23 October 2024
Ormonde Mining
plc
("Ormonde" or the "Company")
Investee
Company Update: TRU Precious Metals
TRU
Provides Update on Flagship Golden Rose Project
Ormonde Mining plc
(AQSE: ORM), the natural resources company with
investment exposure to outstanding gold and battery metal
exploration assets in Newfoundland and Scotland, notes an
announcement on 22 October 2024 by its 36.3%-owned investee
company, TRU Precious Metals Corp. (TSXV: TRU, OTCQB: TRUIF)
("TRU"), which is exploring for gold and copper in the highly
prospective Central Newfoundland Gold Belt in Canada.
TRU has announced that as a result
of the financial backing of Eldorado Gold Corporation ("Eldorado")
which was granted an exclusive option to earn an 80% ownership
interest in Golden Rose in August 2024, TRU has been afforded the
ability to undertake a detailed review of the potential at Golden
Rose. As such, TRU has commenced a project wide analysis to
understand and update the discovery potential at Golden Rose, with
existing project data being reassessed and verified, before being
infilled and updated as required. The work is being initially
focused on the north-east "exploration fairway" between the Mark's
Pond zone and the Rich House zone. Initial targeting in this area
is expected to be completed by early 2025 with drilling planned to
commence immediately thereafter.
Brendan McMorrow, Chief Executive Officer of Ormonde,
commented:
"The financial backing of Eldorado has enabled the TRU team to
adopt a more strategic approach and optimise the discovery process
at Golden Rose. An updated model of mineralisation across the
entire property will support TRU in unlocking the value of Golden
Rose in a targeted and cost-effective manner."
The full announcement issued by TRU
appears below:
TRU
Appoints Provides Update on Flagship Golden Rose
Project
Toronto, Ontario - October 22, 2024 - TRU Precious Metals Corp. (TSXV:TRU, OTCQB:TRUIF, FSE:706)
("TRU" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its
flagship Golden Rose Project ("Golden Rose"). In August 2024, the
Company completed the granting of an exclusive option (the
"Option") to Eldorado Gold
Corporation ("Eldorado") to earn an 80% ownership interest in
Golden Rose, strategically located along the gold deposit-bearing
Cape Ray - Valentine Lake Shear Zone in Central Newfoundland (see
news releases dated July 30, 2024 and August 22, 2024).
The financial backing of Eldorado,
via the Option, is affording TRU the ability to undertake a
detailed review of the potential of Golden Rose. The claims that
comprise Golden Rose were consolidated over several years, and TRU
is now conducting a project wide exercise to understand and update
the discovery potential for gold and other minerals across the 300
sq. km project area. The review will methodically apply geoscience
and exploration practices across the entire property
package.
TRU CEO Steve Nicol commented: "TRU
is shifting to a "big picture" perspective of Golden Rose viewing
the complete consolidated land parcels and claims as one entity to
facilitate the development of an updated model of mineralization
potential for the entire property, aimed at optimising the
discovery process. TRU is focused on efficiently discovering the
full gold and copper potential that may exist at Golden
Rose."
The objective of the initial step in
this methodical process, designed in conjunction with Eldorado, is
to extract the maximum information and knowledge from existing
project data which will be reassessed and verified, then infilled
and updated or improved where required. This work, which has
already commenced, includes infill and geochemical sampling,
reinterpretation of magnetic survey data, prospecting, re-mapping,
and re-examination of drill core.
The wealth of information generated
from this process will feed into preparation of a revised and
refined geological and structural site-wide model, which will be
utilized to generate a pipeline of quality drill targets across the
property for
prioritization and drilling.
While it is expected that this
rigorous and methodical assessment will result in the
identification of multiple targets across the property, it is
initially being focused on the northeast-trending 'exploration
fairway' between the Mark's Pond zone and the Rich House zone
(7.5km long x up to 2kms wide; Figure 1). Initial targeting in this
area is expected to be completed by early 2025 with drilling
planned to commence immediately thereafter.
Figure 1: Initial Exploration
Fairway at Golden Rose
In parallel, and as previously
announced, (see news release July 16, 2024), the Company has been
running a copper and critical minerals focused exploration program
across Golden Rose. Results from this program will be reported when
work is complete, and all assay results have been
received.
The scientific and technical
information disclosed in this news release has been prepared and
approved by Joel Cranford, P.Geo., Project Geologist for TRU, and a
Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101.
About TRU Precious Metals Corp.
TRU (TSXV:TRU, OTCQB:TRUIF, FSE:706)
is on a mission to build long-term shareholder value through
prudent natural resource property development. The company's
flagship project is the Golden Rose Project a regional-scale 300.25
km2 land package in Central Western Newfoundland (includes a 33.25
km2 package of claims over which TRU has an option with TSX-listed
Quadro Resources to acquire up to an aggregate 65% ownership) which
straddles a 45 km strike length along the gold deposit-bearing Cape
Ray - Valentine Lake Shear Zone, directly between Calibre Mining's
Valentine Gold Project and AuMEGA Metals' Cape Ray Gold Project.
TRU is currently focused on efficiently discovering the full gold
and copper potential that may exist at Golden Rose.
TRU is approximately 36%-owned by
European strategic investor Ormonde Mining plc
(AQSE:ORM).
Enquiries:
Ormonde Mining plc
Brian Timmons, Chairman / Brendan
McMorrow, CEO
Tel: +353 1 8014184
Vigo Consulting (Investor Relations)
Ben Simons / Fiona
Hetherington
Tel: 44 (0)20 7390 0230
Peterhouse Capital (Aquis
Corporate Adviser)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7469 0930
About Ormonde Mining
Ormonde is a natural resource
company which provides its shareholders with exposure to quality
and diverse assets across a range of strategic minerals. Ormonde's
portfolio includes an initial 36.3% interest in TRU Precious Metals
(TSXV: TRU), which is exploring for gold and copper in the highly
prospective Central Newfoundland Gold Belt in Canada, and a 19.2%
interest in Peak Nickel Limited, giving Ormonde targeted exposure
to a high-grade battery metals project in the UK.
TRU is exploring for gold and copper
in the highly prospective Central Newfoundland Gold Belt on its
100%-owned Golden Rose project, a regional-scale 264.25
km2 land package including 45 km of strike length
along the deposit-bearing Cape Ray - Valentine Lake Shear Zone,
directly between Calibre Mining's Valentine Gold Project and AuMEGA
Metals' Cape Ray Gold Project. The Golden Rose Project is currently
optioned-out to TSX-listed Eldorado Gold Corporation.
Peak Nickel's Rodburn Project in
Aberdeenshire is in a tier one jurisdiction with indications of
significant size.
Ormonde's shares are quoted on the
Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market under the symbol AQSE:
ORM.
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