Wide Gold Intercepts returned from Ternera
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WIDE, HIGH-GRADE GOLD INTERCEPTS RETURNED FROM
INFILL AND EXTENSIONAL DRILLING AT TERNERA
Tesoro Gold Limited (Tesoro or the Company) (ASX: TSO, OTCQB: TSORF, FSE: 5D7) is pleased to
announce significant assay results from ongoing diamond drilling at the El Zorro Gold Project in Chile
(El Zorro, or the Project).
Tesoro has three concurrent, fully funded, diamond drilling programmes underway, for a total of
approximately 38,000 m:
• Infill Drilling: Approximately 20,000m to support Pre-feasibility Study (PFS) workstreams.
• Extensional Drilling: Approximately 6,000m to define and extend shallow northern and
southern extensions and to test depth extensions to the existing Ternera Deposit.
• New Discovery Drilling: District scale drilling of approximately 12,000m focused on priority
undrilled targets and follow-up on previous results at Kitsune, Calderillas and Toro Blanco.
To date, results have been received for the first eleven holes (three infill and eight extensional),
representing the first batch of assays from the current campaigns (refer to Figure 1 and Table 1).
These initial results have returned wide intervals of high-grade gold mineralisation from both
programmes.
Four diamond rigs are currently operating across the infill and extensional drilling programmes, which
are expected to be completed by end of Q1 CY26.
New discovery drilling has commenced at La Brea, the first holes at this high-priority, district-scale
target (refer to Figures 2 and 3).
HIGHLIGHTS
Infill Drilling
Notable assay results include:
• 43.08m @ 1.98g/t Au from 476.00m (ZDDH0385), including:
• 5.87m @ 7.86g/t Au from 510.88m.
• 80.20m @ 0.93g/t Au from 118.80m (ZDDH00389), including:
• 31.42m @ 1.62g/t Au from 163.08m
Extensional Drilling
Shallow, high-grade gold mineralisation intersected at the northern extension of Ternera, with drill
hole ZDDH0387 returning:
• 10.06m @ 1.70g/t Au from 59.74m (ZDDH0387), including:
• 2.21m @ 7.20g/t Au from 69.59m.
New Discovery Drilling
• Scout hole at La Falda target complete.
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• Drilling underway at high priority La Brea target, which is currently scheduled for five holes for
approximately 1,200m and assays expected within 4-6 weeks.
Tesoro Managing Director, Zeff Reeves, commented:
“Following the recent capital raising, we are now fully funded to start an expansive phase of drilling
to further unlock the opportunity across the entire El Zorro Gold Project. Drilling is underway on a rapid
infill program at Ternera to upgrade the existing MRE and underpin PFS workstreams, which are well
advanced.
“We have commenced aggressive near deposit and district-scale exploration programmes to test
multiple additional high-quality targets over the coming months. We firmly believe El Zorro has the
geological potential to host multiple gold deposits, and these exploration programmes will run
alongside development workstreams at Ternera.
“Today’s results not only aid in Project de-risking but also indicate the strong potential to extend
shallow mineralisation to the north and south of the existing Ternera Deposit.”
2025-2026 EL ZORRO DRILLING PLAN DETAIL
Three major, fully funded diamond drilling programmes are currently underway across El Zorro. These
programmes are designed to materially advance and add value through further Resource growth,
de-risking Ternera, and delivering district-scale discoveries. These programmes will continue into mid-
2026.
Infill Drilling Programme
An infill drilling programme has been designed to upgrade Mineral Resource classification within
areas of the proposed Ternera open pit. This work supports initial Ore Reserve estimation and PFS
workstreams. Drilling is targeting areas of existing mineralisation within the current Mineral Resource
Estimate (MRE) to improve confidence in grade continuity and geometry.
• Recent assay results from this programme include:
• 43.08m @ 1.98g/t Au from 476.00m (ZDDH0385), including:
• 5.87m @ 7.86g/t Au from 510.88m.
• 80.20m @ 0.93g/t Au from 118.80m (ZDDH0389), including:
• 31.42m @ 1.62g/t Au from 163.08m
These results confirm the continuity of wide, high-grade mineralised zones and will contribute to the
next MRE update, which will form the basis of the PFS mine design.
Extensional Drilling Programme
An extensional drilling programme aims to expand the Ternera Deposit by testing shallow northern
and southern extensions, as well as other structural positions identified along strike.
