Fortuna updates Mineral Reserves and Mineral Sources for the Séguéla Mine, Côte d’Ivoire

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fortuna Mining Corp. (NYSE:
FSM | TSX:
FVI) is happy to announce up to date Mineral Reserves and Mineral Sources at its Séguéla Mine with the invention of over 500,000 gold ounces of recent Inferred Sources.

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Jorge A. Ganoza, President and CEO, commented, “Our exploration packages in 2024 have efficiently grown our Inferred Sources to 677,000 gold ounces, together with the contribution of 4 new mineral deposits.” Mr. Ganoza added, “These new sources come from a rising pipeline of deposits which might be deliberate for additional growth and definition drilling in 2025 as we search for alternatives to exchange annual manufacturing associated depletion and broaden reserves.”

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Up to date Mineral Reserve and Mineral Sources highlights 

• Confirmed and Possible Mineral Reserves are reported containing 1.0 Moz Au.
• Measured and Indicated Sources unique of Mineral Reserves are reported containing 396,000 oz Au.
• Inferred Mineral Sources are reported containing 677,000 oz Au which incorporates maiden Inferred Sources containing 294,000 oz for Kingfisher and 61,000 oz for Badior, in addition to an extra 141,000 oz Au of underground Inferred Useful resource on the Sunbird deposit.
• Main drivers for adjustments in Mineral Reserves and Mineral Sources are manufacturing associated depletion and the addition of recent Inferred Sources on account of the continuing exploration drilling actions. For the complete yr 2024, the Séguéla Mine is predicted to supply on the higher vary of 126,000 to 138,000 gold ounces.

Paul Weedon, Senior Vice President, Exploration, commented, “The Kingfisher deposit has emerged as an essential discovery which stays open alongside strike and at depth, offering wonderful potential for added development.” Mr. Weedon concluded, “There stays a number of additional exploration targets ranked for precedence drill testing as we proceed to discover the last word potential scale of our property package deal of 62,000 hectares.”

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Fortuna estimates the Kingfisher deposit accommodates an Inferred Mineral Useful resource of 4.0 Mt at a median grade of two.29 g/t Au containing 294,000 gold ounces, and the Badior deposit accommodates an Inferred Mineral Useful resource of 470,000 tonnes at a median grade of 4.05 g/t Au containing 61,000 gold ounces. The up to date Inferred Mineral Useful resource is not going to materially change the present Mineral Useful resource estimate on the Séguéla Mine.

Mineral Reserves

Mineral Sources

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Notes:

1. Mineral Reserves and Mineral Sources are as outlined by the 2014 CIM Definition Requirements for Mineral Sources and Mineral Reserves.
2. Mineral Sources are unique of Mineral Reserves.
3. Mineral Sources that aren’t Mineral Reserves wouldn’t have demonstrated financial viability.
4. Components that would materially have an effect on the reported Mineral Sources or Mineral Reserves embody adjustments in metallic value and trade charge assumptions; adjustments in native interpretations of mineralization; adjustments to assumed metallurgical recoveries, mining dilution and restoration; and assumptions as to the continued means to entry the location, retain mineral and floor rights titles, keep environmental and different regulatory permits, and keep the social license to function.
5. Mineral Sources and Mineral Reserves are reported as of October 31, 2024.
6. Mineral Reserves are reported on a 100% possession foundation at an incremental gold grade cut-off of 0.75 g/t Au for Antenna, 0.80 g/t Au for Agouti, 0.78 g/t Au for Boulder, 0.78 g/t Au for Koula, 0.84 g/t Au for Ancien, and 0.81 g/t Au for Sunbird deposits primarily based on a gold value of $1,880/ounce, metallurgical restoration charges of 94 p.c, floor mining prices ranging between $3.76/t to $4.28/t, processing price of $17.87/t and G&A price of $14.45/t, and solely Confirmed and Possible classes reported throughout the last pit designs. The Mineral Reserves pit design for Antenna, Ancien, and Koula have been primarily based on inter-ramp angles of 30.6° to 38.3° for oxide materials, 42.9° for transitional materials, and 59.6° for contemporary materials. Agouti and Boulder pits have been designed with the inter-ramp angles of 36.8° for oxide, 44.2° for transitional, and 60.0° for contemporary materials. The Sunbird pit was designed with inter-ramp angles of 40.7° for oxide, 36.5° to 59.6° for transitional, and 52.2° to 61.2° for contemporary materials. The Mineral Reserves are reported with modifying components of mining dilution and mining restoration represented by regularizing the block fashions to an acceptable selective mining unit (SMU) block dimension. Mineral Sources for Séguéla are reported at a cut-off grade of 0.65 g/t Au for Antenna and Kestrel, 0.70 g/t Au for Agouti, Boulder, Koula, Sunbird and Kingfisher, and 0.75 g/t Au for Ancien, Badior and Gabbro North primarily based on an assumed gold value of $2,160/oz and constrained inside preliminary pit shells. Underground Mineral Sources are reported inside MSO shapes at a gold cut-off grade of two.4 g/t Au primarily based on sublevel stoping mining methodology. The Séguéla Mine is topic to a ten p.c carried curiosity held by the State of Cote d’Ivoire.  All greenback quantities discuss with United States {dollars}.
7. Eric Chapman, P. Geo. (EGBC #36328), is the Certified Particular person liable for Mineral Sources; Raul Espinoza (FAUSIMM (CP) #309581) is the Certified Particular person liable for Mineral Reserves; each being workers of Fortuna Mining Corp.
8. N/A = Not relevant.
9. Totals could not add attributable to rounding.

