Perth, Australia - Tempus Resources Ltd ('Tempus' or 'the Company') (ASX: TMR, TSX.V: TMRR, OTC: TMRFF) is pleased to announce Elizabeth Gold Project drill assay results from the Elizabeth Gold Project in Southern British Columbia. The five drill-holes announced today include No. 9 Vein (EZ-22-20, EZ-22- 22), Blue Vein (EZ-22-17, EZ-22-18), and the West/Main Vein (EZ-22-32) see Figure 1
HIGHLIGHTS
No. 9 Vein intersections - Two No. 9 Vein drill-holes reported today (EZ-22-20 and EZ-22-22), show 'bonanza' grade gold mineralisation over wide zones. Strike continuity of the wide high-grade gold zone associated with the No. 9 Vein has been extended to approximately 150m with open target areas to the south and south-west of the current drilling.
EZ-22-20 - Multiple bonanza grade zones
28.1g/t gold over 28.50m from 84.40m, including: 167.1g/t gold over 1.35m from 94.65m; 175.2g/t gold over 1.08m from 97.00m; and 35.2g/t gold over 3.65m from 104.35m, and ? 4.2g/t gold over 6.75m from 209.55m, including:
35.6g/t gold over 1.31m from 209.55m
EZ-22-22 - Multiple bonanza and high-grade gold zones in sheeted quartz 49.4g/t gold over 1.15m from 80.85m, and 4.8g/t gold over 1.42mm from 141.00m, including:
9.5g/t gold over 0.72m from 141.70m
Assays for three No.9 Vein drill-holes remain pending
Blue Vein Intersections - Two Blue Vein drill-holes (EZ-22-17 and EZ-22-18) reported today extend the demonstrated bonanza and high-grade strike of the Blue Vein to approximately 150m
EZ-22-18 - 47.6g/t gold over 1.00m from 142.95m, including: 79.1g/t gold over 0.60m from 143.35m
EZ-22-17 - Multiple bonanza, high-grade and significant zones in sheeted quartz veins
0.44g/t gold over 1.07m from 96.20m, and 33.2g/t gold over 0.37m from 149.88m, including:
55.5g/t gold over 0.22m from 149.88m
1.8g/t gold over 0.65m from 156.90m
0.5g/t gold over 0.62m from 160.80m, and 4.4g/t gold over 0.25m from 174.00m
Assays for two Blue Vein drill-holes remain pending
West/Main Vein Intersections - One West/Main Vein drill-hole reported today (EZ-22-32) provides further confirmation of the southern extension of the West and Main Veins for approximately 220m beyond any previous drilling increasing the overall strike length of the West/Main Vein sets to approximately 400m. Previously reported West/Main vein drill-holes (EZ-22-31 and EZ-22-33) included assay grades of up to 9.9g/t gold and vein widths up to 2.20m (see News release dated
15 December 2022 for details)
EZ-22-32 - 1.5g/t gold over 1.98m from 254.38m, including 2.1g/t gold over 1.15m from
254.70m; and 0.6g/t gold over 1.64m from 434.61m
Assays for one West/Main Vein drill-hole remain pending
Assays for six Elizabeth Gold Project drill-holes remain pending, including holes for No. 9 Vein,
Blue Vein and West/Main Vein
Tempus Resources, President and CEO, Jason Bahnsen, commented 'Today we released the assay results for five drill-holes including No. 9 Vein drill-hole EZ-22-20, which was extraordinary, intersecting 28.1g/t gold over 28.5 metres, certainly one of the best intersections I have seen during a +30 year career. Hole 20 sets a new record in terms of combined grade and thickness for our Elizabeth Project. The bonanza and high-grade zones of both the No.9 Vein and the Blue Vein have now been extended to over 150 metres each in strike. Structurally it is possible that the No. 9 and Blue Veins join together with the potential for additional gold mineralisation to cumulate in the area of the intersection and with further extensions along strike to the south-west.'