• 10.06m @ 1.70g/t Au from 59.74m (ZDDH0387) including;
• 2.21m @ 7.20g/t Au from 69.59m.
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Several additional shallow, narrow sediment-hosted mineralised intervals were also intersected from
extensional holes to the north and south. Follow-up drilling is planned to extend these zones and
delineate areas where the mineralised fault system intersects the favourable El Zorro Tonalite intrusive.
Results included drill holes at Ternera East (ZDDH0392), and a step-out hole approximately 550m south
of the existing Ternera MRE (ZDDH0396). These holes were designed to test favourable geology and
fault systems interpreted to control gold mineralisation at Ternera. Significant intercepts are
summarised in Table 1.
Figure 1: El Zorro Gold Project – Ternera Area. Drill locations in the current program, Datum PSAD56 19S.
District Drilling Programme
District-scale drilling is now underway, targeting high-priority regional prospects including La Brea,
Calderillas, Kitsune, and Toro Blanco. A single scout hole at La Falda has been completed where
multiple zones of strong alteration were intercepted but no significant gold results were returned.
At La Brea, drilling has commenced, marking the first holes into this untested target, with 5 holes for
approximately 1,200m planned in this initial phase. These programmes collectively form a major
workstream aimed at growing the El Zorro gold inventory, de-risking development, and advancing
the Project towards production.
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Figure 2: El Zorro Gold Project – Near Deposit Targets. Schematic representation of drill targets.
Figure 3: El Zorro Gold Project – District Scale Opportunity. Schematic representation of drill targets.
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Table 1: Significant intercepts table for results reported in this announcement. Results are uncut, no top cut has
been applied. Refer Appendix 1 - JORC Tables for data aggregation criteria. A significant intercept is defined
as any intercept with a down hole grade x width >0.25. NSI denotes No Significant Intercept.
Authorised by the Board of Tesoro Gold Ltd.
For more information:
Company:
Zeff Reeves, Managing Director
Tesoro Gold Limited
info@tesorogold.com.au
Table 2: Ternera Mineral Estimates for selected cut-off grades. Highlighted open pit Mineral Resource has been
constrained by an optimised pit shell using a gold price of US$3000/oz and process recovery of 94.5%. The
estimates in this table are rounded to reflect their precision; rounding errors are apparent.
Tenera Updated MRE Indicated Inferred Total
Au g/t cut-off Mt Au g/t Koz Mt Au g/t Koz Mt Au g/t Koz
Optimised Open Pit at 0.30 31.8 1.10 1,123 19.5 1.11 692 51.2 1.1 1,816
2.00 3.5 3.55 394 2.5 3.54 280 5.9 3.54 673
1.00 10.5 2.08 705 7.9 2.04 520 18.5 2.06 1,225
0.70 17.5 1.58 891 13 1.57 657 30.5 1.58 1,547
0.30 31.8 1.10 1,128 26.1 1.03 863 58.1 1.07 1,992
0.20 33.8 1.05 1,144 28.7 0.96 885 62.5 1.01 2,028
Refer ASX announcement dated 4 August 2025
Hole_ID From (m) To (m) Interval Au (g/t) Comments Hole_ID From (m) To (m) Interval Au (g/t) Comments
ZDDH0385 162.48 164.00 1.52 1.65 ZDDH0389 262.92 265.70 2.78 0.89
ZDDH0385 171.30 172.30 1.00 1.05 ZDDH0389 301.77 302.50 0.73 1.42
ZDDH0385 182.83 183.57 0.74 2.99 ZDDH0389 323.10 330.00 6.90 1.08
ZDDH0385 211.00 212.24 1.24 9.02 ZDDH0389 346.00 352.70 6.70 0.44
ZDDH0385 389.50 390.00 0.50 6.49 ZDDH0389 438.00 439.00 1.00 1.05
ZDDH0385 399.63 400.41 0.78 5.37 ZDDH0390B 34.10 35.65 1.55 0.99
ZDDH0385 476.00 519.08 43.08 1.98 ZDDH0390B 42.10 43.10 1.00 0.65
ZDDH0385 490.30 491.03 0.73 13.88 including ZDDH0390B 80.50 81.00 0.50 2.77
ZDDH0385 490.30 516.75 26.45 2.65 including ZDDH0391 23.30 24.30 1.00 0.92
ZDDH0385 510.88 516.75 5.87 7.86 including ZDDH0391 69.00 69.40 0.40 1.24
ZDDH0385 544.41 544.71 0.30 17.35 ZDDH0392 100.50 115.00 14.50 0.32
ZDDH0386 50.00 50.60 0.60 0.51 ZDDH0392 104.00 104.46 0.46 1.86
ZDDH0386 91.66 98.00 6.34 0.30 ZDDH0392 110.50 111.00 0.50 1.36
ZDDH0386 132.82 133.26 0.44 3.89 ZDDH0393 5.40 6.37 0.97 0.52
ZDDH0386 152.17 152.50 0.34 1.20 ZDDH0393 47.00 47.86 0.86 0.45
ZDDH0387 59.74 69.80 10.06 1.70 ZDDH0394 0.00 awaiting assays
ZDDH0387 67.59 69.80 2.21 7.20 including ZDDH0395 0.00 NSI
ZDDH0387 194.28 194.82 0.54 0.69 ZDDH0396 140.00 140.61 0.61 0.72
