TRX Gold Confirms Northeast Extension of the Buckreef Gold Main Zone and Expands Exploration Program With Additional Drill Rig
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
TRX Gold Confirms Northeast Extension of the Buckreef Gold Main Zone
and Expands Exploration Program With Additional Drill Rig
Drill Results Include 28.0 m @ 3.27 g/t, Including 7.0m @ 7.27 g/t
TORONTO, Ontario, June 2 , 2022 – TRX Gold Corporation (TSX:TNX) (NYSE American:TRX) (the “Company” or
“TRX Gold”) is pleased to announce a 250 meter (m) extension of the Buckreef Gold Main Zone to 1.8 Kilometers
(kms) and positive assay results from the northeast (NE) step -out drilling program on the Buckreef Gold Main
Zone.
The results are positive and significant for the Company as they demonstrate: (i) good width and grade of
mineralization consistent with the Buckreef Main Zone; (ii) successful step -out extending the strike length of
known mineralization; (iii) gold mineralization open to NE and at depths to 250-300m, again consistent with the
Buckreef Main Zone; and (iv) the immense opportunity to generate and drill significant exploration targets to
expand the scale and scope of the Buckreef Gold project. The Company continues to execute its sustainable
business plan in which cash flow from mining operations funds value creating activities, including, in this case,
successful exploration.
Highlights include:
» Select intercepts:
Hole BMDD233 intersected 19.5m grading @ 2.35 g/t Au from 203.0 m, including: (i) 6.0m grading
@ 6.27 g/t Au at 215.0m; and (ii) 39.4m grading @ 2.19 g/t from 361.9m.
Hole BMDD228 intersected 25.5m grading @ 1.01 g/t Au from 348.5m; and
Hole BMDD236 intersected 28.0m grading @ 3.27 g/t Au from 299.0 m, including 7.05 m grading @
7.22 g/t Au at 300.0m.
» Extension of Buckreef Main Zone by 250m: Expansion of gold mineralization by 250m (16% increase in
the strike length of the Buckreef Main Zone to 1.8kms) on the Buckreef Gold deposit which already
contains over 2.0 million ounces of gold in the Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources in the
Buckreef Main Zone. The Buckreef Main Zone continues to be open further to the NE and extending to
the Buckreef Special Mining License boundary (see Figures 1, 2 & 3). Results to date from the drill
program are tabulated below in Table 1.1.
» Expansion of Exploration Program: Buckreef Gold has drilled 21 holes to date representing over 7,415
meters in the NE extension of Buckreef Main Zone and has added an additional drill rig to expand the
exploration program. Buckreef Gold has finalized the planning for an additional 10,000m (approximate)
infill and extension drill program to: (i) upgrade Mineral Resources currently in the Inferred category in
Buckreef Gold Main Zone, and (ii) commence infill drilling at Buckreef West. This program has
commenced and it is the Company’s intention to begin exploration drilling at the newly discovered
Anfield Zone and extend the Eastern Porphyry Zone this year. This exploration program combined with
the extension of the Buckreef Main Zone is expected to expand the scope and scale of the Buckreef Gold
project (see Figures 4 & 5).
“Growth of the mineral resource and production base to increase the size and scale of the Buckreef Gold project
is what we are focused on.” noted Stephen Mullowney, Chief Executive Officer of TRX Gold. “The geo logical
model predicted that gold mineralization associated with the Buckreef Gold Main Zone shear zone would
continue – and it has! From here, our geologists will continue to define and refine the gold mineralization with
the goal of extending and expanding the mineral resource, increasing the size and scale of the Buckreef Gold
project. The exploration program will now build in scale and targets with a second diamond drill rig starting .
Through the drill bit and by successful exploration results is one of the fundamental ways that value will be added
to the Company.”
Table 1.1: Buckreef Main Zone Northeast Extension (NEE) Assay Results. *
Easting (m) Northing (m) RL (m) Azimuth Dip From (m) To (m)
BMDD228 DD 391440. 5 9658844.7 1222.2 126 -58 307.60 310.60 3.00 3.85 Msz Shear zone with Mild alteration
337.50 363.00 25.50 1.01 Shear zone with Mild alteration
BMDD231 DD 391496.5 9658894.2 1219.7 126 -60 348.50 351.61 3.11 3.10 Msz Mineralised shear zone
349.79 350.79 1.00 7.08 Msz Mineralised shear zone
373.14 376.25 3.11 2.21 Msz Mineralised shear zone
BMDD232 DD 391538.0 9658925.8 1223.2 126 -62 103.86 108.85 4.99 1.10 Msz Shear zone with mild alteration
130.07 137.29 7.22 0.87 Msz Shear zone with mild alteration
143.47 152.12 8.65 0.50 Msz Shear zone with mild alteration
187.06 192.18 5.12 0.53 Msz Shear zone with mild alteration
BMDD233 DD 391504.7 9658948.2 1226.0 126 -65 17.92 23.00 5.08 0.72 Msz Shear zone with mild alteration
193.00 195.89 2.89 1.35 Msz Mineralised shear zone
203.00 222.52 19.52 2.35 Msz Shear zone with strong alteration
215.09 221.13 6.04 6.27 Msz Shear zone with strong alteration
361.89 401.26 39.37 2.19 Msz Mineralised shear zone
BMDD234 DD 391485.0 9659021.0 1229.0 126 -63 326.21 331.80 5.59 0.47 Msz Shear zone with mild alteration
BMDD235 DD 391543.0 9658995.0 1222.0 126 -63 140.20 144.70 4.50 0.58 Msz Mineralised shear zone
BMDD236 DD 391548.0 9659036.0 1228.0 126 -62 299.00 327.00 28.00 3.27 Msz Shear zone with strong alteration
300.00 307.05 7.05 7.22 Msz Shear zone with strong alteration
North East Extension Prospect Assay Results
Hole ID Hole
Type
Drill Holes Location Sample Depth Width (m) Assay Grade
(g/t) Lithology Comment
Figure 1: Map Showing Mineralization Extension and Location of Drill Results at Buckreef Main Zone Northeast
Extension (Drone Base Image Date – May 2021. Oxide Pit outline as of April 2022).
