Tempest Minerals' Messenger delivers broad gold mineralisation in maiden drilling

Tempest Minerals Ltd’s (ASX:TEM) first drilling campaign at the Messenger Project in Western Australia’s Yalgoo region has delivered broad gold mineralisation. A maiden reconnaissance drill campaign has encountered grades of up to 0.7 g/t gold within thicker zones of mineralisation of up to 17 metres. The company is highly encouraged by the results that confirm the presence of gold within the target zones as well as an opportunity for further discoveries. Tempest previously completed 2,100 metres of drilling at the Dally and Wally targets in which “compelling geology” was intersected. Broad mineralisation This has now been confirmed with gold assayed in many holes, adding to the endowment of the region. Highlights include: 9 metres at 223ppb from 64 metres, including 2 metres at 502ppb (0.5 g/t); 11 metres at 163 ppb from 65 metres, including 1-metre at 712ppb (0.7 g/t); and 17 metres at 120 ppb from 99 metres, including 1-metre at 550ppb (0.5 g/t). Although gold was discovered in this initial program, results indicate that the primary source of much of the mineralisation is yet to be revealed and may yield additional substantial results in the future. The encouraging geochemistry provides new geological understanding to underpin future drilling programs and further discoveries. Euro drilling Tempest is preparing for drilling at the Euro Project which has substantial historic drilling, including 15 metres at 2.3 g/t from 20 metres. Euro is southwest of Messenger and within 5 kilometres of the 1-million-ounce Rothsay Gold Mine. The Messenger Project is part of the company’s extensive landholding within the Yalgoo greenstone belt 450 kilometres north of Perth. The project is 8 kilometres north of the prolific Golden Grove Copper/Zinc/Gold Mine and adjacent to the historic Messengers Patch. It is a well-known historic mining area that had numerous high-grade mines (up to 10 ounces of gold per ton) and a state battery (government built gold processing facility) in the early 1900s. The area is undergoing an explosion in activity including multiple high profile exploration successes which are all proximal to the exploration being conducted by Tempest in the Yalgoo region. Next steps Ongoing fieldwork at multiple locations including at the Euro Project; Preparation is progressing rapidly for drilling at the Euro Project which is a highly prospective part of the Tempest portfolio; and Detailed review of the drilling program and results received to date.