Friday 28th August, 2020 Phase Two Drilling Intersects Further High-Grade Gold-Silver-Copper Mineralisation Including 109m at 4.9 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag and 1.1% Cu (7.5 g/t AuEq)
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Friday 28th August, 2020
Phase Two Drilling Intersects Further High-Grade Gold-Silver-Copper
Mineralisation Including 109m at 4.9 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag and 1.1% Cu
(7.5 g/t AuEq)
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Turmalina Metals Corp. (“Turmalina”, or the “Company”; TBX-TSXV, TBXXF-OTCQX)
is pleased to announce that the first three holes of our Phase Two (~5000 meter) drilling program at the
San Francisco project (“San Francisco” or the “Project”) have intersected broad intervals of high-grade
gold-silver-copper mineralisation at the San Francisco de Los Andes (“SFdLA”) breccia. Significant
intersections are reported in Table 1 below, and include:
• 83m @ 4.4 g/t Au, 82 g/t Ag & 0.43% Cu (5.9 g/t AuEq) from 25m (SFDH-011)
o Including 41m @ 7.03 g/t Au, 91 g/t Ag & 0.51% Cu (8.76 g/t AuEq) from 27m
• 109m @ 4.94 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag & 1.1% Cu (7.55 g/t AuEq) from 12m (SFDH-012)
o Including 27m @ 9.02 g/t Au, 94 g/t Ag & 1.08% Cu (11.4 g/t AuEq) from 31m
o Including 3m @ 13.8 g/t Au, 111 g/t Ag & 0.08% Cu (15.3 g/t AuEq) from 15m
o Including 6.7m @ 7.43 g/t Au, 58 g/t Ag & 0.15% Cu (8.35 g/t AuEq) from 65m
o Including 11m @ 5.59 g/t Au, 134 g/t Ag & 1.34% Cu (8.75 g/t AuEq) from 98m
• 74m @ 1.1 g/t Au, 48 g/t Ag & 0.41% Cu (2.2 g/t AuEq) from 88m (SFDH-013)
o And 13m @ 0.9 g/t Au, 51 g/t Ag & 0.54% Cu (2.1 g/t AuEq) from 179m
These high-grade intersections remain open both at depth and laterally. The breccia textures observed
in the drill core confirm that the current intercepts are related to the very top of the breccia system.
Mineralisation in the top of tourmaline breccias may have a different orientation to the orientation of
the breccia pipe (such as forming flat-lying ‘ceiling’ zones): Should the above drill intersections be at an
oblique angle to mineralisation then the true width of mineralisation will be less than the reported
intersections. Further drilling and geological modelling is required to constrain the geometry of
mineralisation within the SFdLA breccia.
The current Phase Two drilling program tests for extensions to high-grade gold-copper-silver
mineralisation encountered in the first phase of drilling completed by the Company in 2019, which
included intersections of 36.9m @ 6.3 g/t Au, 122 g/t Ag & 0.88% Cu (8.7 g/t AuEq, SFDH-001) and
85.3m @ 4.4 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag & 0.79% Cu (6.6 g/t AuEq, SFDH-002; see Turmalina news release dated
December 2, 2019 for full details).
Dr. Rohan Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer, states:
“These outstanding initial results from our Phase 2 drilling indicate that high-grade
mineralisation not only continues at depth at SFDLA but, as expected by our
geological model, the SFdLA breccia pipe is starting to expand in width as we go
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deeper. Our 2019 campaign tested the SFdLA breccia pipe to a depth of 150 meters.
These initial Phase 2 holes test the breccia pipe 30 to 150m below the 2019 drill holes
and have returned similar high grades. Most tourmaline breccias are considered to be
gold-rich at 1 g/t gold – so the broad intersections of gold-mineralised breccia
returning 9-10 g/t gold at San Francisco are quite remarkable.
“With high-grade mineralisation open at depth and laterally these are exciting times
for Turmalina Metals and we look forward to keeping the market informed of new
drilling results both at SFdLA and at satellite breccias that will be tested by the current
program.
“We have also been actively consolidating our holdings in the region with the recent
acquisition of the neighboring Miranda properties. While our focus remains very
much on San Francisco we have also strengthened our overall portfolio by acquiring
the Chanape project in Peru, which contains a cluster of strongly gold-copper
mineralised tourmaline breccias. We look forward to providing more detailed
information on our acquisitions as we complete field work on these projects.”
Drilling continues at the San Francisco Project, with 14 holes completed to date for a total of 3890m. Ten
of these holes tested the SFdLA breccia pipe while four holes tested two breccia targets identified during
the summer field program. The assays for the first three Phase 2 holes have been returned and are
reported in this release, samples from a further three holes have been dispatched for assay at a
commercial laboratory, and drill core from the remaining holes are currently being logged and sampled
prior to dispatch for assay. The current drilling aims to extend mineralisation at SFdLA to greater depths
as well as test for lateral extensions. In addition, the current program tests four of over sixty gold-copper
mineralised breccias identified during the summer field program.