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As of October 31, 2024, the Séguéla Mine has Confirmed and Possible Mineral Reserves of 9.4 Mt containing 1.0 Moz Au, along with Indicated Sources of three.4 Mt containing 396,000 oz Au and Inferred Sources of seven.3 Mt containing 677,000 oz Au.  

From December 31, 2023 to October 31, 2024, Mineral Reserve tonnes decreased by 20 p.c, whereas gold grade elevated by 11 p.c to three.38 g/t Au and contained gold ounces decreased by 12 p.c. Modifications are attributable to mining associated depletion of 123,000 oz Au, pit optimization and will increase to the reporting cut-off grade attributable to larger processing and repair prices leading to a lower of 53,000 oz Au, changes associated to the identification of historic artisanal actions on the Ancien deposit leading to a lower of 17,000 oz Au, offset by a rise of 55,000 oz Au in relation to grade management drilling performed on the Antenna, Koula, and Ancien deposits, in addition to exploration drilling at Sunbird.

Measured and Indicated Useful resource gold ounces, unique of Mineral Reserves, elevated 4 p.c, or 15,000 oz Au in relation to minor changes within the geologic interpretation and reporting cut-off grades.

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Inferred Sources tonnes elevated by 137 p.c to 7.3 Mt, whereas gold grade elevated by 16 p.c to 2.90 g/t Au, and contained gold ounces elevated by 176 p.c to 677,000 oz Au. The change is as a result of maiden estimates of the Kingfisher, Badior, Gabbro North, and Kestrel deposits including 368,000 oz Au, an extension of the underground sources on the Sunbird deposit including 141,000 oz Au, and changes to pit shells and a rise in reporting cut-off grades, leading to a lower of 71,000 oz Au.

Deposit geology and drilling

The Kingfisher deposit is situated roughly 1 kilometer to the east of the beforehand reported Sunbird deposit, with the Kestrel deposit situated simply 250 meters to the south of the at the moment mined Antenna pit. Badior is situated roughly 7 kilometers to the north of the processing plant and the Gabbro North deposit is situated 2.5 kilometers to the southeast of Badior, roughly 6 kilometers from the plant (discuss with Determine 1). Kingfisher is hosted in a set of quartz veins alongside a reasonably sheared contact between a collection of basalt-dolerite items, which additionally hosts the Boulder and Agouti deposits situated 1 and three kilometers, respectively, to the north, with a steep easterly dip according to the vast majority of the opposite deposits at Séguéla. Kestral is hosted in a collection of steep easterly dipping quartz veins inside an intercalated basalt-dolerite sequence related throughout the regionally named Koula-Ancien basalt package deal. Badior seems to be hosted in steeply dipping quartz veins near the contact of a collection of volcanoclastics to the west and the Koula-Ancien basalt package deal to the east. Gabbro North is hosted within the East Area, a thick sequence of pillow basalts and minor mafic volcanoclastics, inside steeply dipping quartz veins. Structural deformation is variable throughout the entire items with the mineralization and quartz veining normally related to the event of mylonitic zones.

