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Teranga Gold Reports Strong Initial Drill Results at Afema, With Widespread Gold Mineralization at New Woulo Woulo Discovery

Woulo Woulo prospect returns 1.64 g/t gold over 80.5 metres and 1.97 g/t gold over 41 metres

(All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated)

TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teranga Gold Corporation ("Teranga" or the "Company") (TSX: TGZ, OTCQX:TGCDF) is pleased to announce extensive gold mineralization starting at surface, numerous high-grade gold intercepts and a new discovery at the Woulo Woulo prospect from Teranga’s initial drill results at its Afema exploration project (“Afema”) in southeastern Côte d’Ivoire (Figure 1 in Appendix B).

Afema covers more than 1,400 km2, consisting of the Afema mining license and three exploration permits – Ayame, Mafere and Aboisso (Figure 2 in Appendix B). The Afema mine license has a historical near-surface oxide and sulphide resource within an area hosting several gold mineralized structures on extensions from prolific gold belts in Ghana.

Teranga holds a 51% joint venture with the private investment company Sodim Limited, and has the right to earn a 70% interest in Afema through the completion of a three-year, $11-million exploration and community relations work program on the Afema mine license and exploration permits and the delivery of a positive feasibility study. 

A listing of all the Woulo Woulo drill results received to date including 17 diamond drill (“DD”) holes and 23 reverse circulation (“RC”) holes is presented as Table 1 in Appendix A. 

Drilling Highlights

  • 80.5 m @ 1.64 g/t gold, including 21 m @ 2.79 g/t gold and 13 m @ 2.75 g/t gold from 48.5 m down hole depth (DHD) in WWDD-007

  • 41 m @ 1.97 g/t gold, including 11 m @ 3.96 g/t gold from 119 m DHD in WWDD-005   

  • 35 m @ 1.64 g/t gold, including 15 m @ 2.23 g/t gold from 18 m DHD in WWDD-025

  • 20 m @ 1.59 g/t gold, including 7 m @ 2.52 g/t gold from 0 m DHD in WWDD-037

  • 83 m @ 1.10 g/t gold, including 10 m @ 1.77 g/t gold and 15 m @ 1.70 g/t gold from 10 m DHD in WWRC-001

“With the discovery of the Woulo Woulo prospect and widespread results returned from recent drilling, we can now add a third shear zone for priority exploration activities to this already promising project,” noted David Mallo, Vice President, Exploration. “We are seeing solid grades at surface in our trenching results, which is correlating extremely well with mineralization intersected at depth across the majority of the area drilled. We are also encouraged to see the width of the mineralized felsic unit staying consistent or increasing in width at depth within many of our drill holes completed thus far. The results to date suggest that Woulo Woulo could be a large mineralized system worthy of a significant exploration and drilling evaluation.”

“Côte d’Ivoire is a promising gold jurisdiction, with more than one-third of the West African Birimian Greenstone Belt located within the country’s borders,” said Richard Young, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are on track to complete the current five drill, $10-million Afema exploration and drill campaign in the coming months.  Based on the early stage results, we expect that Afema will become an increasing focus of the Company as we move this promising project forward.  We expect, based on the early results, that Afema will further enhance our growth pipeline that already includes Massawa and Golden Hill.”

Woulo Woulo Prospect Overview

The Woulo Woulo prospect is currently comprised of four parts: North, Central, South and East. They each exhibit a unique geologic host displaying very similar alteration, structure, veining and mineralization over a presently defined minimum strike extent approaching 3,000 metres (Figure 3 in Appendix B).

The new discovery at the Woulo Woulo prospect has been outlined utilizing coincident field mapping/prospecting observations, gold-in-soil geochemistry, airborne magnetics/radiometrics imagery and excavator trenching results, all of which have culminated in an ongoing systematic RC and DD drilling evaluation. To date, we have drilled 66 DD holes and 23 RC holes at the Woulo Woulo prospect totaling 10,750 metres.

