Orezone Continues to Intersect High-Grade Gold at P17S Extension at the Bombor?(C) Gold Project

 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) (the “Company” or “Orezone”) is pleased to provide ongoing drill results from the Phase III program along the P17 mineralized trend at the Bomboré Gold Project, located in Burkina Faso.

The focus of the Phase III drilling at the P17 Trend is as follows:

• To better define the continuity of the repeat, folded high-grade granodiorite mineralized zones at P17S
• To test the continuity and expansion potential of P17 located 1 km to the north of P17S and which was last drilled in 2013

The drill results continue to be very positive confirming the following:

• Down-plunge continuity of the mineralized zones at P17S
• Mineralized system at P17S remains open above and below the drilled portion of the granodiorite on most sections, which will warrant follow-up definition drilling
• Significant new intercept on the deeper extension of the main zone beneath the P17S-NE deposit and outside of the current mineral resource envelopes indicating good potential to further expand the main P17S deposit
• Results from P17 have confirmed continuity of existing shallowly north-plunging mineralized zones and have further extended the P17 Trend, with a new high-grade shallow intercept to the north
• P17 now remains totally open at depth and to the north
  

P17S Drilling Highlights:

• 16.00 m of 1.66 g/t Au from 48 m in hole BBD1100
• 14.70 m of 2.13 g/t Au from 190 m in hole BBD1102
• 25.00 m of 1.63 g/t Au from 83 m in hole BBD1103
• 9.25 m of 3.18 g/t Au from 294.30 m in hole BBD1113
• 30.00 m of 2.12 g/t Au from 99 m including 2.00 m of 8.80 g/t Au in hole BBD1114
• 30.00 m of 1.63 g/t Au from 124 m including 10.00 m of 2.98 g/t Au from 124 m and 5.00 m of 2.26 g/t Au from 166 m in hole BBD1115

P17 Drilling Highlights:

• 8.80 m of 4.34 g/t Au from 80.20 m in hole BBD1086
• 8.00 m of 2.36 g/t Au from 59 m in hole BBD1088
• 22.00 m of 1.11 g/t Au from 124 m including 5.00 m of 2.29 g/t Au from 124 m in hole BBD1094
• 57.00 m of 1.01 g/t Au from 34 m including 14.00 m of 1.57 g/t Au from 54 m and
  5.00 m of 2.50 g/t Au from 86 m in hole BBD1096
  
  

Dr. Pascal Marquis, SVP of Exploration stated, “Drilling to date at P17S continues to be very successful as demonstrated by excellent continuity of the gold mineralization, which remains open along trend and at depth, including extensions outside of the current resource model. I am also very encouraged by the drilling results at the P17 zone, which had not been drilled since 2013. Current results have confirmed that P17 is now open to the north and at depth and will warrant further drilling. A third drill rig has now been mobilized to accelerate the ongoing drill program.”

Table 1: P17 Trend Highlight Drill Results

Area	Hole #	From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Grade (g/t gold)
P17*	BBD1086	80.20	89.00	8.80	4.34
	incl.	82.00	87.00	5.00	6.20
	BBD1087	96.00	104.20	8.20	1.25
	BBD1088	59.00	67.00	8.00	2.36
	incl.	66.00	67.00	1.00	12.40
	BBD1094	124.00	146.00	22.00	1.11
	incl.	124.00	129.00	5.00	2.29
	BBD1095	123.00	130.00	7.00	1.68
	BBD1096	34.00	91.00	57.00	1.01
	incl.	54.00	68.00	14.00	1.57
	and incl.	86.00	91.00	5.00	2.50
P17S NE Extension**	BBD1100	48.00	64.00	16.00	1.66
	incl.	55.00	56.00	1.00	13.60
	BBD1101	190.00	197.00	7.00	1.80
	and	214.65	222.25	7.60	1.60
	BBD1102	190.00	204.70	14.70	2.13
	BBD1103	42.00	66.00	24.00	0.94
	and	74.00	108.00	34.00	1.46
	incl.	83.00	108.00	25.00	1.63
	and incl.	106.10	107.10	1.00	25.10
	BBD1111	24.10	31.00	7.00	1.75
	incl.	27.00	31.00	4.00	2.40
	BBD1114	99.00	129.00	30.00	2.12
	incl.	100.00	102.00	2.00	8.80
	BBD1115	124.00	154.00	30.00	1.63
	incl.	124.00	134.00	10.00	2.98
	and	166.00	171.00	5.00	2.26
P17S Main**	BBD1113	294.30	303.55	9.25	3.18

