Sandspring Resources Ltd. announced results from phase one of its 2017 ­2018 exploration program at its 7.1-million-ounce resource (Measured & Indicated) Toroparu Gold Deposit 1 in Guyana, South America. Phase One targeted mineralization in weathered saprolite and shallow fresh rocks in the Sona Hill and Wynamu Prospect Areas: 12.07 g/t over 5.05m in Sona Hill Drill (SOD120) (step-out), 1.35 g/t over 9m and 1.96 g/t over 8m in SOD113 (step-out), 1.78g/t over 16.79m in SOD128 (infill), and 5.58 g/t over 3.96m in SOD128 (infill) from 3,119m of exploratory, step-out, and infill drilling at Sona Hill. 1.68 g/t over 16.5m in Wynamu Drill hole 22 (WYD022) (exploration), 1.72 g/t over 6.15m in WYD 035 (exploration), 1.04 g/t over 17.2m in WYD040 (exploration), and 1.54 g/t over 5.2m, 1.25 g/t over 3.9m, & 1.92 g/t over 10.23m in WYD043 (exploration) from 2,813.5m of exploratory drilling at Wynamu Hill. The Sona Hill maiden resource estimate (Feb 2017) increased total resources for the Toroparu project to 7.1 Moz. Measured & Indicated (M&I) and 3.3 Moz. Inferred (Inf) ounces of gold. Significantly, the weathered saprolite gold resource estimate increased by 158% to 218,600 M&I and 330,400 Inferred ounces of gold with the addition of with 50,200 Indicated and 70,400 Inferred ounces from Sona Hill. The Company has received assay results from 22 core holes (3,119m) drilled within the Sona Hill Prospect during November and December 2017. The Sona Hill mineralized system remains open at depth to the west. The Company has received assay results from 29 core holes (2,813m) drilled within the Wynamu Hill Prospect during November and December 2017.