Tristar Completes Step-Out Drilling at Castelo de Sonhos and Begins Infill Drilling
February 3, 2017 Trading Symbol: TSG-TSX.V
TRISTAR COMPLETES STEP-OUT DRILLING AT
CASTELO DE SONHOS AND BEGINS INFILL DRILLING
Scottsdale, Az, TriStar Gold Inc. (the “Company” or “TriStar”) has now received all assay results from
the step-out holes in the Esperança South and Esperança Center areas of the Castelo de Sonhos gold project.
These assays confirm that gold mineralization extends well beyond the resource area defined by the
Company in 2014.
The significant intervals for all the drill holes completed in Esperança South (all previously disclosed) are
shown in Table 1, and for Esperança Center (none previously disclosed) in Table 2. Not included in these
tables are: CSH-16-148, which was abandoned at 78m with rods stuck in the hole and redrilled as CSH-16-
150; and CSH-16-153 and CSH-16-155, which did not contain any significant intervals exceeding 0.6 g/t.
Mr. Nick Appleyard, TriStar’s President and CEO, commented: “The recent drilling has supported our view
that the deposit has a strike length considerably longer than was apparent at the time of the 2014 resource,
and allows us to prioritize the Esperança South extension as the first target for expanding the resource. We
will begin RC drilling next week to fill in the gaps between these long step-out holes so that we can update
the resource for the preliminary economic assessment later this year.”
Hole ID Thickness and gold grade Downhole depth Grade x Thickness
CSH-16-144 3.10 m @ 3.90 g/t 121.80 ‒ 124.90 m 12.1 gm/t
CSH-16-145
3.90 m @ 0.70 g/t
1.85 m @ 1.10 g/t
2.00 m @ 4.96 g/t
12.70 ‒ 16.60 m
163.40 ‒ 165.25 m
177.20 ‒ 179.20 m
Total: 7.75m @ 1.89 g/t 14.7 gm/t
CSH-16-146 2.10 m @ 7.51 g/t 144.90 ‒ 147.00 m 15.8 gm/t
CSH-16-147 1.80 m @ 0.63 g/t
4.10 m @ 3.68 g/t
65.10 ‒ 66.90 m
182.30 ‒ 186.40 m
Total: 5.90m @ 2.75 g/t 16.2 gm/t
CSH-16-149 1.85m @ 3.28 g/t 67.2 – 69.05 m 6.1 gm/t
CSH-16-150 1.95m @ 1.95 g/t 21.85 – 23.80 m 3.8 gm/t
2016 Southwestern extension average: 3.78 m @ 3.03 g/t 11.4 gm/t
2014 resource area average: 4.14 m @ 2.43 g/t 10.1 gm/t
CSH-16-151
North end of Esperança South (Figure 2)
2.00 m @ 1.12 g/t
2.00 m @ 0.71 g/t
63.80 ‒ 65.80 m
214.35 ‒ 216.35 m
Total: 4.00m @ 0.92 g/t 3.7 gm/t
Table 1. Significant gold intervals from holes completed in Esperança South in 2016. Drill holes were drilled towards
an azimuth of 140 degrees (except Hole CSH-16-151, which has an azimuth of 90 degrees), with a dip of 55 degrees.
The downhole intersections are approximately true width of the mineralization.
Hole ID Thickness and gold grade Downhole depth Grade x Thickness
CSH-16-152 4.00 m @ 0.67 g/t
2.00 m @ 1.16 g/t
158.60 ‒ 162.60 m
178.60 ‒ 180.60 m
Total: 6.00m @ 0.83 g/t 5.0 gm/t
CSH-16-154 1.80m @ 0.73 g/t 90.3 – 92.1 m 1.3 gm/t
2016 Central extension average: 3.90 m @ 0.81 g/t 3.2 gm/t
2014 Central resource area average: 4.82 m @ 1.98 g/t 9.5 gm/t
Table 2. Significant gold intervals from holes completed in Esperança Center in 2016-2017. Drill holes were drilled
perpendicular to mineralization, at a dip of 60 degrees, making the downhole intersections approximately the true
width of mineralization. CSH-16-152 was drilled with an azimuth of 90°, and CSH-16-154 with an azimuth of 25°.
Locations of the drill holes are shown in Figures 1 and 2. The step -out holes on the southern extension of
Esperança South (Figure 1) all contain significant intervals and extend the strike length by a least two
kilometers. On the northern extension of Esperança Center (Figure 2), the furthest step-out hole contains
one significant interval; but two other holes drilled on the footwall side of the conglomerate band show
only weak gold mineralization, none of which reaches 0.6 g/t. Detailed definition of the edges of strong
mineralization in this area will come from infill drilling.
Figure 1. The southwestern limb of the Castelo de Sonhos deposit, showing the footprint of the 2014 resource estimate
in blue, pre -2016 drill holes in light blue, new drill holes with significant intervals in red, and with no significant
intervals in green.
Figure 2. The Esperança Center portion of the Castelo de Sonhos deposit, showing the footprint of the 2014 resource
estimate in blue, pre -2016 drill holes in light blue, new drill holes with significant in tervals in red, and with no
significant intervals in green.
Sample analysis procedures and QA/QC protocols
Sample preparation and analytical work for the Castelo de Sonhos drilling program were carried out by
SGS Geosol in Parauapebas, Pará State (sample preparation) and Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (analysis),
an ISO 9001:2008 and 14001:2004 certified laboratory. Analysis was by 50g fire assay. As part of TriStar´s
QA/QC protocol, standard samples and blanks were inserted into the sample processing stream at a rate of
one per 10 samples. Duplicate and alternate laboratory check samples also form part of this sampling
protocol.
TriStar's Vice-President, R. Mohan Srivastava (P.Geo.), is the QP for this press release and has prepared or
supervised the preparation of the scientific or technical information in this press release and approves its
publication.
About TriStar:
TriStar Gold is an exploration and development company focused on precious metals properties in the
Americas that have potential to become significant producing mines. The Company’s current flagship
property is Castelo de Sonhos in Pará State, Brazil. The Company’s shares are listed on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol TSG. Further information is available at www.tristargold.com.
For further information, please contact:
TriStar Gold Inc.
Nick Appleyard
President and CEO
480-794-1244
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