The host rock geology of the gold mineralization at the Woulo Woulo prospect is an altered felsic intrusive unit within a mixed sedimentary and mafic volcanic sequence. Two distinct types of alteration have been observed, one dominated by hematite and the second dominated by sericite, both of which display similar brittle shear fracturing, occasionally brecciated, and multiple oriented fracture-controlled quartz veining with minor pyrite.  The mineralized felsic unit is exposed at surface and drilling to-date has not identified a lower depth limit. In addition, the felsic unit remains open to further extension along trend both to the north and south. 

Three representative sections have been included as Figures 4, 5 and 6 in Appendix B that outline the excellent correlation observed from surface to drilled depths across the majority of the area successfully drill tested to-date.

Woulo Woulo Prospect Trenching Highlights (Figure 2 in Appendix B)

One of the primary exploration tools utilized is excavator trenching which enables lithologic and structural mapping as well as analysis prior to drilling with either RC or DC drilling. The trenching results returned from our exploration program at the Woulo Woulo prospect suggest that a broad mineralization system is present and these surface trenching results correlate extremely well with our drilling results.  Highlights of the trenching program include:

  • At WW North – 41 m @ 1.62 g/t gold, including 30 m @ 2.08 g/t gold in WWTR-002

  • At WW North – 58 m @ 1.98 g/t gold in WWTR-005

  • At WW Central – 11 m @ 2.13 g/t gold, including 6 m @ 2.79 g/t gold in WWTR - 009

  • At WW South – 39 m @ 1.54 g/t gold, including 19 m @ 2.78 g/t gold in WWTR-011

  • At WW East – 30 m @ 1.34 g/t gold, including 6 m @ 3.99 g/t gold in WWTR-024

A comprehensive listing for the 30 currently available Woulo Woulo trench results is presented as Table 2 in Appendix A. 

Next Steps for Afema Property

  • Continue the 2020 $10 million multi-drill exploration campaign at the Woulo Woulo prospect, the Niamienlessa structural trend and the Afema shear (Figure 2 in Appendix B).

  • Expand trenching and drilling to new areas of interest within both the Afema mining license as well as outward onto the three regional exploration permits.

  • Conduct early-stage metallurgical test work as well as environmental and social assessments.

  • Update the Afema Shear oxide-resource estimate.

  • Evaluate the assay results from the 49 current holes remaining for analysis from Woulo Woulo, plus ongoing drill results as we expand our drill program at Woulo Woulo, Afema Shear and Niamienlessa.

Qualified Persons Statement

Patti Nakai-Lajoie, P.Geo. has reviewed Teranga’s Afema exploration program data, including the drill holes and trenching results reported herein. Ms. Nakai-Lajoie is a full-time employee of Teranga, and is not “independent" within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). Ms. Nakai-Lajoie has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralization under consideration and to the activity, which she is undertaking to qualify as a "Qualified Person" under NI 43-101. Ms. Nakai-Lajoie has verified and approved the technical information disclosed in this release, including the sampling, analytical and test data underlying such information in the form and context in which it appears herein. The excavator trenching, reverse circulation and diamond core samples are assayed at the Bureau Veritas Laboratory in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements that constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements"), which reflects management's expectations regarding Teranga's future growth and business prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, all disclosure regarding possible events, conditions or results of operations, future economic conditions expectations and anticipated courses of action. Specific forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements and information with respect to the exploration potential of Afema and the Woulo Woulo prospect in particular and the costs and timing in respect thereof, proposed operational changes and the timing thereof, future opportunities for enhancing development at Afema, and timing for the release of the Company's disclosure in connection with the foregoing. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect management's current beliefs based upon information currently available to management and based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, such forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions, opinions and analysis that management believes to be reasonable and relevant but that may prove to be incorrect. Teranga cautions you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements.

The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include, among others: the inherent risks involved in exploration and development of mineral properties, including government approvals and permitting, changes in economic conditions, changes in the worldwide price of gold and other key inputs, changes in mine plans and other factors, such as project execution delays, many of which are beyond the control of Teranga, as well as other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in Teranga's 2019 Annual Information Form dated March 30, 2020, and in other filings of Teranga with securities and regulatory authorities which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.Teranga does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements should assumptions related to these plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions change. Nothing in this document should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy or sell Teranga securities. All references to Teranga include its subsidiaries unless the context requires otherwise.

