Orezone Results Support Presence of Higher-Grade Plunging System at the Bomboré GOLD Project
Orezone Gold Corporation
910-1111 Melville Street
Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V6
Tel: 778-945-8977
OREZONE RESULTS SUPPORT PRESENCE OF HIGHER-GRADE PLUNGING SYSTEM AT
THE BOMBORÉ GOLD PROJECT
November 17, 2019 – Vancouver, BC - Orezone Gold Corporation (TSXV:ORE) (the “Company”) is pleased to
report the successful results from its 2019 drill programme which was designed to test and validate the refined
geological interpretation of a higher-grade plunging gold system within the existing lower-grade mineralization
at its 90%-owned Bomboré Gold Project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
Highlights:
• BBD1034: 8.9 m of 3.21 g/t gold including 1 m of 16.25 g/t gold
• BBC4995: 8 m of 3.04 g/t gold including 3 m of 5.71 g/t gold
• BBC4996: 18 m of 3.68 g/t gold including 8 m of 7.31 g/t gold
• BBC4997: 4 m of 3.74 g/t gold including 1 m of 13.35 g/t gold
• BBC4999: 11 m of 1.89 g/t gold including 4 m of 4.53 g/t gold
• BBC5000: 12 m of 3.09 g/t gold including 6 m of 5.16 g/t gold
On September 11, 2019, Orezone announced a ~2,000 metre drilling programme to further define several high-
grade mineralized zones identified by drilling in 2018. The model consists of a series of mineralized shoots hosted
in a folded prospective unit plunging to the northeast.
The 2019 drill programme consisted of 1,374 m of diamond drilling and 608 m of reverse circulation drilling.
A small grade control drilling programme of 337 m was also completed on the Maga Hill target in May 2019 on
the western fringe of the main Maga Hill footwall zone.
The drilling was extremely successful with the high -grade targets being intercepted in most of the holes.
Significant results from the 2019 drill program are presented below in Table 1.
Table 1 - 2019 Drill Programme Results
Hole # Section From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)
Grade
(g/t) Au
BBD1034 3650 122.80 131.70 8.90 3.21
incl. 127.70 128.70 1.00 16.25
BBD1035 3662.5 12.50 21.20 8.70 1.52
incl. 16.00 17.00 1.00 4.05
and 3662.5 77.60 87.10 9.50 2.15
incl. 80.10 84.80 4.70 2.98
BBD1037 3662.5 108.30 115.50 7.20 2.81
incl. 111.40 112.40 1.00 8.85
BBD1038 3662.5 129.00 141.00 12.00 1.94
incl. 139.00 140.00 1.00 15.10
BBD1039 3675 63.00 75.00 12.00 1.35
incl. 71.80 73.50 1.70 4.82
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Hole # Section From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)
Grade
(g/t) Au
BBD1040 3675 152.00 161.60 9.60 2.20
incl. 158.65 159.65 1.00 7.66
BBD1041 3687.5 70.00 84.80 14.80 1.63
incl. 81.00 82.00 1.00 7.89
BBC4995 3650 8.00 16.00 8.00 3.04
incl. 9.00 12.00 3.00 5.71
BBC4996 3650 27.00 45.00 18.00 3.68
incl. 34.00 42.00 8.00 7.31
BBC4997 3650 35.00 39.00 4.00 3.74
incl. 35.00 36.00 1.00 13.35
BBC4999 3662.5 22.00 33.00 11.00 1.89
incl. 29.00 33.00 4.00 4.53
BBC5000 3662.5 38.00 50.00 12.00 3.09
incl. 39.00 45.00 6.00 5.16
BBC5001 3662.5 52.00 54.00 2.00 6.90
incl. 52.00 53.00 1.00 12.95
and 3662.5 57.00 62.00 5.00 7.70
incl. 57.00 61.00 4.00 9.48
BBC5004 3687.5 51.00 66.00 15.00 1.38
incl. 54.00 57.00 3.00 3.44
GCC0047 3525 31.00 38.00 7.00 1.50
GCC0052 3537.5 5.00 19.00 14.00 1.84
GCC0054 3512.5 7.00 14.00 7.00 1.48
GCC0055 3512.5 15.00 20.00 5.00 2.38
Incl. 16.00 17.00 1.00 7.43
• The true width of the mineralization is approximately 90% of the drilled length.
Patrick Downey, President and CEO stated , “The drilling results from 2017 and 2018 clearly showed that there
were several zones of higher grade within the Bombor é Resource that were not properly understood or
modelled. Our work has now refined that model and these new drill results continue to show good grade,
thickness and continuity of the identified higher grade areas and provide confidence as we expand and explore
for additional similar targets both within and outside of the known resources. All drill results from 2017 and
2018 together with these most recent results will now be included in the upcoming Mineral Resource Estimate
update expected in Q1 2020.”
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Figure 1 - Location of the 2019 Drill Programme
Sampling, analytical and QA/QC protocols
The mineralized intervals are based on a lower cut -off grade (“LCOG”) of 0.45 gpt, a minimal width of 2 m and
up to a maximum of 2 m of dilution being included between samples above the LCOG. The true width of the
mineralization is approximately 90% of the drilled length. The RC drilling samples were divided by Orezone
employees using Rotary Sample Dividers (“RSDs”). The core drilling samples consist of half-core samples cut with
a diamond saw by Orezone employees. Core samples and a 2 -kg split of RC sampl es were prepared by SGS
Burkina Faso s.a.r.l. at their Ouagadougou facility and then split by Orezone to 1 kg splits using RSDs. A 1 -kg
aliquot was analyzed for leachable gold at BIGS Global Burkina s.a.r.l in Ouagadougou, by bottle-roll cyanidation
using a LeachWellTM catalyst. The leach residues from all samples with a leach grade in excess of 0.2 gpt were
prepared by BIGS Global Burkina s.a.r.l. and then split by Orezone to 50 g using RSDs. A 50-g aliquot was analyzed
by fire assay at SGS Burkina Faso s. a.r.l. The composite width and grade include the final leach residue assay
results for all of the drill intercepts reported. Orezone employs a rigorous Quality Control Program (QCP)
including a minimum of 10% standards, blanks and duplicates.
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Qualified Persons
Pascal Marquis, Geo and SVP and Patrick Downey, P.Eng and President & CEO of Orezone, are Qualified Persons
under National Instrument 43-101 and have reviewed and approved the information in this news release.
Orezone Gold Corporation
Orezone Gold Corporation (TSXV:ORE) is a Canadian exploration and development company which owns a 90%
interest in Bomboré, one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Burkina Faso. Bomboré hosts a large oxide
resource underlain by a larger, open sulph ide resource, and will be developed in two stages. Development has
commenced on the project with the first gold pour scheduled for H2-2021.
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.
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