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The maiden Inferred Mineral Useful resource estimates have been ready utilizing diamond and reserve circulation (RC) drillholes comprising 168 holes totaling 23,628 meters for Kingfisher, 68 holes totaling 8,285 meters for Badior, 78 holes totaling 9,320 meters for Gabbro North, and 42 holes totaling 4,879 meters for Kestrel, all drilled by Fortuna since 2021. Kingfisher mineralization has been drilled over a strike size of two kilometers to a depth of 250 meters alongside 50-meter facilities. Badior, Gabbro North and Kestrel mineralization has been outlined over strike lengths of 300, 500, and 150 meters, respectively, and to depths of 150 meters alongside 25-meter facilities.

All RC drilling used a 5.25-inch face sampling pneumatic hammer with samples collected into 60-liter plastic luggage. Samples have been stored dry by sustaining sufficient air strain to exclude groundwater influx. If water ingress exceeded the air strain, RC drilling was stopped, and drilling transformed to diamond core tails. As soon as collected, RC samples have been riffle break up by way of a three-tier splitter to yield a 12.5 p.c consultant pattern for submission to the analytical laboratory. The residual 87.5 p.c samples have been saved on the drill web site till assay outcomes have been obtained and validated. Coarse reject samples for all mineralized samples equivalent to vital intervals are retained and saved on-site on the Fortuna-controlled core yard.

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All diamond drill holes have been drilled with HQ sized diamond drill bits. The core was logged, marked up for sampling utilizing customary lengths of 1 meter or to a geological boundary. Samples have been then reduce into equal halves utilizing a diamond noticed. One half of the core was left within the authentic core field and saved in a safe location on the Firm’s core yard on the mission web site. The opposite half was sampled, catalogued and positioned into sealed luggage and securely saved on the web site till cargo.

All RC and diamond core samples have been shipped to ALS Laboratories preparation laboratory in Yamoussoukro for preparation after which, through industrial courier, to ALS’s facility in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso for ending. Routine gold evaluation utilizing a 50-gram cost and fireplace assay with an atomic absorption end was accomplished for all Séguéla samples. High quality management procedures included the systematic insertion of blanks, duplicates, and requirements into the pattern stream. As well as, the ALS laboratory inserted its personal high quality management samples.

Determine 1: Séguéla Mine deposit areas

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Mineral Useful resource estimation

The maiden Mineral Useful resource estimates for Badior, Gabbro North, and Kestrel have been ready utilizing information with an efficient closing date of June 30, 2024, with the Kingfisher deposit ready utilizing information with an efficient date of October 20, 2024. Three-dimensional wireframes have been generated from the host lithologies, together with the weathering profile and alluvial cowl, in addition to mineralized envelopes primarily based on a nominal cut-off grade from 0.2 to 0.3 g/t Au.

Collar areas at Badior, Gabbro North and Kestrel have been surveyed utilizing hand-held GPS with elevations draped on to the topographic floor wireframe. The uncertainty within the accuracy of collar areas meant these deposits have been categorised as Inferred Sources regardless of information density being ample for a better classification. All collars are within the means of being resurveyed to enhance confidence of their location. Collars on the Kingfisher deposit have been surveyed by differential GPS utilizing Complete Station methodology.

Wireframes for every mineralized envelope have been used to pick and flag drillhole samples. Samples have been preferentially sampled at 1-meter intervals no matter drilling method. Consequently, all enter information was composited to 1 meter.

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Composites for every mineralized area have been reviewed individually and along with log chance plots, histograms and field and whisker plots, with no clear proof for a number of discrete grade populations. All information was collectively handled as a single statistical area for the needs of geostatistical evaluation.

Enter composite information for every particular person area have been assessed for the existence of outliers. High reduce grade capping was utilized on a semi-quantitative foundation per-domain, primarily based on the histograms, log chance and imply/variance plots for every area.

Experimental semi-variogram have been generated for the collective enter information from all domains at every deposit and the place ample information was obtainable semi-variograms have been modeled to determine grade continuity and help in guiding estimation and search parameters used within the estimation of gold grades.

A block mannequin was constructed to embody the mineralization in its entirety for every deposit. The block mannequin was aligned with the nationwide grid using the identical UTM coordinate system because the enter information with consideration of the probably selective mining unit used to outline block dimension.

