Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - August 28, 2023) - Alpha Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: ALEX) ("Alpha" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its ongoing aggressive exploration program over the 100% owned, 771km2 Kerkasha Project located in southern Eritrea. Exploration has focused on the Company's district scale, orogenic Aburna Gold Prospect and the Tolegimja Copper-Zinc-Gold VMS Prospect.

The Aburna Gold Prospect is a significant gold discovery made by Alpha with mineralization systematically defined at surface over a 7.2km x 2km area and where recent drilling includes 16m @ 14.07g/t Au and 23m @ 6.74 g/t Au.

Exploration program highlights during the period include:

Aburna Gold Prospect:

5,565m of drilling: including 4,756m by reverse-circulation (28 holes) and 809m by diamond drilling (5 holes). Assays are pending with results expected in September. Over 10,000m of drilling has now been completed by Alpha's team in 2023.
3,678m of trench & channel sampling testing extensions to the 7.2km long gold in soil anomaly. Assays are pending and expected in September.
Ground magnetic geophysical survey and separate Gradient Array Induced Polarization ("GAIP") survey covering 2.1km by 5.3km along the main Aburna trend. Interpretation is ongoing with results expected in September.
Completion of high-resolution topographic and drill hole collar survey
Commencement of Environmental Baseline study
Commencement of preliminary metallurgical test work
Tolegimja Copper-Zinc-Gold VMS Prospect:
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