ZDDH0388 12.00 15.36 3.36 0.90 ZDDH0397 103.20 104.65 1.45 0.41
ZDDH0388 57.80 60.56 2.76 0.62 ZDDH0397 120.80 121.80 1.00 0.82
ZDDH0388 142.00 143.00 1.00 0.79 ZDDH0397 222.00 223.40 1.40 1.09
ZDDH0388 214.00 214.49 0.49 6.85 ZDDH0398 0.00 awaiting assays
ZDDH0389 118.80 199.00 80.20 0.93 ZDDH0399 125.75 127.07 1.32 0.46
ZDDH0389 118.80 122.72 3.92 2.50 including ZDDH0399 148.13 148.55 0.42 0.93
ZDDH0389 163.08 194.50 31.42 1.62 including ZDDH0400 0.00 NSI
ZDDH0389 179.90 187.69 7.79 3.09 including
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About Tesoro
Tesoro Gold Limited has discovered and defined the
first Intrusive Related Gold System in Chile. The 1.82M
oz Ternera discovery is in the Coastal Cordillera region
of Chile. The Coastal Cordillera region is host to
multiple world-class copper and gold mines, has well
established infrastructure, service providers and an
experienced mining workforce. Large areas of the
Coastal Cordillera remain unexplored due to the
unconsolidated nature of mining concession
ownership, but Tesoro, via its in-country network and
experience has been able secure rights to the district-
scale El Zorro gold project in-line with the Company’s
strategy. Tesoro’s 95% owned Chilean subsidiary owns
95.4% of the El Zorro Gold Project (see ASX
announcement released 12 August 2025).
Future Performance
This announcement may contain certain forward-looking
statements and opinions. Forward-looking statements,
including projections, forecasts and estimates, are provided as
a general guide only and should not be relied on as an
indication or guarantee of future performance and involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions,
contingencies and other important factors, many of which are
outside the control of the Company and which are subject to
change without notice and could cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from the future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Past
performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance
and no representation or warranty is made as to the likelihood
of achievement or reasonableness of any forward-looking
statements or other forecast. Nothing contained in this
announcement, nor any information made available to you is,
or and shall be relied upon as, a promise, representation,
warranty or guarantee as to the past, present or the future
performance of Tesoro Gold.
Competent Persons Statements
The information in this report that relates to Mineral
Resources is based on information compiled by Mr Lynn
Widenbar (B.Sc(Hons) Geology, M.Sc. FAusIMM, MAIG),
a Competent Person who is a Fellow of The Australasian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Widenbar is acting
as an independent consultant to Tesoro Gold Limited.
Mr Widenbar has sufficient experience that is relevant
to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under
consideration, and to the activity being undertaken to
qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012
Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore
Reserves’. The Company confirms that it is not aware of
any new information or data that materially affects the
information contained the form and context in which
the Competent Person’s findings are presented have
not been materially modified from in the original
announcement on 4 August 2025, and all material
assumptions and technical parameters underpinning
the estimates in that announcement continue to apply
and have not materially changed. The information in
this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on
information compiled by Mr Zeffron Reeves (B App Sc
(Hons) Applied Geology) MBA, MAIG). Mr Reeves is a
member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and
a Director and shareholder of the Company. Mr Reeves
has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of
mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration
and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as
a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of
the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration
Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Reeves
consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters
based on this information in the form and context in
which it appears.
