Eldorado Gold Provides Exploration Update Highlighting Increased Confidence on Ormaque; Announces Executive Management Appointments
NEWS RELEASE
TSX: ELD NYSE: EGO December 13, 2023
Eldorado Gold Provides Exploration Update Highlighting Increased
Confidence on Ormaque; Announces Executive Management
Appointments
VANCOUVER, BC – Eldorado Gold Corporation (“Eldorado”, the “Company” or “We”) is
pleased to provide an update on exploration results from the Ormaque deposit, part of the
Lamaque Complex, in Quebec, Canada.
“We are excited to see Ormaque resources continuing to grow, adding ounces to both Indicated
and Inferred Resources, as reported in our September 30, 2023 Mineral Reserve and Mineral
Resource statement, published on December 13, 2023," said George Burns, President and CEO
of Eldorado Gold Corporation. “In addition to this, we are encouraged by the results of our 2023
exploration program that increase our confidence and demonstrate opportunity for expansion
beyond the current Mineral Resource.”
“Supporting our development strategy in Quebec , p lans are being advanced to declare initial
Reserves for Ormaque in late 2024 with completion of a pre -feasibility study, and exploration
drilling will continue to test resource expansion opportunities . We will also drive a drift off the
decline next year into one of the lenses for a bulk sample to test our geological assumptions,
mining method and for metallurgical test work . Additionally, our Exploration team continues to
explore other near mine opportunities in the Val-d’Or district, capitalizing on our strategic footprint
in the prolific Abitibi region.”
Interactive VRIFY 3D Model
To view an interactive 3D model that includes the results announced today use the following link
or visit Eldorado Gold's website:
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Ormaque Resource Expansion Drilling Highlights
Resource expansion drilling at Ormaque totals over 11,500 metres in 2023. This drilling has
identified new zones characterised by high-grade veins similar in style and geometry to those
hosting the Ormaque deposit. Key mineralised intercepts are present both below and south of the
current Mineral Resources for at least 350 metres. Notable results since the March 2023
exploration update news release include:
• 10.15 metres at 8.28 g/t gold (9.94 g/t gold uncapped) in drillhole FOR-22-027,
approximately 350 metres southeast of the current Resource;
• 11.55 metres at 9.95 g/t gold in drillhole LS-23-095, approximately 30 metres south of the
current Resource;
• 5.70 metres at 16.61 g/t gold (17.31 g/t gold uncapped) in drillhole LS-23-096,
approximately 50 metres east of the current Resource;
• 11.50 metres at 3.97 g/t gold, including 4.00 metres at 9.81 g/t gold, in drillhole LS-23-
098, approximately 120 metres northeast of the current Resource;
• 2.00 metres at 15.13 g/t gold in drillhole LS-23-100, approximately 150 metres west of the
current Resource;
• 20.15 metres at 4.93 g/t gold, including 5.00 metres at 7.59 g/t gold, and 18.00 metres at
3.15 g/t gold, including 3.40 metres at 8.31 g/t gold, in drillhole LS-23-101 at approximately
30 and 80 metres below the current Resource; and
• 14.20 metres at 8.36 g/t gold (14.00 g/t gold uncapped), including 3.30 metres at 20.40 g/t
gold (44.68 g/t gold uncapped), in drillhole LS-23-102, approximately 140 metres south of
the current Resource.
Note: Gold grades for drillhole intervals listed in this release are based on capping individual assays
at 70 g/t gold. Drillhole intercepts are drillhole lengths.
Figure 1: Map of the Ormaque deposit area, showing surface projection of Mineral Resource
(pink shaded area) on simplified surface geology, with collar locations and surface traces of new
drillholes presented in this news release and with reference section lines for Figure 2.
Figure 2: North-south cross sections illustrating western, central and eastern views of the
Ormaque deposit, showing section projection limits of reported September 2023 Mineral
Resource (pink shaded areas) and simplified geology, with traces of new drillholes presented in
this news release.
