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Electrum Discovery Corp
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Electrum Discovery to focus exploration at Timok East

2024-04-08 10:13 ET - News Release

Dr. Elena Clarici reports

ELECTRUM DISCOVERY CORP. PROVIDES EXPLORATION AND CORPORATE UPDATE

Electrum Discovery Corp. has provided an update on its exploration and corporate activities. With an extensive, highly prospective property portfolio in Eastern Europe, Electrum intends to solidify its position as a leading European Cu-Au exploration company.

Current exploration program focused on testing historic copper anomalism in soils at the Timok East Project, which shows a strong spatial correlation with outcropping Jurassic and Cretaceous limestones over a strike length of ~6 kilometers;

This is considered a target for skarn and/or porphyry-style mineralization and is the subject of further mapping and sampling;

Broader prospecting of the greater Timok East Project reveals further targets of interest - including potentially mineralized stockwork within Palaeozoic metasediments - with a historic rock chip assay result of 3.1% Cu 1 obtained in the past by First Quantum Minerals, and potential orogenic gold occurrences similar to those at the neighbouring Deli Jovan project 2 .

At present, the Company's exploration focus is its Timok East Project ( " Timok East ", and/or the " Project " ), located on the prolific copper-gold Western Tethyan Belt, in the Republic of Serbia. Timok East is composed of 3 mineral exploration permits: Luka, Makoviste and Bukova Glava, covers a total of 123 square kilometers of exploration ground and is adjacent to the world-class mining operations of Bor, Veliki Krivelj, Cukari Peki and Majdanpek, each owned and operated by Zijin Mining Ltd (Figure 1).

Current exploration is centred on the contiguous Luka and Makoviste permits (74 square kilometers combned), portions of which were previously held and explored by First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ( " FQM " ) between 2016 and 2020.

FQM data readily demonstrate a strong spatial correlation between copper anomalism in soils and outcropping Jurassic and Cretaceous limestones over a strike length of ~6 kilometers. Considering their proximity to Veliki Krivelj, makes them a target for skarn and/or porphyry-style mineralization.

To date, a total of 372 soil and 22 rock chip samples have been collected by the Company to define targets for geophysical surveys and drill-testing.

Eastward prospecting of Timok East beyond the Jurassic and Cretaceous limestones has revealed further targets of interest in Palaeozoic metasedimentary and ophiolitic rocks. Results of the current exploration program and the above noted samples are awaited and will be reported in due course.

Electrum Exploration Program

Luka and Makoviste together cover four distinct geological domains as laid out below. Initial work originally targeted the historic copper anomalism concordant with Jurassic and Cretaceous limestones identified by FQM. Field work by the Company has validated further targets of interest in Palaeozoic metasedimentary and ophiolitic rocks to the east of the limestones. See Figure 2.

Zone 1. Jurassic and Cretaceous Limestone Targets

Detailed geological mapping and rock chip sampling is currently under way in an area of extensive outcropping Jurassic and Cretaceous limestones anomalous in copper at Makoviste. The anomaly has a strike length of ~6 kilometers (Figure 3) and is approximately 270 meters wide. Orientation mapping work is underway on the anomaly to develop an efficient targeting strategy for further testing.

Zone 2. The Timok Magmatic Complex Targets

This domain hosts the major porphyry and epithermal copper and gold deposits of Bor, Veliki Krivelj, Cukari Peki and Majdanpek, which fall to the immediate west of the Jurassic and Cretaceous limestone targets described above. Copper anomalism across the domain was identified by FQM via soil sampling at Luka but was never properly tested. The Makoviste portion of the TMC domain remains unexplored, and is the subject of a hand auger sampling program by Electrum. Once initial orientation works are completed, the Company plans to pursue a 400 x 400-meter soil, and/or auger sampling grid over the unexplored portion of the TMC within the Makoviste exploration permit with a view to the identification of further porphyry targets.

Zone 3. Palaeozoic Metasediment Targets

Palaeozoic gneisses, schists, and amphibolites are present as three northeast-southwest trending thrust slices within the Luka and Makoviste exploration permits. Historic exploration work identified two zones of geological interest in this domain: in the areas of the northern Makoviste and southern Luka exploration permits, two large copper anomalies were identified by FQM via soil sampling, the results of which are shown with contours in Figure 4.

In conjunction with geological mapping of this area, Electrum has completed a 200 x 200 meter infill soil sampling grid comprising 169 samples to define targets for follow-up exploration. Assay results are pending and will be reported in due course.

