the estimate in order to incorporate new results from 20 holes drilled in 2008, and to include the Cabin Creek and Hunter deposits where there is sufficient historic drilling to define a resource. The current resource was prepared in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") by Telesto Nevada Inc. of Reno, Nevada.

El GALLO: LONGER, DEEPER & RICH. 12.3 OPT SILVER OVER 34.4 FT, WITHIN 3.9 OPT SILVER OVER 316.6 FT

TORONTO, ONTARIO US GOLD CORPORATION (NYSE Amex:UXG) (TSX:UXG) (FRANKFURT:US8) is pleased to announce that core drill results from the El Gallo project in Sinaloa State, Mexico have returned the widest intersection to date and extended the mineralization at depth: 12.3 ounces of silver per ton (opt) (423.3 grams per tonne (gpt)) over 34.4 feet (ft) (10.5 meters (m)), including 33.8 opt silver (1,160.0 gpt) over 2.8 ft (0.9 m). This interval was inside of a wider zone that averaged 3.9 opt silver (135.4 gpt) over 316.6 ft (96.5 m). Another high-grade intercept was: 64.5 opt silver (2,210.0 gpt) over 1.3 ft (0.4 m).

News Release

Toronto, Ontario (April 9th, 2009) - US GOLD CORPORATION (NYSE.A: UXG - TSX: UXG - Frankfurt: US8) advises that certain disclosure in the Company's news release of February 12, 2009 which referenced previously published resource estimates disclosed contained ounces of gold for the Magistral Property and contained ounces of silver for the Palmarito Project, should have also included the figures for tonnage and grade for the various resource categories.