Qualified Persons
Jacques Simoneau P.Geo. (OGQ No. 737 ), a member in good standing of the Ordre des
Géologues du Québec, is the qualified person as defined in NI 43-101, and is responsible for and
has verified and approved the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this press release
(including verification of the sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information
disclosed), with respect to the exploration program at Ormaque . Eldorado Gold operates its
exploration programs according to industry best practices and employs rigorous quality assurance
and quality control procedures. All results are based on half -core samples of diamond drill
core. The data including in this press release was verifie d as follows: Drill core samples for the
Ormaque deposit exploration drilling were prepared and analyzed at Bourlamaque Laboratories
in Val d’Or, Quebec. All gold assays are based on fire assay analysis of a 30 g charge, followed
by an atomic adsorption finish. Samples with gold grades above 5.0 g/t were re -assayed and
completed with a gravimetric finish. Certified standard reference materials, field duplicates and
blank samples were inserted regularly and were closely monitored to ensure the quality of the
data.
Strengthening the Executive Management Team
The Company announces that Joe Dick, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
will retire in 2024. Joe has had a successful 40-year career, the last four of which have been with
Eldorado. He will remain as an advisor to Eldorado after his retirement to provide continued
support to the company as required.
“Joe has been an integral part of our senior leadership team and has provided invaluable guidance
on our operations while overseeing considerable progress made at our Skouries project over the
last few years,” said George Burns. “In addition, he has championed a culture of safety excellence
and continuous improvement. I am grateful for his support and many contributions he has made
as a key member of the team. On behalf of everyone at Eldorado, we wish him all the best in his
well-deserved retirement and his future endeavours.”
With the retirement of Joe Dick a number of changes in the senior management team have been
implemented to support our growth and set us up for continued success. These changes include:
Louw Smith has been appointed Executive Vice President, Development, Greece , effective
January 1, 2024. Louw brings to the role over 30 years of experience in the Industry, and most
recently held the position of Managing Director at TEX overseeing a full range of technical
solutions for gold mining companies. Prior to that, Louw was Chief Operating Officer at Nord Gold
Plc for eight years . Louw was also Chief Operating Officer at Alacer Gold Corp. Louw will be
based in Greece and responsible for the development of our Greek assets, including Skouries
and Perama Hill, overseeing operations, and corporate functions.
Paul Ferneyhough has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Commercial
Officer. Paul’s accountabilities include Country Management (Canada and Turkiye), Investor
Relations, Sales & Marketing, Business Improvement, and Supply Chain & Procurement. Paul
joined the Company in May, 2021 as Senior Vice President, Chief Growth and Integration
Officer. Prior to joining Eldorado Gold, Paul spent nearly two decades with Repsol SA (and
Talisman Energy), most recently as Executive Director leading Repsol's North American
upstream oil and gas division. He also held progressively senior leadership roles in corporate, line
and functional areas including finance, investor relations, strategy, commercial, planning and
business performance management.
Simon Hille has been appointed Executive Vice President, Technical Services & Operations.
Simon will be accountable for Operations in Turkiye and Canada along with the Global functions:
Technical Services, Project Engineering, Exploration and Safety & Sustainability. Simon joined
the Company in November, 2020 as Vice President, Technical Services. Prior to joining Eldorado,
Simon was with Newmont (Goldcorp), as Group Executive, Technical Engineering and Global
Projects. Ahead of the Newmont merger, Simon was Vice -President, Global Innovation,
Metallurgy and Processing at Goldcorp. He also held progressively senior leadership roles in
metallurgy and process development with Barrick Gold and Newcrest Mining. Simon has over 30
years of experience in gold and base metals specializing in leading high -performance, cross-
functional technical and operational teams to maximize value from complex ore bodies.
Niklas Frank has been appointed Senior Vice President, Operations. Niklas recently joined the
Company as Vice President, Operations in August, 2023. Niklas is based in Europe and will be
responsible for Operational Support and the primary lead for our site General Managers in
Quebec and Türkiye and operations support needs in Greece. With a career spanning over 25
years, Niklas brings a strong background in operations management and a proven track record
of driving efficiency and excellence. His experience in world -class, highly productive mining
operations, safe and sustainable development, life of mine and strategy development, application
of LEAN mining, M&A and stakeholder management.
About Eldorado Gold
Eldorado is a gold and base metals producer with mining, development and exploration
operations in Turkiye, Canada, Greece and Romania. The Company has a highly skilled and
dedicated workforce, safe and responsible operations, a portfolio of high-quality assets, and long-
term partnerships with local communities. Eldorado's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX: ELD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EGO).