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APPENDIX 1: DRILLING DETAILS
APPENDIX 2: JORC TABLES
Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
• Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut
channels, random chips, or specific
specialised industry standard
measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as
downhole gamma sondes, or handheld
XRF instruments, etc.). These examples
should not be taken as limiting the broad
meaning of sampling.
Tesoro has completed 416 diamond drill holes for
101,188m in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
and 2025(ZDDH0001 to ZDDH00400) at the El Zorro Gold
Project. Diamond drill holes were drilled with HQ.
Sampling was half core at geologically defined and
significant mineralisation boundaries.
The CP considers the sampling methodologies to be
appropriate for this style of mineralisation.
• Include reference to measures taken to
ensure sample representivity and the
appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.
Tesoro Diamond drill holes were drilled with HQ.
Sampling was half core at geological and significant
mineralisation boundaries. The CP consider this
appropriate for the style of mineralisation.
• Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to the
Public Report. In cases where ‘industry
standard’ work has been done; this
would be relatively simple (e.g. ‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m
samples from which 3 kg was pulverised
to produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’).
In other cases, more explanation may be
required, such as where there is coarse
gold that has inherent sampling
problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (e.g. submarine
Diamond drilling was used to obtain ½ core samples of
various lengths (minimum 0.25m), from which 1kg of
material was pulverised passing 200 mesh to produce
a 50g charge for fire assay fusion with a gravimetric
finish. Multielement assays were completed by 4-acid
digest with a 2.5g charge. The CP consider these
appropriate assay techniques.
Northing Easting Elevation Dip Azimuth
ZDDH00385 342040 7036035 667 -65 240 571.50
ZDDH00386 342049 7036646 714 -60 240 224.50
ZDDH00387 342026 7036662 709 -60 240 206.90
ZDDH00388 341826 7036444 641 -60 0 450.00
ZDDH00389 341830 7036077 613 -45 0 440.50
ZDDH00390B 342009 7035739 590 -60 240 220.00
ZDDH00391 341839 7035740 556 -60 240 150.00
ZDDH00392 342238 7036148 587 -60 0 319.80
ZDDH00393 342025 7035690 589 -60 240 270.06
ZDDH00394 342442 7037702 878 -70 310 1137.00
ZDDH00395 339876 7035416 548 -60 0 460.00
ZDDH00396 341962 7035439 521 -60 240 173.60
ZDDH00397 341616 7036430 574 -60 240 228.00
ZDDH00398 342051 7036671 721 -60 240 116.60
ZDDH00399 342040 7036698 703 -60 240 241.70
ZDDH00400 341991 7036746 682 -60 240 229.90
Hole Orientation Drill
Depth
(m)
Hole ID
Hole Location
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailed information.
Drilling
techniques
• Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation,
open-hole hammer, rotary air blast,
auger, Bangka, sonic, etc.) and details
(e.g. core diameter, triple or standard
tube, depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type, whether core
is oriented and if so, by what method,
etc.).
Tesoro has completed 416 diamond drill holes for
01,188m at the El Zorro Gold Project. Diamond drill
holes were drilled with HQ. Sampling was half core at
geological and significant mineralisation boundaries.
Standard tube was used.
Drill sample
recovery
• Method of recording and assessing core
and chip sample recoveries and results
assessed.
Core recovery was estimated using the drillers
recorded depth marks against the length of the core
recovered. Reviewing the core photos, there are
occasional shears/faults where core is broken. There is
however no significant core loss.
• Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative
nature of the samples.
A single tube system was employed and in general
core recovery good.
• Whether a relationship exists between
sample recovery and grade and
whether sample bias may have occurred
due to preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.
There appears to be no potential sample bias as there
was no regular loss of core.
Logging • Whether core and chip samples have
been geologically and geotechnically
logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.
Geological core logging to a resolution of 25 cm was
undertaken with a record kept of, inter alia, colour,
lithology, weathering, grain size, mineralisation,
alteration, geotechnical characteristics etc. Diamond
core is stored at the Company’s warehouse.
Tesoro consider the data to be of an appropriate level
of detail to support a future resource estimation.
• Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or costean,
channel, etc.) photography.
Logging of diamond core was qualitative, and
diamond core was photographed.
• The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged.
All drilled intervals are logged and recorded.
