Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; OTC: FCUUF) has drilled among the finest holes so far at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) mission in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin. Gap PLS21-MET-004, drilled within the Triple R deposit, intersected 34 metres averaging 19.12% uranium oxide, together with 26 metres at 24.59% of the radioactive metallic.
The overall composite grade x thickness worth is 650.7, as calculated by Fission.
“These assays are a reminder of the unbelievable power of mineralization we have now right here at PLS,” mentioned Fission president and CEO Ross McElroy, “with numbers that place the Triple R in an elite group of deposits worldwide,” he commented in a information launch Tuesday.
Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets mining analyst Katie Lachapelle notes the outlet’s excessive grade was nicely above the present useful resource grade of about 1.8% uranium oxide. “[It] represents among the finest holes drilled at Triple R so far and among the finest holes drilled within the Athabasca Basin in recent times,” she mentioned in a observe to shoppers.
The corporate has acquired all of the assays that might be included within the upcoming feasibility examine, as a consequence of be accomplished late this yr or early subsequent. Six of the seven lately accomplished holes reduce excessive uranium grades.
Fission Uranium’s Patterson Lake South (PLS) mission in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin. Credit score: Fission Uranium
Elsewhere within the Triple R deposit, gap PLS21-MET-003 returned 47.5 metres, grading 2.55% uranium oxide (from 99 to 146.5 metres), together with 9 metres at 11.77%.
Gap PLS21-MET-002 returned 65.5 metres grading 1.21 uranium oxide (from 106 to 171.5 metres), together with 4 metres at 4.6%.
The corporate has traced uranium mineralization within the Triple R deposit at PLS by core drilling over about 3.2 km in six separate zones alongside an east-west strike size. The work has confirmed that Triple R is a big, near-surface, basement, hosted, structurally managed high-grade uranium deposit.
The up to date useful resource estimate for the Triple R deposit included 2.7 million indicated tonnes grading 1.94% uranium oxide and 0.61 grams gold per tonne for 114.9 million lb. of uranium and 52,700 oz. of gold. The inferred useful resource is 635,000 tonnes grading 1.10% uranium oxide and 0.44 grams gold per tonne for 15.4 million lb. uranium and 9,000 oz. gold.
The Patterson Lake South property covers 31,039 ha alongside the southwest rim of the Athabasca basin. Fission is the 100%-owner.
Regardless of gaining 2.8% to shut at 74¢ per share on Tuesday, the inventory is down 34% over the previous 12 months, giving it a market cap of $504.3 million.