Hole ID From To Interval Au g/t Ag g/t Cu % Pb % Zn % AuEq g/t
SFDH-011 25 108 83 4.40 82 0.43 0.74 0.52 5.93
SFDH-011 27 68 41 7.03 91 0.51 0.23 0.02 8.76
SFDH-012 12 121 109 4.94 109 1.13 0.23 0.06 7.55
SFDH-012 15 18 3 13.78 111 0.08 0.14 0.01 15.28
SFDH-012 31 58 27 9.02 94 1.08 0.15 0.01 11.37
SFDH-012 65 71.7 6.7 7.43 58 0.15 0.17 0.03 8.35
SFDH-012 98 109 11 5.59 134 1.34 0.54 0.14 8.75
SFDH-013 88 162 74 1.1 48 0.41 0.36 0.42 2.16
SFDH-013 179 192 13 0.9 51 0.54 0.04 0.08 2.14
Table 1: Phase 2 drill hole intersections from Turmalina’s drilling at the San Francisco de Los Andes breccia pipe.
Equivalent gold values (AuEq) are calculated assuming 100% recovery using USD$ 1900/t oz Au, $25/t oz Ag and
$2.8/lb Cu.
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New Acquisitions
The Company continues to consolidate our holdings in the mining friendly state of San Juan, as well as
review opportunities in South America.
Miranda Properties, San Juan, Argentina.
As part of our regional consolidation around the San Francisco project the company is pleased to
announce that it has, under its Argentinian subsidiary Aurora Mining S.A, entered into an option
agreement with third parties to acquire a 100% interest in the 17,690 ha Miranda properties, located ~4
km to the east and northeast of our Project area. The Company can acquire a 100% interest in the
Miranda properties by making total cash payments of USD$225,000 over four years, with $150,000 of
the payment due in the final year. The vendors retain a NSR of 1%, which can be purchased for
USD$300,000.
The Miranda properties covers a large area prospective for gold and base metal mineralisation on the
eastern margin of the San Francisco Project.
Chanape Project, Lima, Peru.
As part of the Company’s strategy to possess several high-grade projects in our portfolio the Company is
pleased to announce that it has, under its Peruvian subsidiary Aurora Copper Peru S.A.C, entered into an
option agreement with third parties to acquire a 100% interest in the Chanape Project, located in Lima
district, Peru. The Company can acquire a 100% interest in the 680 ha property by making total cash
payments of $3,410,000 and by incurring exploration expenditures of US$2,000,000 over 5 years, with
$2.2M of the cash payment and $750k of the exploration commitment due in the final year. The vendors
retain a 2% Net Smelter Returns royalty, of which the Company may purchase 1% (50%) of the NSR for a
payment of USD$ 1,200,000.
The Chanape Project hosts over 50 tourmaline breccias, however previous exploration focused on
testing porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralisation on the property (i.e. 284m @ 0.32% copper, 82
ppm molybdenum and 6 g/t silver). The last two holes drilled by the previous operators tested two
tourmaline breccias and returned the best intersections drilled to date at the project (i.e. 71m @ 1.92%
copper, 0.84 g/t gold & 42 g/t silver and 108m @ 2.0 g/t gold & 41 g/t silver). These breccias remain
largely untested and are open at depth and along strike. Turmalina Metals plans to review and prioritise
tourmaline breccia mineralisation on the project.
About the San Francisco Project
The 3404 ha San Francisco project is located in San Juan, Argentina. The project area contains over 60
tourmaline breccia occurrences, several of which have supported small-scale mining. The Company is
focused on mapping and sampling the breccias in the project area, and drill testing the highest priority
targets.
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To minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission to our team and the community the Company has
applied rigorous protocols throughout the program. These protocols have been approved by the
authorities of the province of San Juan, and both Turmalina Metals and Aurora Mining maintain close
contact with the local authorities in order to comply with all regulations. These procedures include social
distancing, improved hygiene, health screening of all staff and contractors, longer rosters at our remote
field camp and an onsite medical professional to monitor health and ensure procedures are followed.
Other Projects
Turmalina has entered into an agreement to explore the Turmalina copper-gold molybdenum project
located in Piura, Peru (the ‘Turmalina Project’). The Turmalina Project hosts a cluster of undrilled
tourmaline breccias that were historically mined for copper, gold and molybdenum.
On Behalf of the Company,
Dr. Rohan Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer and Director.
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +976 9999 6994
Website: turmalinametals.com
Address: #488 - 1090 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7.
