Turnberry Announces Results of 2012 Work Program

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBI -- (Marketwire - March 1, 2013) - Turnberry Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:TUR) ("Turnberry" or, the "Company"), announces the results of the diamond drilling program completed in 2012 on the Wildhorse property. The Wildhorse property is located 30 kilometers northeast of Cranbrook, in south-eastern British Columbia. Turnberry holds the exclusive right to earn up to a 75% interest in the property.


2012 Program Results

The 2012 program consisted of 555.4 meter of NQ2 sized diamond drilling along with a ground geological mapping and geochemical sampling program, including the collection of 16 rock samples and 303 soil samples. The diamond drilling program further tested the Dardenelles vein system, with four holes drilled off two drill pads, testing the southern and western extension of the known mineralized vein, along with potential structural repeating of the vein below and above the known mineralized interval. A total of 233 core samples were sent to Inspectorate Labs in Richmond, BC for analysis. Drill-hole results are summarised in Table 1, below.


Table 1 - 2012 Drilling Intersections

Hole                      From (m)    To (m)   Length (m)   Au (ppm)   Ag (ppm)
WH12010    No significant results 				
WH12011    No significant results 				
WH12011    No significant results 				
WH12012    No significant results 				
WH12013                    165.59    166.46         0.87        2.29        3.2

Although anomalous (>200 ppb) gold was intercepted in every hole of the 2012 program, all associated with quartz veining, only the intercept of the Dardanelles vein in hole WH12013 returned gold values of potential economic significance. This is the only instance where a granitic intrusion was intercepted, known to control the mineralization content in the Dardanelles vein system. The strong correlation between silver and bismuth-antimony suggest an intrusive source for the mineralized material.

The base of the Kitchener Formation, the stratigraphic horizon equivalent to that which hosts the Spar Lake deposit in Montana, USA, was successfully mapped out. A minimum of four extensive quartzite horizons have been located to date within property boundaries, with one of them known to host chalcopyrite mineralization comprising the Copper Creek showing. Anomalous soil geochemical samples located 250 meters to the southeast of the Copper Creek showing indicate that more work is recommended to follow up this target.

Anomalous soil geochemistry over a 250 meter strike length has also indicated potential structurally-hosted gold mineralization in a new location on the property. Base-metal mineralization was also located and noted to be associated with a mafic intrusive stock discovered on the property. Both these targets warrant additional follow-up work.

Over the 2012-2013 winter season, Turnberry and Eagle Plains staked a total of 334.38 hectares of ground surrounding the existing Wildhorse tenures, bringing the total surface area to 689.61 hectares. This newly-acquired ground expands the potential for both the Sedimentary Hosted Copper and Intrusion Related Gold targets.


2012 Program Details

Drill-site supervision and project management was provided by A.A. Higgs, of TerraLogic Exploration Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eagle Plains based in Cranbrook, B.C. Contact diamond drilling was provided by FB and helicopter support by Bighorn Helicopters, both also of Cranbrook. The project was conducted under the overall supervision of Tim J. Termuende, hereby identified as the "Qualified Person" under National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.


ON BEHALF OF TURNBERRY RESOURCES LTD.

David De Witt
Chief Executive Officer and Director



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