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The wireframes defining mineralized domains have been used as laborious boundaries within the grade interpolation. Solely grades inside every mineralized wireframe have been used to interpolate the blocks inside the identical wireframe. Unusual kriging (OK) or inverse energy of distance (IPD) was chosen for grade interpolation within the mineralized domains relying on information density. It’s thought-about by the Certified Particular person to be acceptable for this fashion of deposit.

All estimates have been carried out on a guardian block foundation. Search parameters for estimation have been decided primarily based on Kriging Neighborhood Evaluation (KNA). Single block KNA inside a well-informed portion of the deposit was utilized. An oriented ellipsoid search was used to pick information for interpolation. Search ellipsoid orientations have been primarily based on orientations derived from variogram evaluation. A two-pass increasing search was used to finish the estimation for gold throughout the particular person mineralization objects, primarily based on the variogram ranges.

Fastened bulk density values have been assigned to particular person lithologies primarily based on greater than 1,000 water immersion measurements of drill core taken from throughout the Séguéla property.

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Validation of the block fashions was undertaken utilizing quite a lot of strategies, together with checks for un-estimated mineralization blocks, incorrect or absent assignation of density values, and mineralized blocks or blocks with density values above topography.

Following these checks, swath plots have been generated alongside the three principal axes to evaluate the representativity of estimated grade profiles compared to the enter composite grades. Swath plots have been generated on a per-mineralization strong foundation. Swath plots and log-probability plots point out an acceptable degree of adherence of the estimated grades to the anticipated values noticed throughout the enter composite information.

Ongoing exploration program

Drill actions stay ongoing throughout the Séguéla property. This work is concentrating on extensions down dip and alongside strike on the Kingfisher and Sunbird deposits from the at the moment modeled Inferred Mineral Useful resource and infilling areas of decrease density of drilling throughout the at the moment modeled Inferred Mineral Useful resource.

Following on from the receipt of all information related to the drilling marketing campaign, the Kingfisher and Sunbird Inferred Mineral Useful resource estimate will probably be up to date, with a view to doubtlessly upgrading parts of the Inferred Mineral Useful resource to larger confidence classifications, and higher outline the extents of the mineralization, which at the moment stays open at depth and alongside strike.

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Certified Particular person

Eric Chapman, Senior Vice President, Technical Providers, is a Skilled Geoscientist of the Affiliation of Skilled Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia (Registration Quantity 36328) and a Certified Particular person as outlined by Nationwide Instrument 43-101- Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Initiatives. Mr. Chapman has reviewed and permitted the scientific and technical data contained on this information launch and has verified the underlying information. 

About Fortuna Mining Corp.

Fortuna Mining Corp. is a Canadian treasured metals mining firm with 5 working mines in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mexico, and Peru, in addition to the superior exploration pre-development stage Diamba Sud Gold Undertaking situated in Senegal. Sustainability is integral to all our operations and relationships. We produce gold and silver and generate shared worth over the long-term for our stakeholders by way of environment friendly manufacturing, environmental safety, and social accountability. For extra data, please go to our web site.

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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Jorge A. Ganoza
President, CEO, and Director
Fortuna Mining Corp.

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Ahead-looking Statements

This information launch accommodates forward-looking statements which represent “forward-looking data” throughout the that means of relevant Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking statements” throughout the that means of the “protected harbor” provisions of the Personal Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “Ahead-looking Statements”). All statements included herein, aside from statements of historic truth, are Ahead-looking Statements and are topic to quite a lot of identified and unknown dangers and uncertainties which may trigger precise occasions or outcomes to vary materially from these mirrored within the Ahead-looking Statements. The Ahead-looking Statements on this information launch embody, with out limitation, Mineral Useful resource and Reserve estimates; the Firm’s plans concerning the mill on the Séguéla Mine; the Firm’s expectation concerning gold manufacturing on the Séguéla Mine for the complete yr 2024; statements concerning the potential for added development on the Kingfisher deposit; the Firm’s plans to conduct additional exploration packages at Séguéla; statements concerning updating the Inferred Mineral Useful resource estimates on the Kingfisher and Sunbird deposits with a view to doubtlessly upgrading parts of the Inferred Mineral Useful resource to larger classifications  the Firm’s enterprise technique, plans and outlook; the advantage of the Firm’s mines and mineral properties; mineral useful resource and reserve estimates, metallic restoration charges, focus grade and high quality; adjustments in tax charges and tax legal guidelines, necessities for permits, anticipated approvals and different issues. Typically, however not at all times, these Ahead-looking Statements might be recognized by way of phrases comparable to “estimated”, “anticipated”, “anticipated”, “potential”, “open”, “future”, “assumed”, “projected”, “used”, “detailed”, “has been”, “acquire”, “deliberate”, “reflecting”, “will”, “containing”, “remaining”, “to be”, or statements that occasions, “may” or “ought to” happen or be achieved and related expressions, together with unfavourable variations. 