Subsampling
techniques and
sample
preparation
• If core, whether cut or sawn and
whether quarter, half or all core taken.
Drill core was cut, and half core was collected for
analysis
• If non-core, whether riffled, tube
sampled, rotary split, etc. and whether
sampled wet or dry.
Tesoro has not completed any percussion drilling.
• For all sample types, the nature, quality
and appropriateness of the sample
preparation technique.
Collection of half core ensured the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the collected sample.
The sample preparation of crushing half core at the
lab to mm size prior to splitting off a 50g charge (either
by cone/quarter or riffle) for pulverisation provides an
appropriate and representative sample for analysis.
• Quality control procedures adopted for
all subsampling stages to maximise
representivity of samples.
Half core was collected for the entirety of the Tesoro
drilling, as such there was consistency throughout the
drilling. Core was logged by a qualified geoscientist.
Each subsample is considered to be representative of
the interval.
• Measures taken to ensure that the
sampling is representative of the in-situ
material collected, including for instance
results for field duplicate/second-half
sampling.
Sampling of half core is representative of the in-situ
material. There are field duplicate samples collected
from the diamond core with irregular results. Field drill
core duplicates are irregular by nature, and it has
been recommended by Tesoro’s consultants to use
coarse reject material to monitor the sample
preparation.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
• Whether sample sizes are appropriate to
the grain size of the material being
sampled.
Sample sizes collected were considered appropriate
to reasonably represent the material being tested.
Quality of assay
data and
laboratory tests
• The nature, quality and appropriateness
of the assaying and laboratory
procedures used and whether the
technique is considered partial or total.
Assays reported in this report were undertaken at the
accredited laboratory of ALS Santiago, which is fully
certified. Core samples of various lengths were
assayed (minimum 0.25m) from which 1kg of material
was pulverized passing 200 mesh to produce a 50 g
charge for fire assay fusion with gravimetric finish.
Multielement assays were completed by 4-acid digest
with a 2.5 g charge.
All techniques are appropriate for the element being
determined.
• For geophysical tools, spectrometers,
handheld XRF instruments, etc., the
parameters used in determining the
analysis including instrument make and
model, reading times, calibrations
factors applied and their derivation, etc.
Standard chemical analyses were used for grade
determination. There was no reliance on determination
of analysis by geophysical tools.
• Nature of quality control procedures
adopted (e.g. standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory checks)
and whether acceptable levels of
accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) and precision
have been established.
QAQC procedures included the insertion of Certified
Reference Materials (CRMs) (5%) and blank material
(2%), Check samples (5%) and check assaying (5%)
The laboratories used have generally demonstrated
analytical accuracy at an acceptable level within 95%
confidence limits.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
• The verification of significant intersections
by either independent or alternative
company personnel.
A number of independent consulting geoscientists
(Cube Consulting, Oliver, and Cooley) external to
Tesoro have verified the intersections for holes
ZDDH0001 to ZDDH0080. Holes ZDDH0081 onwards
have been verified by multiple appropriately qualified
Company personnel.
• The use of twinned holes. No twinned holes have been completed
• Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification, data
storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.
Tesoro drilling is digitally entered and stored following
documented core handling protocols.
The protocols are considered adequate.
• Discuss any adjustment to assay data. No adjustments were made to Tesoro Drilling
Location of data
points
• Accuracy and quality of surveys used to
locate drillholes (collar and downhole
surveys), trenches, mine workings and
other locations used in Mineral Resource
estimation.
Tesoro drill hole collars have been surveyed accurately
using differential GPS for all holes.
• Specification of the grid system used. The grid system used PSAD56 19S
• Quality and adequacy of topographic
control.
The topography generated from an accurate
topographic survey data completed by a registered
surveyor and has been used for the current control.
Data spacing
and distribution
• Data spacing for reporting of Exploration
Results.
Drill hole spacing is variable between 25m and 200m
• Whether the data spacing and
distribution is sufficient to establish the
degree of geological and grade
continuity appropriate for the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
procedure(s) and classifications applied.
Areas with up to 50m drill spacing are considered to be
suitable for Mineral Resource Estimation. Areas of
sparser drilling and at the fringes and depth extents of
the deposit have been excluded from the MRE.
Where drill spacing is beyond 50m mineralisation has
been interpreted to continue and have been used in
the estimation of the Exploration Target. Drill spacing
up to 200m has been used in the Exploration Target
Estimation
• Whether sample compositing has been
applied.