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Certain of the statements made and information provided in this press release are forward -looking statements or information within
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negatives thereof or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would",
"might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements or information contained in this release include, but are not limited to, statements or information with
respect to: opportunities to expand current resources at Ormaque; plans to declare initial reserves at Ormaque , including the
completion of a pre-feasibility study, and the expected timing thereof; planned future drilling and exploration work, and the timing and
anticipated benefits thereof; our expectations regarding establishment of reserves and resources through our continued exploration
programs; mineral reserves and resources; the timing of changes in the executive management team, including the retirement of Joe
Dick; plans to retain our Chief Operating Officer as a consultant after retirement; expected and new management portfolios; our
guidance and outlook; and our strategy, plans and goals, including our proposed exploration, development, construction, permitting
and operating plans and priorities, including timelines and schedules.
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price of gold and other commodities, the results of our exploration programs; the need for additional financing to explore and develop
properties; mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, uncertainties involved in the interpretation of drill results and
geological tests, the geopolitical, economic, permitting and legal climate that we operate in; ability to obtain all required approvals and
permits in a timely manner and our ability to comply with all the conditions that are imposed in such approvals and permits; how the
world-wide economic and social impact of COVID-19 is managed and the duration and extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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and expenses; production, the impact of acquisitions, dispositions, suspensions or delays on our business and the ability to achieve
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incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward -looking statements or information. These risks,
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and economic climate (global and local), uncertainties involved in the interpretation of drill results and geologica l tests; the need to
obtain additional permits and governmental approvals, risks related to the updating of our resource and reserve models and life of
mine plans; mineral tenure and permits; gold and other commodity price volatility; information technology systems risks; continued
softening of the global concentrate market, recoveries of gold and other metals; results of test work; revised guidance; risks regarding
potential and pending litigation and arbitration proceedings relating to the Company’s, business, properties and operations; expected
impact on reserves and the carrying value; mining operational and development risk; financing risks; foreign country operational risks;
global outbreaks of infectious diseases, including COVID -19; risks of sovereign investment; regulatory risks and liabilities including,
regulatory environment and restrictions, and environmental regulatory restrictions and liability; discrepancies between actua l and
estimated production, mineral reserves and resourc es and metallurg ical testing and recoveries; additional funding requirements;
currency fluctuations; community and non-governmental organization actions; speculative nature of gold exploration; dilution; share
price volatility and the price of our common shares; competition; loss of key employees; and defective title to mineral claims or
properties, as well as those risk factors discussed in the sections titled “Forward -Looking Statements” and "Risk factors in our
business" in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form & Form 40-F. The reader is directed to carefully review the detailed
risk discussion in our most recent Annual Information Form filed on SEDAR and EDGAR under our Company name, which discussion
is incorporated by reference in this release, for a fuller understanding of the risks and uncertainties that affect the Company’s business
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Appendix 1: Tables of Assay Results
Table 1: Summary of drillhole assay results from the Ormaque Deposit. Intercepts are only reported for
those intervals above a 10 gram x metre cut -off. Drillhole collar locations, collar orientations, and total
lengths are listed in Appendix 2.