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Ahead-looking Statements contain identified and unknown dangers, uncertainties and different components which can trigger the precise outcomes, efficiency or achievements of the Firm to be materially completely different from any outcomes, efficiency or achievements expressed or implied by the Ahead-looking Statements. Such uncertainties and components embody, amongst others, adjustments usually financial situations and monetary markets; uncertainty referring to new mining operations such because the Séguéla Mine, together with the chance that precise capital and working prices and financial returns will differ considerably from these estimated for such tasks previous to manufacturing; dangers related to battle or different geo-political hostilities, such because the Ukrainian – Russian and the Israel – Hamas conflicts, any of which may proceed to trigger a disruption in international financial exercise; fluctuation in currencies and overseas trade charges; will increase within the charge of inflation; the imposition or any extension of capital controls in international locations during which the Firm operates; any adjustments in tax legal guidelines in Argentina and the opposite international locations during which we function; adjustments within the costs of key provides; technological and operational hazards in Fortuna’s mining and mine improvement actions; dangers associated to water and energy availability; dangers inherent in mineral exploration; uncertainties inherent within the estimation of mineral reserves, mineral sources, and metallic recoveries; adjustments to present estimates of mineral reserves and sources; adjustments to manufacturing and value estimates;  adjustments within the place of regulatory authorities with respect to the granting of approvals or permits; governmental and different approvals; adjustments in authorities, political unrest or instability in international locations the place Fortuna is energetic; labor relations points; in addition to these components mentioned underneath “Threat Components” within the Firm’s Annual Data Type. Though the Firm has tried to establish essential components that would trigger precise actions, occasions or outcomes to vary materially from these described in Ahead-looking Statements, there could also be different components that trigger actions, occasions or outcomes to vary from these anticipated, estimated or supposed. 

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Ahead-looking Statements contained herein are primarily based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of administration, together with, however not restricted to, the accuracy of the Firm’s present mineral useful resource and reserve estimates; that the Firm’s actions will probably be performed in accordance with the Firm’s public statements and acknowledged targets; that there will probably be no materials hostile change affecting the Firm, its properties or adjustments to manufacturing estimates (which assume accuracy of projected ore grade, mining charges, restoration timing, and restoration charge estimates and could also be impacted by unscheduled upkeep, labor and contractor availability and different working or technical difficulties); geo-political uncertainties which will have an effect on the Firm’s manufacturing, workforce, enterprise, operations and monetary situation; the anticipated developments in mineral costs and forex trade charges; that every one required approvals and permits will probably be obtained for the Firm’s enterprise and operations on acceptable phrases; that there will probably be no vital disruptions affecting the Firm’s operations, the flexibility to fulfill present and future obligations and such different assumptions as set out herein. Ahead-looking Statements are made as of the date hereof and the Firm disclaims any obligation to replace any Ahead-looking Statements, whether or not on account of new data, future occasions or outcomes or in any other case, besides as required by legislation. There might be no assurance that these Ahead-looking Statements will show to be correct, as precise outcomes and future occasions may differ materially from these anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, traders shouldn’t place undue reliance on Ahead-looking Statements. 

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Cautionary Notice to United States Buyers Regarding Estimates of Reserves and Sources  

Reserve and useful resource estimates included on this information launch have been ready in accordance with Nationwide Instrument 43-101 Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Initiatives (“NI 43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Definition Requirements on Mineral Sources and Mineral Reserves. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Directors that establishes requirements for public disclosure by a Canadian firm of scientific and technical data regarding mineral tasks. Except in any other case indicated, all mineral reserve and mineral useful resource estimates contained within the technical disclosure have been ready in accordance with NI 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Requirements on Mineral Sources and Reserves. Canadian requirements, together with NI 43-101, differ considerably from the necessities of the Securities and Trade Fee, and mineral reserve and useful resource data included on this information launch is probably not corresponding to related data disclosed by U.S. firms. 

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