Leviathan Gold Ltd. announced, in respect to the geological prospectivity of the Avoca and Timor projects in the Victorian goldfields, Australia, that diamond drilling has commenced at Avoca. This initial phase of work, which is expected to comprise at least 5,000 meters of diamond drilling, has been designed to target near-surface strike and depth projections of mineralization around and beneath the Excelsior Reef. Historic production records from Excelsior indicate the mining of 13,200 tons for 9,260 ounces of gold to a depth of 100 meters at an average recovered grade of 22 g/t Au between 1909 and 19151, with said mineralization open to depth and along strike. The drilling planned at Excelsior forms part of a greater program of approximately 30,000 meters that Leviathan plans to deploy at Avoca and Timor. Highlights: An initial 5,000 meter diamond drilling program has commenced, targeting near-surface projections of reported historic high-grade mineralization at the Excelsior Reef. Historic records from Excelsior indicate the mining of 13,200 tons for 9,260 ounces of gold to a depth of 100 meters at an average grade of 22 g/t Au between 1909 and 1915.