About Teranga

Teranga Gold is transitioning into a mid-tier gold producer operating long-life, low-cost mines and advancing prospective exploration properties across West Africa, one of the world’s fastest growing gold jurisdictions. The top-tier gold complex created by integrating the recently acquired high-grade Massawa project with the Company’s Sabodala mine, the successful commissioning of Wahgnion, Teranga’s second gold mine and a strong pipeline of early to advanced-stage exploration assets support the continued growth of Teranga’s reserves, production and cash flow. Through its continued success and commitment to responsible mining, Teranga creates sustainable value for all stakeholders and acts as a catalyst for social, economic, and environmental development. To learn more, visit www.terangagold.com.

Contact Information

Richard Young
President & CEO
T: +1 416-594-0000 | E: ryoung@terangagold.com 
Trish Moran
VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
T: +1 416-607-4507 | E: tmoran@terangagold.com
   


Appendix A

Table 1: Selected Drill Highlights (Minimum 2-metre widths and 0.90 g/t Au grade included)

Hole # Northing Easting Elevation Azimuth Dip EOH (m) Interval
(m)
Core
length (m)
Grade
(g/t Au)
WW North                  
WWDD-001 599963 500937 1,004 90 -50 128 37.7-87.9 50.2 1.17
            Including 40-47 7 2.14
            And 63-68 5 2.03
                   
WWDD-002 599959 500891 1,014 90 -50 185 96.5-128 31.5 0.90
            Including 107-119 12 1.20
                   
WWDD-003 600125 500956 996 90 -50 95 14-33.5 19.5 1.70
            Including 29-33.5 4.5 2.54
                   
WWDD-004 600208 500914 994 90 -50 150 71-85 14 0.91
            Including 79-85 6 1.36
              99-157 58 1.11
            Including 124-128 4 2.36
            And 138-152 14 1.73
                   
WWDD-005 600286 500913 1,001 90 -50 200 119-160 41 1.97
            Including 134-145 11 3.96
            And 150-154 4 2.23
                   
WWDD-006 600366 500966 984 90 -50 170 84.5-93.5 9 1.26
              104-106 2 1.21
                   
WWDD-007 600122 500919      999 90 -45 150 48.5-129 80.5 1.64
            Including 52-73 21 2.79
            Including     66-73 7 4.06
            And 116-129 13 2.75
            Including 126-128 2 14.21
                   
WWDD-008 599807 500898 1,010 90 -50 185 37-74 37 1.04
            Including 39-52 13 1.64
              80-90 10 1.00
            Including 84-88 4 1.49
                   
WWDD-009 600046 500898 1,012 90 -50 185 75.5-136 60.5 1.02
            Including 77-81.5 4.5 1.56
            Including 85-89 4 2.19
              101-106 5 1.78
                   
WWDD-010 600728 500999 974 90 -45 145 81-85 4 1.46
                   
WWDD-025 600086 500960 1,003 90 -50 85 18-53 35 1.64
            Including     19-34 15 2.23
              69-72 3 1.60
                   
WWDD-026 600086 500917 1,007 90 -50 134 49-87 38 1.07
            Including 49-55 6 1.51
            And 69-79 10 1.51
              93-95 2 1.48
              115-124 9 1.20
                   
WWDD-028 600006 500939 1,006 90 -45 110 34-67 33 1.17
            Including 51-63 12 1.96
              79-82 3 1.47
                   
WWDD-049 599688 500873 1,004 90 -50 128 11-36 25 1.06
            Including 11-16 5 2.21
            And 24-27 3 1.59
              54-56 2 1.93
                   
WWRC-001 600211 500959 989 90 -50 95 10-93 83 1.10
            Including 38-48 10 1.77
            And 65-80 15 1.70
            And 84-93 9 1.53
                   
WWRC-002 600289 500957 998 90 -50 140 61-95 34 0.95
            Including 61-78 17 1.65
            Including 68-76 8 2.25
                   