*        True widths for P17 drilling are approximately 70% of drilled lengths.
**        True widths for P17S drilling are approximately 90% of drilled lengths.

Figure 1: P17 Trend Plan Map is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/7dcdb626-8c51-4a51-b9c6-222280f7ed61

Figure 2: P17 Trend Long Section is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ba870fa6-201a-44d3-9fcc-94f74debd6c8

Figure 3: P17S Section 730280E – Pre 2022 Drill Programs is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c8934b11-4dd3-4bd7-b17c-7d260d91d653

Figure 4: P17S Section 730280E – Drilling to Date is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/4af0b9fb-147d-4b8f-8b33-af1926ad66c8

Figure 5: P17 Section 730500E - Pre 2022 Drilling is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/521dd53e-59d0-4c62-ac5d-bf94a7392666

Figure 6: P17 Section 730500E - Drilling to Date is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/09132d88-9130-4570-8ca5-5e1a95e1754c

About Orezone Gold Corporation

Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE OTCQX: ORZCF) is a Canadian development company which owns a 90% interest in Bomboré, one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Burkina Faso.

The 2019 feasibility study highlights Bomboré as an attractive shovel-ready gold project with forecasted annual gold production of 118,000 ounces over a 13+ year mine life at an All-In Sustaining Cost of US$730/ounce with an after-tax payback period of 2.5 years at an assumed gold price of US$1,300/ounce. Bomboré is underpinned by a mineral resource base in excess of 5 million gold ounces and possesses significant expansion potential. Orezone is fully funded to bring Bomboré into production with the first gold pour scheduled for Q3-2022.

Patrick Downey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Vanessa Pickering
Manager, Investor Relations

Tel: 1 778 945 8977 / Toll Free: 1 888 673 0663
info@orezone.com / www.orezone.com

Qualified Person

Dr. Pascal Marquis, Geo., Senior VP Exploration is the Qualified Person who has approved the scientific and technical information in this news release.

QA/QC

The mineralized intervals are based on a lower cut-off grade of 0.45 g/t, a minimal width of 1.5 m and up to a maximum of 3.0 m of dilution being included. The true width of the mineralization is approximately 90% of the drill length at P17S and 70% of the drilled length at P17. The half-core drilling samples were cut using a diamond saw by Orezone employees. The samples were prepared by SGS Burkina Faso s.a.r.l. (“SGS”) at their Ouagadougou facility and then split by Orezone to 1 kg using Rotary Sample Dividers (“RSDs”). A 1-kg aliquot was analyzed for leachable gold at BIGS Global Burkina s.a.r.l. (“BIGS Global”) in Ouagadougou, by bottle-roll cyanidation using a LeachWell^TM catalyst. The leach residues from all samples with a leach grade greater than or equal to 0.4 g/t were prepared by BIGS Global and then split by Orezone to 50 g using RSDs. A 50-g aliquot was analyzed by fire assay at BIGS Global.

Orezone employs a rigorous Quality Control Program including a minimum of 10% standards, blanks and duplicates. The composite width and grade include the final leach residue assay results for most of the drill intercepts reported, with the details available in the tables posted on our web site.

For further information please contact Orezone at +1 (778) 945-8977 or visit the Company’s website at www.orezone.com.

The Toronto Stock Exchange neither approves nor disapproves the information contained in this news release.

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