Taranis Summarizes 2018 Drilling and Identifies Two Volcanic Dome Complexes at Thor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Taranis Resources Inc.
681 Conifer Lane
Estes Park, Colorado
80517
www.taranisresources.com
Taranis Summarizes 2018 Drilling and Identifies Two Volcanic
Dome Complexes at Thor
Estes Park, Colorado, January 3, 2019 – Taranis Resources Inc. ( “Taranis”) [TSX.V: TRO ]
updates activity related to its 100% -owned Thor project. This News Release summarizes the
2018 drilling exploration activity completed in an area between the Broadview and Great
Northern Mines and reports on recent geological modeling of the deposit that have modeled the
geology and metal zonation of the deposit (see www.taranisresources.com for some of the
results).
Exploration Drilling at the South End of the Thor Deposit
2018 drilling ( 28 drill holes, including one lost hole ) was completed in an area of Broadview
Creek where topographic erosion h as deeply dissected the Thor de posit and exposed the
underlying “roots” of the main Thor deposit. The initial drill results for the summer of 2018 were
reported August 20, 201 8 and included drill holes Thor -182, Thor -184 and Thor -185 that
encountered typical high -grade silver, gold and base metal mineralization at Thor. Analytical
data now includes indium which was found to occur in zinc -rich portions of the main Thor
deposit.
Two Different Mineralized Geological Domains at Thor
In the early 1900’s and 1930’s underground exploration was completed at Thor in the Broadview
main adit ( 233 m adit) and the Morgan Tunnel ( 634 m adit) topographically below the known
Broadview, Great Northern and True Fissure deposits. These adits were used to explore the
deposit at depth and to provide a haulage drift for extracting ore from the overlying high -grade
deposits. Both adits are currently inaccessible but limited historical data available indicates that
both tunnels intersected a tabular tectonic zone dipping moderately to the northeast (~50 0) that
hosts low-grade mineralization in contrast to the overlying high-grade Thor deposit. The 2018
drilling has documented this transition from the overlying higher -grade mineralization into the
underlying lower-grade material in the area between the Broadvie w and Great Northern Mines ,
and the ore types are designated Type 1 and Type 2 respectively.
Type 1 - Main Thor Deposit, including Gold Pit
The higher-grade portion of the Thor deposit occurs within and above a prominent “keel” or
synclinal fold structure that is largely confined to primary bedding along a contact between the
underlying Sharon Creek Formation and the overlying Broadview Formation. Th e deposit is
parallel to fold plunges and a pronounced lineation. Arguably the most important disco very of
the 2008 exploration is that all the higher -grade material occurs up-dip of a feature known as the
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BT intrusive that is a Carboniferous-age volcanic pile/intrusive complex and has major
geometric controls on the Thor deposit.
Hole From
(m)
To (m) Length
(m)
Silver
(g/t)
Gold
(g/t)
Cd
(ppm)
Cu
(ppm)
Pb
(ppm)
Zn
(ppm)
Indium
(ppm)
Thor-182 15.94 18.32 2.38 149.1 0.24 117.9 0.08 2.32 3.40 0.67
Thor-184 64.32 65.08 0.76 211.0 0.21 3.3 0.09 0.01 0.02 0.02
Thor-185 9.69 12.50 2.81 61.6 0.12 117.1 0.23 2.28 3.77 0.61
Thor-186 43.65 44.72 1.07 40.7 0.25 371.3 0.08 0.86 6.05 0.44
Thor-197 51.11 52.12 1.01 216.0 0.25 195.7 0.84 2.60 3.69 1.05
Four short holes were completed around the Gold Pit zone that attempted to trace high-grade
gold and silver mineralization found in channel sampling at surface. Two very short holes (Thor-
204 (32m) & Thor-205 (14m) failed to intersect the zone, but two of the deeper holes were
successful in extending the zone and are related to a fold structure found at surface plunging
steeply to the southeast.
