Taranis Signs Agreement to Acquire 100% Interest in 1,699 Hectares of Mineral Tenures Adjoining Thor and Update on Closing of Private Placement

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Taranis Resources has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 1,699 hectares of mineral tenures adjoining its Thor project in British Columbia. The acquisition includes 1,637.9 hectares of Mineral Tenures and 61.4 hectares of Placer Tenures, subject to a 1% NSR to the vendor and a $40,000 cash payment upon title transfer. This addition increases Taranis's holdings in the Silver Cup Mining District to 5,445 hectares. The land package includes 11 Mineral Tenures and 2 Placer Tenures, covering parts of the Silver Cup Mining District, including the Nettie L. Mine and portions of the Silver Cup Mine area.

Additionally, Taranis announced the closing of a $200,000 private placement, selling 666,666 flow-through units at $0.30 per unit. Insiders purchased all units, constituting a related party transaction under TSX-V Policy 5.9 and MI 61-101. The company relied on exemptions from formal valuation requirements and obtained disinterested shareholder approval at its recent Annual General and Special Meeting.

Positive

• Acquisition increases Taranis's holdings in the Silver Cup Mining District to 5,445 hectares.
• Potential for discovery of deep mineral resources with new mineral tenures.
• Closed $200,000 private placement, strengthening financial position.

Negative

• 1% NSR from commercial production to the vendor.
• $40,000 cash payment required upon title transfer.

ESTES PARK, CO / ACCESSWIRE / October 8, 2024 / Taranis Resources Inc. ("Taranis" or the "Company") (TSX.V:TRO)(OTCQB:TNREF) is providing an update on its Thor project located northeast of Trout Lake, British Columbia.

Taranis has signed an agreement with an arm's-length vendor to acquire a 100% interest in 1,637.9 Hectares ("Ha") of Mineral Tenures and 61.4 Ha of Placer Tenures (collectively, the "Tenures") adjoining and located east of the Thor, subject to the reservation to the vendor of a 1% NSR from commercial production from the Tenures and a $40,000 cash payment to the vendor upon the transfer of title to the Tenures to Taranis.

The land package includes 11 Mineral Tenures, and 2 Placer Tenures issued between 2005 and 2016 and are located over prospective parts of the Silver Cup Mining District including the past-producing Nettie L. Mine and portions of the Silver Cup Mine area.

Discussion

John Gardiner, President and CEO of Taranis Resources Inc. states, "Taranis already has a sizeable land position at Thor including 27 contiguous Crown Grant Mining Claims (fee simple) and 3,807 Ha of Mineral Tenures. The addition of the Tenures being acquired will bring our Mineral Title holdings in the Silver Cup Mining District to 5,445 Ha. Our approach at Thor has been to gain understanding of the near surface high-grade epithermal deposits discovered over the past 140 years and seek to expand the targets at depth. The new Mineral Tenures provide Taranis additional opportunity for the discovery of deep mineral resources".

Update on Closing of Private Placement

In its October 3, 2024 News Release, Taranis announced the closing of a $200,000 private placement, consisting of the sale of 666,666 flow-through units (the "FT Units") at a price of $0.30 per FT Unit. Insiders of Taranis purchased all of these FT Units, the participation of these insiders having constituted a related party transaction within the meaning of TSX-V Policy 5.9 and Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - "Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions" ("MI 61-101"). Taranis has relied on the exemption from the formal valuation requirement provided under section 5.5(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that the fair market value (as determined under MI 61-101) of insider participation in the private placement did not exceed 25% of Taranis's market capitalization. (As disclosed in its October 3, 2024 news release, Taranis advised that it had obtained disinterested shareholder approval for insider participation in the private placement at its Annual General and Special Meeting held on September 26, 2024, at which Meeting Taranis also obtained disinterested shareholder approval for the creation of these insiders and their principal shareholder as "Control Persons" pursuant to applicable TSX-V policy.)

About Taranis and Thor

Taranis Resources is a Canadian mineral exploration company. The Thor Project is in southeast British Columbia. Taranis has completed upwards of 250 drill holes, linking all previously known mines into a single, near-surface epithermal deposit that has been recently updated into an NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate (see Taranis News Release dated April 11, 2024). In the summer of 2024, Taranis initiated deep drilling aimed at finding the source of the 2km long epithermal deposit. This exploration uses modern geological models and state-of-the-art exploration tools including airborne magnetotellurics, magnetics and drill hole alteration geochemistry. The Company's exploration approach in the Silver Cup Mining District is that historic mines in the area are potentially underlain by comparatively large mineral deposits that do not outcrop at surface.

Qualified Person

Exploration activities at Thor were overseen by John Gardiner (P. Geo.), who is a Qualified Person under the meaning of Canadian National Instrument 43-101. John Gardiner is a principal of John J. Gardiner & Associates, LLC which operates in British Columbia under Firm Permit Number 1002256. Mr. Gardiner has reviewed and approved the comments contained within this News Release.

For additional information on Taranis or its 100%-owned Thor project in British Columbia, visit www.taranisresources.com

Taranis currently has 99,627,581 shares issued and outstanding (113,093,135 shares on a fully-diluted basis).

TARANIS RESOURCES INC.

Per: John J. Gardiner (P. Geo.), President and CEO

For further information contact:

John J. Gardiner
681 Conifer Lane
Estes Park, Colorado 80517
Phone: (303) 716-5922
Cell: (720) 209-3049
johnjgardiner@earthlink.net

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.

This News Release may contain forward looking statements based on assumptions and judgments of management regarding future events or results that may prove to be inaccurate as a result of factors beyond its control, and actual results may differ materially from expected results.

SOURCE: Taranis Resources, Inc.

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FAQ

What did Taranis acquire in the recent agreement?

Taranis acquired a 100% interest in 1,699 hectares of mineral tenures adjoining its Thor project in British Columbia.

What is the significance of the new mineral tenures for Taranis?

The new mineral tenures increase Taranis's holdings in the Silver Cup Mining District to 5,445 hectares, providing additional opportunities for discovering deep mineral resources.

What were the terms of the $200,000 private placement by Taranis?

Taranis sold 666,666 flow-through units at $0.30 per unit, with all units purchased by insiders, constituting a related party transaction.

What is the impact of the 1% NSR on Taranis's new acquisition?

The vendor retains a 1% NSR from commercial production from the newly acquired tenures.

How did Taranis manage the related party transaction in the private placement?

Taranis relied on exemptions from formal valuation requirements and obtained disinterested shareholder approval for insider participation.