Figure 2: Section 30 - Looking to North-East.
Figure 3. Section 28 - Looking to North-East.
Figure 4. Buckreef Gold Drill Rig in Northeast Extension.
Figure 5. Buckreef Gold Open Pit (May 2022) with view towards North-East and Drill Rig Location.
* Notes Regarding Sample Protocol QA/QC
The sample chain of custody is managed by the Buckreef Gold geology team on site. Reported results are from
diamond drilled core samples. Intervals of core to be analyzed are split into half using a mechanized core cutter,
with one half sent to the Laboratory for geochemical analysis and the remaining half kept in storage for future
reference and uses. Diamond drilled core has been a HQ size and recoveries are consistently 100% across all drill
holes intercept reported.
Sampling and analytical procedures are subject to a comprehensive quality assurance and quality control
program. The QAQC program involves insertion of duplicate samples, blanks and certified reference materials in
the sample stream. Gold analyses are performed by standard fire assaying protocols using a 50 -gram charge
with atomic absorption (AAS) finish and a gravimetric finish performed for assays greater than 10 grams per
tonne.
Sample Preparation and analysis are performed by independent SGS Laboratory in Mwanza, Tanzania. SGS
Laboratory is ISO17025 accredited and employs a Laboratory Information Management System for sample
tracking, quality control and reporting.
The results summarized in this release are from Buckreef Main Zone NEE prospect. The prospect is an extension
of the known Buckreef Main Zone. The intersections reported here are a down- hole length and may not
represent true width, but the true width is estimated to be approximately 60% of true width.
About TRX Gold Corporation
TRX Gold along with its joint venture partner, STAMICO is advancing a significant gold project at Buckreef in
Tanzania. Buckreef is anchored by an expanded Mineral Resource published in May 2020. Measured Mineral
Resource is 19.98 million tonnes (“MT”) at 1.99 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) containing 1,281,161 ounces
(“oz”) of gold and Indicated Mineral Resource is 15.89 MT at 1.48 g/t gold containing 755,119 oz of gold for a
combined tonnage of 35.88 MT at 1.77 g/t gold containing 2,036,280 oz of gold. The Buckreef Gold Project also
contains an Inferred Mineral Resource of 17.8 MT at 1.11g/t gold for contained gold of 635,540 oz of gold. The
Company is actively investigating and assessing multiple exploration targets on its property. Please refer to the
Company’s Updated Mineral Resources Estimate for Buckreef Gold Project, dated May 15, 2020 and filed under
the Company’s profile on SEDAR and with the SEC on June 23, 2020 (the “Technical Report”), for more
information.
Buckreef is being advanced in a value accretive sustainable manner through:
Expanding Production Profile: A 360 tonne per day (“tpd”) processing plant is being expanded to 1,000+ tpd,
enabling a near term production profile of 15,000 - 20,000 oz of gold per year. Positive operating cash flow will
be utilized for value enhancing activities, including exploration and Sulphide Project Development.
Exploration: Continuing with a drilling program with the goal of expanding resources, discovering new resources
and converting resources to reserves, by: (i) step -out drilling in the northeast extension of Buckreef Main; (ii)
infill drilling to upgrade Mineral Resources currently in the Inferred category in Buckreef Main; (iii) infill drilling
program of Buckreef West; (iv) developing an exploration pro gram for the newly discovered Anfield Zone; (v)
upgrading historical mineral resources at Bingwa and Tembo; (vi) identifying new prospects at Buckreef Gold
Project, and in the East African region.
Sulphide Development Project: Unlocking the value of the Sulphide Project in which the ‘sulphide ore’
encompasses approximately 90% of the Resources. It is the goal of the Company to exceed all metrics as
outlined in the Technical Report, including annual production and strip ratio.
Qualified Person
Mr. Andrew Mark Cheatle, P.Geo., MBA, ARSM, is the Company’s Qualified Person under National Instrument
43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” (“NI 43-101”) and has reviewed and assumes responsibility
for the scientific and technical content in this press release.
Investors
Christina Lalli
Vice President, Investor Relations
TRX Gold Corporation
+1-438-399-8665
www.TRXgold.com
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