Hole From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)
Silver
(g/t)
Gold
(g/t)
Cd
(ppm)
Cu
(ppm)
Pb
(ppm)
Zn
(ppm)
Indium
(ppm)
Thor-184 12.04 14.45 2.41 4.9 3.81 4.9 0.01 0.03 0.10 0.13
Thor-203 6.46 11.58 5.12 270.9 0.36 61.2 0.18 0.66 0.20 0.38
Type 2 - Underlying Zone
The remaining drill holes intersected a variety of mineralization that occurs in the keel portion of
the deposit. Although much lower-grade in contrast to the main Thor deposit, this area includes
extensive low -grade gold mineralization that has never been explored in detail at Thor .
Additional information pertaining to the drilling can be found on the Taranis website.
Hole From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)
Silver
(g/t)
Gold
(g/t)
Cd
(ppm)
Cu
(ppm)
Pb
(ppm)
Zn
(ppm)
Indium
(ppm)
Thor-188 62.09 65.54 3.45 61.8 0.16 15.2 0.49 0.25 0.19 0.13
Thor-191 72.24 74.22 1.98 35.5 0.06 58.1 0.24 1.17 1.11 trace
Thor-193 35.27 42.18 6.91 6.0 0.27 14.3 trace 0.14 0.20 trace
Thor-194 60.56 79.86 19.30 2.0 0.21 2.9 trace trace trace trace
Thor-209 59.74 68.88 9.14 0.4 0.36 13.4 trace trace 0.16 0.12
Volcanic Dome Hosted Mineralization
Recent 3D modeling has shown the presence of at least at least two large volcanic domes at
Thor, all of which are spatially related to known precious -base metal deposits . These features
contain volcaniclastic-sedimentary rocks of the Jowett Formation and include a distinctive rock
referred to as “Green Tuff” and “Grey Porphyry” at Thor. Drill hole Thor-193 identified
mineralization directly within intrusive rock of diorite composition.
These largely unexposed volcanic domes have been named for their respective locations between
the Broadview-True Fissure Creeks (“BT”) and the True Fissure -Mt. Goat Creeks (“TG”) , and
form areas of positive topographic relief at Thor owing to their resistant weathering . I t is
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interesting to note that the TG volcanic dome is spatially related to the Blue Bell Deposit and is a
major exploration target at Thor (Ridge Target).
Qualified Person and Quality Control
Exploration activities at Thor were overseen by John Gardiner (P. Geol.) who is a Qualified
Person under the meaning of Canadian National Instrument 43 -101. Samples are taken under the
direction of qualified geologists. Core is sawed onsite and one -half is retained for reference and
further analytical work including specific gravity determinations. Samples of the other half are
delivered by Taranis via courier to MS Analytical Labs in Langley, British Columbia. MS
Analytical Labs is an ISO 9001:2008 certified analytical laboratory. Taranis inserts standards
every 10th sample for quality control in addition to the stringent internal checks completed at
MS Analytical. Samples are dried, crushed, split and pulverized. Analysis for silver, copper,
lead, zinc and related trace elements was done by modified aqua regia digestion with ICP finish,
and gold by 30-gram fire assay with ICP finish.
About Taranis Resources Inc.
Taranis is an exploration company focused on the development of its 100%-owned Thor project
in southeast British Columbia . Its mandate is to recognize mineral deposits early in the
exploration cycle that can be developed through intelligent exploration and business alliances.
For additional information on Taranis or its Thor project, please visit our website at
www.taranisresources.com.
Taranis currently has 64,843,067 shares issued and outstanding ( 77,376,733 shares on a fully -
diluted basis).
TARANIS RESOURCES INC.
Per: John J. Gardiner (P. Geol.),
President and CEO
For further information contact:
John J. Gardiner
681 Conifer Lane
Estes Park, Colorado
80517
Phone: (303) 716-5922
Cell: (720) 209-3049
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