WWRC-003 600370 501014 989 90 -50 115 8-37 29 1.04
            Including 16-20 4 1.52
            And 26-30 4 2.23
              43-48 5 1.17
                   
WWRC-004 600527 501029      983 90 -50 95 21-33 12 1.00
            Including 27-30 3 1.87
                   
WWRC-005 600607 501029 996 90 -50 100 48-51 3 1.38
              60-62 2 1.21
                   
WWRC-006 600686 501038 985 90 -50 80 50-53 3 1.62
                   
WWRC-007 600046 500939 1,007 90 -50 128 39-83 44 1.01
            Including 58-68 10 1.77
                   
WWRC-008 600125 500959 996 90 -45 95 9-67 58 1.08
            Including 10-41 31 1.62
            Including 16-30 14 2.55
                   
WWRC-009 599888 500933 1,006 90 -45 128 0-72 72 1.04
            Including 7-21 14 2.06
                   
WWRC-010 599808 500936 1,006 89 -45 128 1-21 20 0.92
            Including 3-6 3 1.40
            And 17-19 2 1.81
                   
WWRC-011 599731 500937   998 90 -45 128     NSR
                   
WWRC-012 599728 500898    1,003 90 -45 185 4-34 30 0.96
            Including 4-13 9 1.96
              39-43 4 1.07
              54-69 15 1.15
            Including 57-59 2 2.78
                   
WWRC-013 600723 501043       972 90 -45 75 18-21 3 1.09
              35-39 4 1.09
                   
WWRC-014 600489 501030 975 90 -45 95 16-35 19 1.06
            Including 31-35 4 2.49
                   
WWRC-015 600413 501012 978 90 -45 120 20-55 35 0.94
            Including 24-33 9 1.88
                   
WWRC-019 600566 501028 992 90 -45 100 28-30 2 1.39
              75-80 5 1.77
                   
WWRC-020 600642 501033 995 90 -45 85     NSR
                   
WWRC-021 600328 501007 994 90 -45 115 30-38 8 0.91
              58-62 4 1.58
                   
WWRC-022 600248 500959 995 90 -45 140 56-67 11 0.91
            Including 64-67 3 2.06
              75-82 7 0.99
            Including 79-82 3 1.82
                   
WWRC-023 600168 500963 987 90 -45 100 0-58 58 0.95
            Including 0-41 41 1.21
            Including 5-19 14 1.67
                   
WW Central                  
WWDD-022 599136 500724 998 90 -45 159 11-21 10 1.07
              65-90 25 1.03
            Including 76-82 6 1.53
                   
WWDD-024 598855 500721 992 90 -45 95 33-46 13 1.18
            Including 38-42 4 1.66
              63-69 6 1.39
                   
WWRC-016 598695 500684 968 90 -45 110 50-59 9 0.95
            Including 50-52 2 1.41
            And 57-59 2 1.62
                   
WWRC-017 599216 500742 993 90 -45 90     NSR
                   
WWRC-018 599137 500770 985 90 -45 80     NSR
                   
WW South                  
WWDD-037 598141 500516 978 90 -45 110 0-20 20 1.59
            Including 13-20 7 2.52
              60-70 10 1.03
            Including 60-62 2 2.76
              75-77 2 1.21
              81-86 5 1.07
                   
Intervals calculated using a 0.2 g/t Au cut-off and 2 metres of maximum internal dilution per ten metre interval (ie. a 40 metre interval may have up to 8 metres of internal dilution).  True widths are unknown; however, drill orientation is planned to intersect both the strike and dip orientations of the mineralized body as close to perpendicular as possible. UTMs are WGS84-30N. Intervals with grade x thickness (gram x metre) of 10 or higher are highlighted in bold.
 