Geological mapping of Palaeozoic metasediments by Electrum has also recorded the presence of secondary copper mineralization (malachite and azurite) associated with exposed stockwork and alteration in historic trenches in central Makoviste. While no historic follow-up work of this occurrence appears to have been pursued a historical rock chip sample returned a grade of 3.1% Cu. Electrum completed a 50 x 25 meter soil sampling grid consisting of 81 samples to define potential copper anomalism along strike to the north and south of this trench, and providing a target for follow-up surface trenching.

Zone 4. Palaeozoic Ophiolite Targets

Cambrian ophiolites comprising ultrabasic and basic cumulates, sheeted dikes and volcanics crop out in the northeastern corner of the Luka exploration permit. Within this domain, Electrum's mapping, identified four shafts linked to the historic mining of orogenic gold-bearing silicified shear zones (Figure 5). Electrum believes this is a direct strike extension of the historic Gindusa mine, located approximately 1 kilometre to the southeast of the Electrum's property. Gindusa was previously explored by Orogen Gold plc (" Orogen ") as part of their Deli Jovan Project.

Historically, trench sampling at Gindusa by Orogen returned results that included 3 meters @ 29 g/t Au in Trench TAG-2, 3.4 meters @ 61.4 g/t Au in Trench T6 and 2 meters @5.7 g/t Au in Trench T8. Additionally, Orogen completed a 1,426 meter diamond drill program at Gindusa, returning highlight intercepts of 0.5 meters @ 102 g/t Au, 0.7 meters @ 83 g/t Au and 5.1 meters @ 3 g/t Au ( Source: Orogen Gold plc, Annual Report 2012 ). Gindusa is not presently within Electrum tenure.

Follow-up mapping is underway to better define the extent, orientation, and style of mineralization exploited by historic mining within Luka, and 96 soil samples were collected in the northeastern corner of the Luka exploration permit over two parallel NE-SW striking 150 meter spaced traverses, with the objective of seeking evidence for further Gindusa-style occurrences. These traverses will also be used to identify any potential gold anomalism associated with parallel gold mineralized structures and/or inflections within the ophiolite sequence and the western ophiolite-metasedimentary suture zone.

Corporate Update

Additionally, Electrum is pleased to report its continuing efforts in marketing and investor outreach, both in Europe and North America. Subject to the approval of the TSXV, the Company has engaged Euroswiss Equity Group (" Euroswiss ") to enhance its media awareness and investor relations initiatives in Europe. Euroswiss is a renowned expert in facilitating market entry into central Europe and establishing lasting connections between companies and capital markets. Subject to TSX approval, under the terms of a 12 month agreement Euroswiss will receive a fee of CAD 90,000, payable in four quarterly payments. A related party to Euroswiss owns 1.43% of the shares of Electrum, 1.0% on a fully diluted basis.

Subject to the approval of the TSXV, the Company has engaged Market One Media Group (" MarketOne "). With offices in Vancouver and Toronto, MarketOne is a multi-platform media solution for the capital markets operating in editorial, video and digital media. The media message is distributed via broadcast, digital, and social media channels including media platforms such as BNN Bloomberg, Benzinga, Forbes, and Wall Street Journal. The collaboration with MarketOne is initially set for a nine-month period commencing April 8, 2023 and is subject to renewal upon mutual agreement between both parties. Under the terms of the agreement, MarketOne will receive a fee of CAD 100,000 for the initial term, payable in four equal instalments over a period of 9 months. A related party to MarketOne owns 1.58% (1.10% on a fully diluted basis) of the shares of Electrum.

About Electrum Discovery Corp.

Electrum Discovery Corp. is an emerging, Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company focused on the prolific Western Tethyan Belt with activities in the Republic of Serbia. The current focus of the Company is the copper-gold Timok East Project adjacent to the Bor copper gold Mining Complex.

Electrum's management team is focused on maximizing shareholder value through the acquisition and advancement of a large portfolio of copper-gold assets, while fostering sustainability, governance and knowledge transfer in the region.

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical contents of this news release have been reviewed and approved by Chris Wilson, B.Sc. (Hons), PhD, FAusIMM (CP), FSEG, FGS. Dr. Wilson is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. He authored the Company's NI43-101 Technical Report and is responsible for Timok East technical information in this news release. Dr Wilson is a consultant to the Company.

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