Hawthorn Resources Corp. provided results from its 2023 exploration program and is completing the second anniversary share issuance on the Broken Handle Property, a prospective project hosting historical and newly discovered gold, silver, and base metal mineralization in an underexplored mining camp located north of Grand Forks, B.C. Key Highlights: Numerous additional historical workings rediscovered increases the known extent of historical mining. Two distinct multi-element soil anomalies outlined, one corresponding to historical workings and one currently unexplained.

Comprehensive magnetic survey highlights historically-mined structures and reveals trends extending north. Phase 1 exploration work was undertaken by the Company in the fall of 2023 with a total of 576 soil samples, 18 rock grab samples, geological mapping and a comprehensive grid-based magnetic survey completed. Soil sample results have outlined two promising Au-Ag-Cu-Pb-Zn soil anomalies, one surrounding the historically mined Morell Camp mine workings and a second one 400 m further to the north that is currently unexplained.

Each anomaly measures roughly 200 x 400 m in area and requires further work to define the true extent of them. Rock samples obtained from historical workings over the course of the program confirm the style and nature of mineralization within the camp. Soil sample assay results ranged from <0.001 to 0.161 ppm Au, 0.025 to 1.63 ppm Ag, 5.0 to 437.4 ppm Cu, 3.3 to 1619.5 ppm Pb, and 17 to 2052 ppm Zn.

Rock samples returned between <0.001 to 0.,135 ppm Au, 0.05 to 22.48 ppm Ag, 6.6 to 2661.9 ppm Cu, 0.5 to 24200 ppm Pb, and 7 to 15000 ppm Zn. Ground magnetic data collected during the program was processed post-field and has revealed east-west trending lineaments that correspond with structures exploited by historical mine workings within Morell's Camp. Additionally, the magnetic survey highlighted similar structures within the newly-identified northern soil anomaly that has not been explained by any surface mineral showings to date.

A further 13 new undocumented historical workings were also rediscovered during the course of field work that appear to exploit quartz fissure veins or skarn-altered sulphide-bearing rocks, adding to the 20 previously-discovered workings within Morell's camp and demonstrating the effort put into exploring the area in the late 1800's/early 1900's. The 2023 exploration program has provided valuable information to help vector towards the historically-reported bonanza-grade gold samples apparently obtained from Morell's mine workings. Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Laboratory Methods. All rock and soil samples were hand-delivered to MSA Labs in Langley, B.C., a certified independent analytical laboratory (ISO 9001 and ISO 17025) with experience in the chemical analysis of geological materials.

At MSA Labs, soil samples were prepared using code PRP-757, where samples are dried and screened to 80 mesh. The plus (+) fraction is discarded and the minus (-) fraction is sent for analysis. All samples were then assayed by code IMS-117, in which a 20 g subsample is collected from the minus fraction and subjected to a dilute aqua-regia digestion and analyzed using ICP-MS/ICP-ES, producing a 39-element suite.

Rock samples were prepared by code PRP-915, whereby the entire sample is dried then crushed to 70% of the sample passing a 2 mm mesh. Then, a 500 g sub-sample was collected from the initial crush and further pulverized using a chromium-steel ring pulverizer where 85% of the subsample passed 75 um. Each rock sample was subsequently subjected to IMS-117.

Rock samples that returned >LOD for Pb and were rerun using code ICF-6XX, an ore-grade single-element ICP-ES analytical technique employing 4-acid digestion. Patrick McLaughlin, a Qualified Person as that term is defined in NI-101 has prepared, supervised the scientific and technical disclosure in the news release.