Orezone Commences Phase Ii Drilling at P17 Trend
OREZONE GOLD CORPORATION
910-1111 Melville Street
Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V6
T: 778-945-8977
OREZONE COMMENCES PHASE II DRILLING AT P17 TREND
December 22, 2021 – Vancouver, BC - Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX.V: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) (the
“Company” or “Orezone”) is pleased to announce that the Phase II drilling program at the P17 area of its
Bomboré Gold Project has commenced . This program is a follow up to the Phase I program at P17S
completed earlier in 2021, which returned some of the best drill results at Bomboré to date (see Orezone’s
June 8 and July 20, 2021 news releases).
The objective of Phase II is to better define the plunge of the high-grade folds and the continuity between
P17S and P17, approximately 1.7 km to the north (see Figure 1) . This will include near surface drilling to
the north of the P17S reserve pit to follow on from Phase I drilling which identified a significant new near
surface mineralized zone just outside the pit and where the best hole on the project to date (BBD1066)
was drilled which intersected 32.00 m of 3.98 g/t gold. Drilling will also test the possible shallow down-
dip and lateral extensions of the P17 area, which was drilled by Orezone between 2007 to 2014 but wasn’t
fully explored. Once Phase II is complete and results are available, the Company plans to conduct further
drilling in Phase III in early 2022, targeting potential extensions along the P17 area trend and continuity
between P17S and P17.
Phase I drilling in 2021 was to the northeast of the P17S reserves and resources and identified several
wide, multigram intersections near surface and outside current reserves. Phase I drilling also successfully
intersected broad zones of mineralization at depth, extending the down plunge strike of the P17S NE
deposit into the untested Gap Zone by 150 m. The P17S NE deposit remains open at depth and to the
north towards P17, which occurs at surface.
Orezone’s President & CEO, Patrick Downey commented, “Recent drill results at P17S have significantly
expanded the P17S mineralization into the Gap Zone towards P17 in the north. Phase II drilling is planned
to help better define these zones and their continuity between P17S and P17, some 1.7 km to the north.
We are encouraged by the drill results so far and excited by the prospects that additional drilling will lead
to further high-grade discoveries.”
Table 1: Highlight Drill Results from Phase I Drilling
Hole
#
From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)*
Grade
(g/t gold)
BBD1048 15.00 45.0 30.00 2.76
incl. 17.00 25.00 8.00 5.50
BBD1060 54.00 74.00 20.00 1.57
incl. 54.00 70.00 16.00 1.70
BBD1066 25.00 57.00 32.00 3.98
incl. 34.00 40.00 6.00 14.70
BBD1068 88.00 109.00 21.00 1.56
and 124.00 140.45 16.45 2.35
incl. 126.00 129.00 3.00 6.10
BB1070 13.00 22.00 9.00 2.06
incl. 15.00 17.00 2.00 5.50
and 46.00 66.60 20.60 0.94
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BBD1074 246.00 296.00 50.00 1.40
* True widths for P17 area drilling are approximately 90% of drilled lengths
** See Orezone news releases dated June 8 and July 20, 2021 for complete drill results
Figure 1: P17 Area Map
About Orezone Gold Corporation
Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX.V: ORE OTCQX: ORZCF) is a Canadian development company which owns
a 90% interest in Bomboré, one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Burkina Faso. On December
20, 2021, the Company announced that it will commence trading on the T oronto Stock Exchange on
December 23, 2021.
The 2019 feasibility study highlights Bomboré as an attractive shovel -ready gold project with forecasted
annual gold production of 118,000 ounces over a 13+ year mine life at an All -In Sustaining Cost of
US$730/ounce with an after-tax payback period of 2.5 years at an assumed gold price of US$1,300/ounce.
Bomboré is underpinned by a mineral resource base in excess of 5 million gold ounces and possesses
significant expa nsion potential. Orezone is fully funded to bring Bomboré into production and
construction of the mine is on-schedule and budget with the first gold pour scheduled for Q3-2022.
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Patrick Downey
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vanessa Pickering
Manager, Investor Relations
Tel: 1 778 945 8977 / Toll Free: 1 888 673 0663
[email protected] / www.orezone.com
For further information please contact Orezone at +1 (778) 945-8977 or visit the Company’s website at
www.orezone.com.
Qualified Person
Dr. Pascal Marquis, Geo., Senior VP Exploration is the Qualified Person who has approved the scientific
and technical information in this news release.
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Company believes are reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be
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