Tudor GOLD Corp. Reports ON Final Results of 2016 Exploration Program ON Electrum Property
TUDOR GOLD CORP.
900 – 1021 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 0C3
Telephone: (604) 721-2650 Fax: (604) 608-3878
PRESS RELEASE
TSX-V: TUD
TUDOR GOLD CORP. REPORTS ON FINAL RESULTS OF 2016 EXPLORATION
PROGRAM ON ELECTRUM PROPERTY
January 11, 2017 - Vancouver, British Columbia: Tudor Gold Corp. (TSX.V: TUD) (Frankfurt:
TUC) (the “Company” or “Tudor Gold”) is pleased to report on the final results of its 2016 field
exploration program on the Electrum Property, in the “Golden Triangle” area near Stewart, B.C.
Background
The Electrum project is a 60:40 joint venture between Tudor Gold (as operator) and American
Creek Resources Ltd. (“American Creek”). The Ele ctrum property is located directly between
the past producing Silbak Premier mine some 25 km south and Pretium Resources’ Brucejack
deposit some 20 km to the north (currently under development with production targeted for
2017). Within that same area are several other past producing mines as well as new projects
undergoing exploration. One small area of the Electrum property itself includes the site of the
historic East Gold mine which was mined by hand between 1939 and 1965, and which produced
3,816 oz of gold and 2,442 oz of silver from 45 tons of hand selected ore (BC Ministry of Mines
Assessment Report 30206); mining operations ceased with the unfortunate and untimely death of
the mine operator. More recently, the Scottie Gold mine operated from 1981 to 1985
approximately five kilomete rs from the Electrum property. The current owners of the Scottie
Gold mine, Rotation Minerals Ltd., note on their website that the mine “milled vein material
averaging 16.20 g/t gold, producing 2,967,748 grams of gold (95,426 ounces gold) from 183,147
tonnes of mineralization” (these historic production values have not been independently verified
by Tudor Gold).
Tudor Gold was attracted to the Electrum property by the presence of a complex system of
mineralized fault str uctures within which are networks of gold and silver bearing quartz veins.
The gold and silver typically occurs within these veins as electrum, a naturally occurring
amalgam of both metals.
The complexity of both the fault structures and the vein networks make it very difficult to
specifically target the veins of gold and silver bearing materials using conventional surface-based
exploration techniques such as diamond drilling or m agnetotelluric surveys. With that in mind,
Tudor Gold set out to develop an exploration program which includes sub- surface exploration
techniques and which targets mineralization rather than just vein structures. In this way, Tudor
Gold will gain a better and more useful understanding of the overall geology of the property.
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The success of the East Gold mine demonstrates that the mineralized fault material is accessible
using conventional underground mining systems and practices. The cost of either rehabilitating
the East Gold mine or opening new adits is , however, prohibitive at this stage of the project’s
development. Tudor Gold is instead focused on a scalable bulk sampling program which would,
if warranted, conclude with the development of an open- cut mine of sufficient size to generate
both a return for shareholders and fi nancing for further exploration on the property. As with
other properties in this area of the “Golden Triangle”, an open- cut mine could be carried out in
association with related conventional underground mining.
Tudor Gold’s exploration programs and long -term planning take into account two of the key
economic advantages of the Electrum property; it is within 4 kilomete rs of a power-line, and the
property is adjacent to an established haul road leading to the bulk terminal and deep- water port
at Stewart, B.C.
2016 Exploration Program
The exploration program achieved the following three goals set for the 2016 field season:
1. Diamond drilling aimed at furthering the exploration work previously carried out by
American Creek,
2. Trench sampling of a newly discovered mineralized surface exposure in what is now
referred to as the “New Blast Zone”, and
3. Collection and analysis of a 4 tonne bulk sample from the New Blast Zone.
In addition to the work aimed at achieving these goals, work carried out duri ng the 2016 field
season included the construction of temporary (removable) bridges and the stabilization and
improvement of road access to ensure safe and efficient access to the property.
2016 Diamond Drilling
Nineteen drill holes totaling 1,406 meters were completed. A total of 1492 core samples were
collected and assayed. The 2016 drilling program was carried out to extend and expand on the
drilling programs carried out by American Creek in previous years. The results of the 2015
American Creek dril ling program included these findings previously released by American
Creek:
Drill Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Gold (g/t) Silver (g/t)
EL15-02 9.0 10.0 1.0 1.04 78.0
EL15-03 16.5 17.5 1.0 6.09 242.0
EL15-04 32.0 33.0 1.0 6.76 38.0
EL15-05 28.0 29.0 1.0 1.31 189.0
35.0 36.0 1.0 6.93 62.0
EL15-07 13.0 14.0 1.0 14.65 22.0
14.0 15.0 1.0 6.59 461.0
35.0 36.0 1.0 3.47 58.0
EL15-08 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.05 89.0
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One of the key goals of both the American Creek and Tudor Gold drilling programs was to
confirm that mineralized exposures visible on the surface carried on at depth below the surface.