Table 2: Selected Trench Highlights (Minimum 5-metre widths and 0.50 g/t Au grade included)

Trench # Starting
Northing
Starting
Easting
Starting
Elevation
Starting
Azimuth
Length
(m)
Interval
(m)
Sample
length (m)
Grade
(g/t Au)
WW North                
WWTR-001 600208 500910 994 90 166 59-106 47 0.82
          Including 61-90 29 1.02
          Including 61-70 9 1.54
            144-166 22 0.71
          Including 163-166 3 2.73
                 
WWTR-002 600129 500957 995 90 81 11-52 41 1.62
          Including 11-41 30 2.08
          Including 15-24 9 3.38
                 
                 
WWTR-003 600370 500989 986 90 92 31-92 61 0.82
          Including 31-41 10 1.45
          And 57-74 17 1.01
                 
WWTR-004 600613 501040 994 90 73 20-32 12 0.54
                 
WWTR-005 599969 500944 1,001 90 83 13-71 58      1.98
          And 60-63 3    22.22
                 
WWTR-018 600530 500980 981 90 152 68-88 20 0.72
          Including 85-88 3 1.50
                 
WWTR-023 600803 501037 970 90 60 24-30 6 0.50
                 
WW Central                
WWTR-009 599217 500693 982 90 127 27-46 19 0.76
          Including 36-41 5 1.82
            80-91 11 2.13
          Including 80-86 6 2.79
                 
WWTR-015 599124 500711 1,000 90 143 95-99 4 6.17
          Including 98-99 1 22.90
                 
WWTR-016 598868 500701 994 90 180 42-92 50 0.80
          Including 71-76 5 2.41
                 
                 
WWTR-017 598687 500636 963 90 138 60-88 28 0.82
          Including 67-75 8 1.87
                 
WWTR-019 599370 500717 976 90 127 42-55 13 0.54
                 
WWTR-022 598991 500708 1,000 90 160 19-32 13 0.69
            52-64 12 0.82
                 
WWTR-027 598615 500661 976 90 125 54-59 5 0.68
WW South                
WWTR-010 598146 500466 969 90 105 33-61 28 0.60
            100-105 5 0.55
                 
WWTR-011 598292 500555 988 90 104 35-74 39 1.54
          Including 40-59 19 2.78
          Including 54-58 4 6.41
                 
WWTR-012 598047 500444 960 90 94 57-62 5 0.69
            74-94 20 0.53
                 
WWTR-013 598375 500532 982 90 180 93-102 9 0.55
            130-134 4 1.89
                 
WWTR-014 598206 500511 981 90 100 30-79 49 0.61
          Including 37-48 11 1.08
                 
WWTR-021 598003 500442 957 90 120 30-40 10 0.52
            56-68 12 0.53
                 
WWTR-026 597953 500452 956 90 80 17-24 7 0.61
            36-41 5 0.50
WW East                
WWTR-006 599651 501979 992 90 94 5-15 10 0.52
            26-31 5 0.54
                 
WWTR-024 599731 501839 989 40 99 30-60 30 1.34
          Including 36-42 6 3.99
                 
Intervals calculated using a 0.2 g/t Au cut-off and 2 metres of maximum internal dilution per ten metre interval (ie. a 40 metre interval may have up to 8 metres of internal dilution).  True widths are unknown. UTMs are WGS84-30N. Intervals with grade x thickness (gram x metre) of 10 or higher are highlighted in bold.
 


Appendix B

Figure 1:  Afema Property - Location in Côte d’Ivoire
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Figure 2: Afema Property – Prospect Location Plan Map
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Figure 3: Woulo Woulo Prospect – Compilation Plan Map
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Figure 4: Woulo Woulo Prospect – Representative Section A – A’ (0+80 S)
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Figure 5: Wolulo Woulo Prospect – Representative Section B – B’ (0+80 N)
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Figure 6:  Woulo Woulo Prospect – Representative Section C – C’ (1+60 S)
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Figure 1

Afema Property - Location in Cote d’Ivoire
Figure 2

Afema Property – Prospect Location Plan Map
Figure 3

Woulo Woulo Prospect – Compilation Plan Map
Figure 4

Woulo Woulo Prospect – Representative Section A – A’ (0+80 S)
Figure 5

Wolulo Woulo Prospect – Representative Section B – B’ (0+80 N)
Figure 6

Woulo Woulo Prospect – Representative Section C – C’ (1+60 S)