No. 9 Vein Assay Results
The No. 9 vein is a vein for which its northeastern extent was mapped and initially explored via an underground adit in the early 1940's and was subject to a limited amount of historic drilling in the 1980s. During the 2022 drill program, Tempus completed 10 drill-holes targeting a potential strike extension from the historical works to the southwest. Several of the No. 9 Vein drill-holes intersected wide zones of quartz veining including 3 drill-holes reporting the presence of visible gold. With today's No. 9 Vein assays, bonanza and highgrade gold mineralisation has now been demonstrated over a strike length of approximately 150 metres. Two No. 9 Vein drill-holes are being reported today including EZ-22-20 and EZ-22-22 which both intersected multiple wide quartz zones hosting high and 'bonanza' grade gold mineralisation. Drill-hole EZ-22-20 (previously announced multiple instances of visible gold over more than 20 metres), returned assays including 28.1g/t gold over 28.5 metres from 84.40 metres plus a second high-grade zone grading 4.2g/t gold over 6.75 metres from 209.55 metres (including a sub-section of 35.6g/t gold over 1.31 metres). These include the best drill intersections in terms of combined grade and width ever achieved at the Elizabeth Gold Project. Drill-hole EZ-22-22 intersected bonanza and high-grade zones, including 49.4g/t gold over 1.15 metres from 80.85 metres; and 4.8g/t gold over 1.42 metres from 141.00 metres (including a sub-section of 9.5g/t gold over 0.72 metres from 141.7 metres). All No.9 Vein drill holes were drilled at an approximate dip angle of 65 degrees oriented broadly perpendicular to the know vein structure (see Figures 1 and 2). True widths cannot yet be calculated due to the massive nature of the mineralised intersections. Additional drilling will be required to determine true widths. The drilling results confirm wide zones of previously unknown gold mineralisation to the south of the historic exploration adit. Structurally it is possible that the No. 9 and Blue Veins join together with the potential for additional gold mineralisation to cumulate in the area of the intersection and further extensions along strike to the south-west. (see Figure 2).
West/Main Vein Assay Results
The Main Vein and the West Vein are largely unexplored and no drilling has been done to the southern extension of these vein structures. Historic trenching at Elizabeth on the West Vein (above the West Vein underground drift) in 2003 returned 55.1 g/t gold over a strike length of 20.0m and 14.2 g/t gold over a strike length of 20.0m and from the Main vein (above the Main Vein underground drift). Note, historic trenching results are historic in nature and are not compliant with NI 43-101 standards and should not be relied upon and are to be used as a reference only. In 2021, Tempus completed one drill hole intersecting the West Vein (EZ-21-05). EZ21-05 intersected the West Vein structure with anomalous gold mineralisation 450 metres south of any historic drilling on the West/Main Vein structure. During the 2022 drilling season, drill-holes EZ22-24, EZ22-31 EZ22-32 and EZ22-33 were advanced to test the continuity of both West Vein and Main Vein to the south-southwest. That portion of both veins is practically unexplored. Drill results show that the West and Main are not only continuing 220 metres laterally to the south-southwest but also suggest that an ore-shoot can occur to the south-southwest. Hole EZ22-33, the furthest hole to the southwest, intersected 5.89g/t (or 4.33g/t screen metallic) over 1.18m., which include 13.00g/t (or 9.85g/t screen-metallic), over 0.51m along Main Vein. Significant gold intersects were also noted along West Vein.
Competent Persons Statement
Information in this report relating to Exploration Results is based on information reviewed by Mr. Sonny Bernales, who is a Member of the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC), which is a recognised Professional Organisation (RPO), and an employee of Tempus Resources. Mr. Bernales has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined by the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, and as a Qualified Person for the purposes of NI43-101. Mr. Bernales consents to the inclusion of the data in the form and context in which it appears
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About Tempus Resources Ltd
Tempus Resources Ltd ('Tempus') is a growth orientated gold exploration company listed on ASX ('TMR') and TSX.V ('TMRR') and OTCQB ('TMRFF') stock exchanges. Tempus is actively exploring projects located in Canada and Ecuador. The flagship project for Tempus is the Blackdome-Elizabeth Project, a high grade gold past producing project located in Southern British Columbia. Tempus is currently midway through a drill program at Blackdome-Elizabeth that will form the basis of an updated NI43-101/JORC resource estimate. The second key group of projects for Tempus are the Rio Zarza and Valle del Tigre projects located in south east Ecuador. The Rio Zarza project is located adjacent to Lundin Gold's Fruta del Norte project. The Valle del Tigre project is currently subject to a sampling program to develop anomalies identified through geophysical work.
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