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Statements
About Turmalina Metals and the San Francisco Project: Turmalina Metals is a TSXV-listed exploration company
focused on developing our portfolio of high grade gold-copper-silver projects in South America. Our focus is on
tourmaline breccias, a deposit style overlooked by many explorers. Turmalina Metals is led by a team responsible
for multiple gold-copper-silver discoveries who are highly experienced in this deposit style. Our projects are
characterised by open high-grade mineralisation on established mining licenses that present compelling drill
targets. The principle project held by Turmalina is the San Francisco project in San Juan, Argentina. For further
information on the San Francisco Project, refer to the technical report entitled “NI43- 101 Technical Report San
Francisco Copper Gold Project, San Juan Province, Argentina” dated November 17, 2019 under the Corporation’s
profile at www.sedar.com.
Sampling and Analytic procedure: Turmalina Metals follows systematic sampling and analytical protocols which
exceed industry standards and are summarized below.
All drill holes are HQ diameter diamond core holes. Drill core is collected at the drill site and transported by
vehicle to the Turmalina core logging facility in Villa Nueva, where recovery and RQD (Rock Quality Designation)
measurements are taken before the core is photographed and geologically logged. The core is then cut in half with
a diamond saw blade with half the sample retained in the core box for future reference and the o ther half placed
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into a pre-labelled plastic bag, sealed with a plastic zip tie, and identified with a unique sample number. The core
is typically sampled over a 1 to 2 meter sample interval unless the geologist determines the presence of an
important geological contact. The bagged samples are then stored in a secure area pending shipment to the ALS
sample preparation facility in Mendoza where they are dried, crushed and pulverized. Following sample
preparation the prepared pulps are then sent to the ALS laboratory in Lima for assay. The samples are then
analyzed using a 50g aqua regia digest and fire assay-AA finish analysis for gold and four acid digestion with ICP-MS
analysis for 53 other elements. Samples with results that exceed maximum detection values for gold are re -
analyzed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish and other elements of interest are re -analyzed using precise ore-
grade ICP analytical techniques. Turmalina Metals independently inserts certified control standards, coarse field
blanks, and duplicates into the sample stream to monitor data quality. These standards are inserted “blindly” to
the laboratory in the sample sequence prior to departure from the Turmalina Metals core storage facilities.
Qualified Person: The scientific and technical data contained in this news release pertaining to the San Francisco
and Turmalina projects has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Rohan Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer, MAIG, who
serves as the Qualified Person (QP) under the definition of National Instrume nt 43-101.
Forward Looking Statement: This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of such statements under applicable securities law. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by
words such as "anticipates", "plan", "continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate",
"may", "will", "potential", "proposed", "positioned" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or
conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Various assumptions were used in
drawing the conclusions or making the projections contained in the forward- looking statements throughout this
news release. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date
the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks (including those risk factors identified in the
Corporation’s prospectus dated November 21, 2019) and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Corporation is
under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward- looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, ex cept as expressly required by
applicable law.
There is no assurance when the government-imposed measures related to COVID-19 in Argentina will be lifted.
There is uncertainty over the form and duration of government measures and multiple policy changes may occur
with regards to these measures over time. The Company may not provide updates on various government
measures and changes to these measures as they occur.
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Figure 1 – Winter drilling at the San Francisco Project. The project is located in an arid, sparsely-populated area at
a moderate elevation of ~2600m. The drill program and camp are located 20km by unsealed road to the nearest
public road and 30km from the local village of Villa Nueva where the Company maintains an office and core facility.
Figure 2: Typical gold-bearing breccia mineralisation: angular tourmaline-altered clasts of siltstone set in a pyrite-
chalcopyrite-tourmaline-quartz matrix. SFDH-011 70.5m; from a 1 m interval that averaged 4.9 g/t gold, 105 g/t
silver & 0.32% copper. Photograph is of a selected interval and is not necessarily representative of mineralisation
hosted throughout the property.
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Figure 3: Typical breccia mineralisation: angular silica-tourmaline altered siltstone clasts supported in a pyrite -
chalcopyrite matrix. The breccia matrix at San Francisco is sulphide -rich, with 60-90% sulphides by volume. SFDH-
012, 116.2m. From a 1m sample that averaged 1.4 g/t gold, 280 g/t silver and 3.8% copper. Photograph is of a
selected interval and is not necessarily representative of mineralisation hosted throughout the property.
Figure 4: Typical breccia mineralisation: Tourmaline-silica altered siltstone clasts set in a pyrite-chalcopyrite
matrix. SFDH-013, 97m. From a 1m sample that averaged 1.9 g/t gold, 27 g/t silver and 1.03% copper. Photograph
is of a selected interval and is not necessarily representative of mineralization hosted throughout the property.
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Figure 5: San Francisco tenements with main breccias and locations of planned Phase 2 drill holes. To date over
60 tourmaline breccias have been mapped in the project area. Phase 2 drilling will test the San Francisco de Los
Andes (SFdLA), Chorrillos, Humilde, Solita and Colorada breccias. Drilling at SFdLA has focused on the south-east
corner of a composite breccia body, with the north-west extension to be tested as a part of Phase 2 drilling.