Drillhole From
(m) To (m) Interval Au (g/t) Au capped
at 70 g/t Zone
FOR-22-025
624.5 625 0.5 22.53 Step-out intercept, ~300 m SE to current Resource
646.5 648.5 2 5.26 Step-out intercept, ~300 m SE to current Resource
686.75 687.75 1 10.3 Step-out intercept, ~300 m SE to current Resource
FOR-22-027 704.2 714.35 10.15 9.94 8.28 Step-out intercept, ~350 m SE to current Resource
FOR-22-032
319.9 320.5 0.6 19.62 Step-out intercept, ~100 m east to current Resource
367 372.25 5.25 5.95 Step-out intercept, ~90 m east to current Resource
FOR-22-033 175.5 176.5 1 17.98 E030, step-out 30 m east to current Resource
FOR-23-035 819.4 823.8 4.4 3.57 Step-out intercept, ~200 m east to current Resource
FOR-23-036
203.2 204.8 1.6 12.96 Step-out intercept, ~70 m east to current Resource
366.3 367.3 1 22.27 Step-out intercept, ~70 m east to current Resource
488.2 489.75 1.55 6.69 Step-out intercept, ~60 m east to current Resource
FOR-23-037
28.2 31.4 3.2 3.88 E006
37 42.2 5.2 4.97 Intercept between E006 and E008
358.1 364 5.9 2.11 East step-out intercept, 200 m below current
Resource
LS-23-095
494.35 495 0.65 81.77 70 Step-out intercept, ~30 m south to current Resource
500.7 512.25 11.55 9.95
Including 500.7 503.1 2.4 19.94 E150, step-out ~30 m south to current Resource
510.65 512.25 1.6 33.86 24.21 Intercept 7m below E150
LS-23-095
608.55 613.2 4.65 3.68 Step-out intercept ~100m below E150
735.65 736.15 0.5 24.84 Step-out intercept, ~50 m south to current Resource
LS-23-096
382.6 383.1 0.5 38.87 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
623.4 624.4 1 29.2 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
631.6 632.6 1 14.15 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
635.8 637.6 1.8 13.39 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
650 651.1 1.1 37.34 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
665.8 666.4 0.6 35.17 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
667.6 668.1 0.5 22.42 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
672.7 678.4 5.7 17.31 16.61 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
685 686.5 1.5 8.46 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
708.1 711.7 3.6 9.29 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
741.5 742 0.5 27.86 Step-out intercept, ~50 m east to current Resource
LS-23-097
397.7 401.9 4.2 3.16 E120, step-out ~50 m south to current Resource
678 679.24 1.24 10.82 E235, step-out ~140 m south to current Resource
789.3 790 0.7 17.66 Step-out intercept, ~70 m below current Resource
818.3 818.8 0.5 55.34 Step-out intercept, ~80 m below current Resource
LS-23-098
66.5 67.1 0.6 140.59 70 Intercept 28m below E009
352.4 353.4 1 21.39 Step-out intercept, ~40 m NE to current Resource
398 399 1 10.03 Step-out intercept, ~40 m NE to current Resource
525 536.5 11.5 3.97
Including 525 529 4 9.81 Step-out intercept, ~ 120 m NE to current Resource
LS-23-100
232.5 233 0.5 63.28 E020
252 253.5 1.5 7.88 E030
268.3 269.9 1.6 19.85 E040
297 298.7 1.7 18.48 E050, step-out ~10 m east to current Resource
321.7 322.2 0.5 24.33 E075
336.5 337.5 1 32.94 E080
685.9 687.9 2 15.13 Step-out intercept, ~150 m west to current Resource
809.6 811.1 1.5 6.8 Step-out intercept, ~100 m below current Resource
888.4 888.9 0.5 28 Step-out intercept, ~150 m below current Resource
LS-23-101
357 357.5 0.5 107.39 70 E100
431.65 451.8 20.15 4.93
Including
431.65 434.47 2.82 6.94 Intercept 28m above E140
435.6 437 1.4 12.7 E140, step-out ~30 m south to current Resource
440.2 445.2 5 7.59 E145, step-out ~30 m south to current Resource
447.25 448 0.75 15.01 Intercept 28m below E145
LS-23-101
457 459.85 2.85 3.51 Step-out intercept, ~50 m south to current Resource
579.3 580 0.7 15.6 Step-out intercept, ~90 m south to current Resource
751.6 769.6 18 3.15 Blow-out intercept with different vein types
751.6 755 3.4 8.31 Step-out intercept, ~80 m below current Resource
762.71 763.8 1.09 13.16 Step-out intercept, ~90 m below current Resource
818.4 819 0.6 28 Step-out intercept, ~120 m below current Resource
LS-23-102 562 576.2 14.2 14 8.36
Including
568.35 569.35 1 19.76 Step-out intercept, ~140 m south to current
Resource
569.9 571.8 1.9 9.95 Step-out intercept, ~140 m south to current
Resource
572.9 576.2 3.3 44.68 20.4 Step-out intercept, ~140 m south to current
Resource
LS-23-102 836.65 840.7 4.05 3.84 Step-out intercept, ~160 m south to current
Resource
FOR-23-034 No significant intercepts
LS-23-099 No significant intercepts