Tectonic Metals Provides End of Season Update and Site Visit Tour Video for the Flat Gold Project

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 23, 2023 / TectonicMetals Inc. (TSXV:TECT)(OTCQB:TETOF)(FSE:T15B) ("Tectonic" or the "Company"), a mineral exploration company applying a disciplined, up-front de-risking strategy to address the economics, community benefits and sustainability of the Company's projects, today provided an end of season update and launched an exclusive site visit tour video of the Flat Gold Project with Tectonic CEO, Tony Reda, and Doyon, Ltd. CEO, Aaron Schutt.

Figure 1: Tour the Flat Gold Project and Get to Know our Partners at Doyon, Ltd.

Foto: Accesswire

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/JhUpU24rU0Y

"We have achieved a major milestone in our exploration efforts with the successful completion of our first-ever drill program. This program has provided invaluable insights into the potential of the Flat Gold System, particularly within the historically drilled area of Chicken Mountain," said Tony Reda, President and CEO of Tectonic. "We believe in the importance of continuous learning and growth, and our company has made significant progress in terms of our understanding of the logistics, operations and geology at Flat. The upcoming 2023 drill assay results will enhance our knowledge even more. With our camp and drills already in place, we are well-positioned to leverage the knowledge and lessons learned from the 2023 program and achieve even greater success in the 2024 drilling season."

Highlights of 2023 Flat Gold Project Drill Program

• Upgraded Infrastructure - The 4,100 foot-long airstrip has seen little to no activity in almost 20 years and therefore required maintenance and upgrading to support this year's activities.
• Multi-Year Camp Established - The multi-year, 24-person camp was built following four successful deliveries of camp materials to the Flat Airstrip by a Hercules C-130 Transport Aircraft. Camp facilities remain onsite and were successfully decommissioned for the winter season.
• Drill Mobilization - Despite challenging, unforeseen weather conditions impacting visibility and access to the Project, the Tectonic team safely and successfully overcame various obstacles, such as low-lying clouds, thick dense fog, and above average rainfall (+50%) to successfully mobilize workers, equipment, fuel and the diamond and reverse circulating ("RC") drills to site.
• Drilling - 19 drill holes of combined diamond and RC drilling for a total of 2,633 metres were completed at Chicken Mountain with the objective of expanding mineralization along strike and at depth and drilling new discoveries.
  • Diamond Drilling - 915 metres of oriented diamond drilling across 3 holes to a maximum depth of 428.5 metres was completed to expand previously drilled mineralization along strike and to depth while providing valuable structural data to assist in understanding optimal orientation, the factors controlling mineralization and to target future drilling.
  • RC Drilling - 1,718 metres of drilling across 16 holes was completed by the RC drill to test new, historically undrilled areas of Chicken Mountain's gold in soil anomaly.
  • Please see the drill plan maps below.
• Drills Remain On-site - Both the diamond and RC drills have been winterized and retained onsite in anticipation of the 2024 drill season.
• Field Mapping and Prospecting - Field mapping/prospecting was performed during the drill campaign, which focused on the relationships between monzonite intrusions, volcanic cap rocks, and hornfelsed Kuskokwim sediments, from Chicken Mountain northwards towards the Golden Apex area. Some 49 representative rock samples were collected for ongoing geochemical and petrographic work.
• Aerial High Resolution LiDAR/Orthophoto Survey - completed over ~237 square kilometres covering the Flat volcano-intrusive complex, associated hornfelsed Kuskokwim sediments, and historic placer mining activity/infrastructure within the project area. This advanced and precise LiDAR survey, combined with orthophotos, creates a comprehensive and detailed base-map. With high resolution and accuracy, this data serves as a foundation for overlaying other geological and environmental datasets. Not only does LiDAR help identify surface structures and lineaments, it also provides valuable insights into the underground geology. This aids in geological mapping and can lead to the discovery of potential gold deposits associated with geological structures.
• Site Visit - Management hosted a site tour for members of Doyon Limited, investors, mining securities analysts, and the Board of Directions
• Health & Safety - More than 17,000 work-hours were incurred on the Project with no Lost Time Incidents.

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