The results of these drilling programs do suggest that, as expected, mineralization carries on at
depth.
Of particular interest, holes TG16 -13-UTM, TG16 -14-UTM, and TG16- 15-UTM reveal sub -
surface mineralization in the area generally below the newly identified “New Blast Zone”.
Because of the complexity of the fault structures in this area, however, Tudor Gold is currently
unable to state with the certainty re quired by NI 43- 101 that the sub- surface mineralization
confirms the presence of an unbroken, continuous zone of mineralization linking these drill holes
with the surface mineralization.
Trench Sampling
As noted in a press release issued September 12, 2016, a trenching program was carried out on
the New Blast Zone. The program targeted a vein system which is infilled with a fine -grained
blackish, blue-grey mineralization. The structure includes wide sharp edged quartz fragments in
a foliated sulphide -quartz-carbonate matrix; the sulphides are pyrite, pyrrhotite, with thin
galena/silver seams.
Twelve representative specimens were collected across the vein structure. Assays of those
specimens yielded averages of 3,461.92 grams (111.30 oz) silver per tonne and 2.24 grams gold
per tonne. Complete results of the trench sampling may be found in the noted press release on
the Tudor Gold website at www.tudor-gold.com.
Four Tonne Bulk Sample
Following the success of the trench sampling program, a 4 tonne bulk sample was collected from
the New Blast Zone. The sample was collected utilizing localized blasting resulting in an
exposed face of approximately 120 square meters, and a total rubble pi le of approximately 600
cubic meters, from which was selected approximately 4 tonnes of representative material.
The collected bulk material was then crushed to a size of “3 inch minus” using a crusher at a
quarry in Mission, British Columbia. The crushe d material was then provided to ALS Global’s
metallurgical laboratory (‘ALS’) in Kamloops, BC for metallurgical processing and testing. The
processing included the use of rod and ball mill grinding followed by both floatation and gravity
separation. The resultant material was then analyzed in four separate test runs over four
consecutive days. The overall results of the analysis are set out in the following table:
Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) PB (%) Zn (%) Sulphur (%)
2.82 539 1.96 1.97 13.8
As with the trenching program, Tudor Gold is very encouraged by these results. A complete
description of the processing and testing employed by ALS will be added to the Tudor Gold
website at www.tudor-gold.com.
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2017 Exploration Program
Tudor Gold is satisfied that the results of the 4 tonne bulk sample program, together with all
previous exploration work on the property, justifies scaling up the exploration program on the
Electrum property. Tudor Gold is satisfied that all of these results justify long -term planning
based on an assumption t hat currently known mineralization on the property has the potential to
support a modest sized open-cut mine that can be scaled up as further exploration dictates.
Subject to obtaining all necessary permits and financing , the current plan for the 2017 fie ld
season is to carry out the largest possible bulk sample program along with an as yet to be
determined amount of diamond drilling.
The anticipated bulk sample program will utilize commercially available mining equipment
commonly used in open- pit mining. Blasting will be carried out with the use of track -mounted
drills, and on- site crushing will be carried out with the use of track -mounted crushers. It is
anticipated that crushed, mineralized material will be hauled to Stewart and from there it will be
transported to an appropriate smelter for final processing.
Walter Storm, President and CEO, stated: "We are very pleased with the results of the work on
the Electrum this summer. Not only have we confirmed and increased the known mineralized
gold and silver zones, we have also begun to develop a much better understanding of the geology
of the property and we are satisfied that we have a proper basis for exp anding our exploration
program.”
The Qualified Person for this Press Release, about the Electrum p roperty, is James McCrea, P.
Geo. for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
"Walter Storm"
Walter Storm
President and Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please visit the company's website at www.tudor-gold.com or
contact:
Aris Morfopoulos
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Tel: 604-721-2650
Email: [email protected]
Cautionary Statements regarding Forward-Looking Information: Certain statements contained in
this press release constitute forward-looking information. These statements relate to future events or future
performance. The use of any of the words "could", "intend", "expect", "believe", "will", "projected", "estimated"
and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify
forward-looking information and are based on the Company's current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and
timing of such future events. Actual future results may differ materially.
All statements including, without limitation, statements relating to the potential mineralization and geological me r-
its of the Electrum property and other future plans, objectives or expectations of the Company are forward- looking
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statements that involve various risks and uncertain ties . There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements .
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's plans or expectations i n-
clude risks relating to the actual results of c urrent exploration activities, fluctuating gold prices, possibility of
equipment breakdowns and delays, exploration cost overruns, availability of capital and financing, general econom-
ic, market or business conditions, regulatory changes, timeliness of government or regulatory approvals and other
risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulators. The Com-
pany expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward- looking statements whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as otherwise required by applicable securities legisla-
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