Fission Uranium (FCU-V), Azincourt Uranium (AAZ-V) to conduct geophysics at PLN
July 22, 2013 - News Release
Fission Uranium Corp., the operator, and its joint venture partner Azincourt Uranium Inc. have provided an update for their summer exploration plan at Patterson Lake (PLN) in the Athabasca basin. The program, budgeted at $530,000 and expected to commence early August, will consist of airborne VTEM (versatile time-domain electromagnetic) max, ground time-domain electromagnetic (TDEM) and magnetotellurics (MT) geophysics surveys. The surveys will assist in identifying and prioritizing drill targets for the anticipated 2014 winter program. PLN is immediately adjacent to Fission's joint venture PLS property (Fission 50% / Alpha 50) and 5.7km north of where Fission has discovered high-grade uranium in bedrock in three separate pods. To date, $4.7m has been spent at PLN, principally on airborne and ground geophysics.
Ross McElroy, President, COO, and Chief Geologist for Fission, commented,
"The goal of the summer program is to more closely explore specific areas of interest and identify drill targets. The PLN property is strategically located between the PLS high grade uranium discovery to the south and the Shea Creek deposits to the north. This leads us to consider the PLN property highly prospective."
Key Program Details
Aeroquest Airborne of Aurora Ontario has been contracted to conduct a 400m line-spaced VTEM max survey for a total of 303 line-km, to cover the northern half of the property. The VTEM max survey is designed to provide high resolution to anomalous conductive areas of interest identified from a previous airborne magnetic-electromagnetic survey. In addition, a single line 6.3 line-km ground based magnetotellurics survey is planned as a follow-up to the airborne survey.
Both large loop and small loop time domain electromagnetic (TDEM) surveys are planned for the southern part of the property to cover a number of highly prospective EM conductors that have been identified within an interpreted structurally complex area. Results from the TDEM surveys are expected to provide sufficient resolution for targeting drill holes.
High grade uranium occurrences in the Athabasca Basin generally occur within basement metapelitic lithology associated with structural disruptions / traps and hydrothermal alteration. These lithological-structural corridors can be prospective for hosting high grade uranium deposits. Modern geophysical surveys are capable of distinguishing and identifying lithology, structural features and alteration zones. Proper interpretation of these survey results can be used to effectively target drill holes.
PLN Property Setting
PLN lies within a large basin scale north-east trending gravity low structural corridor coincident with the Clearwater Domain (granite and felsic gneisses) that also incorporates the adjacent PLS property. The former Cluff Lake mine and the UEX-Areva Shea Creek deposits (42 km and 27 km to the north respectively) lie along the western margin of this structural feature. The recently discovered high-grade uranium mineralization found at PLS located 5.7 km to the south, also lies within this structural corridor. Coincidentally, PLN also lies within a complex magnetic corridor showing magnetic highs and lows and breaks in regional major features. Several EM anomalies are evident within PLN, including what may be interpreted to be the southern extension of the Saskatoon Lake EM conductor, which itself is associated with the Shea Creek deposit to the north.
PLN Property
PLN was acquired by staking in 2004 and became part of the Fission Uranium Corp. portfolio as part of the Fission Energy/Denison Mines agreement in April 2013. It comprises approximately 25,000 Ha, and is located about 30 km immediately south of the UEX/AREVA Anne and Collette uranium deposits near Shea Creek.
PLN is prospective for hosting structurally controlled high-grade uranium mineralization that is often associated with basement graphitic shear zones within clay altered metasedimentary basement lithologies. These features have unique characteristics that can be identified by geophysical surveys.
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43- 101 and reviewed on behalf of the company by Ross McElroy, P.Geol. President and COO for Fission Uranium Corp., a qualified person.
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