Sample compositing was not employed at the
sampling stage.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Orientation of
data in relation
to geological
structure
• Whether the orientation of sampling
achieves unbiased sampling of possible
structures and the extent to which this is
known, considering the deposit type.
Drill holes were drilled across the interpreted strike of
the mineralisation.
• If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralised structures is considered to
have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if
material.
Tesoro diamond drilling at various orientations does not
reveal any bias regarding the orientation of the
mineralised horizons.
Sample security • The measures taken to ensure sample
security.
Chain of Custody of digital data is managed by the
Company. Physical material was stored on site and,
when necessary, delivered to the assay laboratory.
Thereafter laboratory samples were controlled by the
nominated laboratory which to date has been Bureau
Veritas and ALS Santiago. All sample collection was
controlled by digital sample control file(s) and
hardcopy ticket books.
Audits or reviews • The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.
No audits have been undertaken.
Section 2: Reporting of Exploration Results
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement
and land
tenure status
• Type, reference name/number, location
and ownership including agreements or
material issues with third parties such as
joint ventures, partnerships, overriding
royalties, native title interests, historical
sites, wilderness or national park and
environmental settings.
Information regarding tenure is included in the
Company’s June 2025 quarterly report released to the
ASX on 25 July 2025.
Tesoro Resources Ltd, 95% owned Chilean subsidiary,
Tesoro Mining Chile SpA, owns 95.4% of the El Zorro Gold
Project Concessions.
• The security of the tenure held at the
time of reporting along with any known
impediments to obtaining a licence to
operate in the area.
The Concessions are believed to be in good standing with
the governing authority and there is no known
impediment to operating in the area.
Exploration
done by
other parties
• Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
Little historical exploration has been undertaken in either
project area. Coeur d’Alene’s Chilean exploration division
undertook activities on the Ternera prospect, under an
option agreement with the previous owners between April
1990 and January 1993.
Geology • Deposit type, geological setting and
style of mineralisation.
The mineralisation model is considered to be an intrusive
related gold deposit. The key characteristics that are
consistent with this style deposit include:
• Low sulphide content, (typically <5%); reduced ore
mineral assemblage that typically comprises pyrite and
lacks primary magnetite or hematite
• Mineralisation occurs as sheeted vein deposits or
stockwork assemblages and often combine gold with
variably elevated Bi, W, As, Mo, Te, and/or Sb but low
concentrations of base metals as seen in the initial four
holes by Tesoro at El Zorro
• Restricted and commonly weak proximal hydrothermal
alteration
• Intrusions of intermediate to felsic composition.
Drillhole
information
• A summary of all information material to
the understanding of the exploration
results including a tabulation of the
following information for all Material
drillholes:
Relevant information is presented in this report.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
o easting and northing of the drillhole
collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level –
elevation above sea level in m) of
the drillhole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o downhole length and interception
depth
o hole length.
• If the exclusion of this information is
justified on the basis that the information
is not Material and this exclusion does
not detract from the understanding of
the report, the Competent Person
should clearly explain why this is the
case.
Data
aggregation
methods
• In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (e.g. cutting of high grades)
and cut-off grades are usually Material
and should be stated.
Significant intercepts have been calculated as downhole
width weighted averages. No top cut has been used.
• Where aggregate intercepts
incorporate short lengths of high-grade
results and longer lengths of low-grade
results, the procedure used for such
aggregation should be stated and
some typical examples of such
aggregations should be shown in detail.
Relevant information is presented in this report.
• The assumptions used for any reporting
of metal equivalent values should be
clearly stated.
No metal equivalents are reported.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept
lengths
• These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of Exploration
Results.
• If the geometry of the mineralisation
with respect to the drillhole angle is
known, its nature should be reported.
The mineralisation forms sub-vertical sheeted veins and
individual veins and may form plunging zones within the
mineralised structures. Drilling by Tesoro has been
undertaken to test these orientations.
• If it is not known and only the downhole
lengths are reported, there should be a
clear statement to this effect (e.g.
‘downhole length, true width not
known’).
Diagrams • Appropriate maps and sections (with
scales) and tabulations of intercepts
should be included for any significant
discovery being reported These should
include but not be limited to a plan
view of drillhole collar locations and
appropriate sectional views.
Relevant maps and diagrams are included in the body of
the report.
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