NR: Bayswater Finds New Uranium Occurrences and Defines Drill Targets.........
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Nov 03, 2009 09:01AM
Bayswater is the only uranium company to have major landholdings in each of Canada's most important producing and exploration regions - the Athabasca Basin, the Central Mineral Belt, and the Thelon Basin.
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Vancouver, BC, November 2, 2009 ─ Bayswater Uranium Corporation (TSX-V: BAY), (OTC: BYSWF) is pleased to announce the results of the 2009 exploration program on its Boiteau Lake Uranium Property located within the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador. An aggressive program of grid establishment, soil geochemistry, geological mapping, prospecting and ground geophysical surveying was carried out during the summer of 2009 along a 3.5 km portion of a larger mineralized trend and associated structural corridor discovered during 2008 as first announced in a news release dated November 20, 2008.
The 2009 ground exploration program has confirmed the presence of a large and significant uranium mineralized system characterized by numerous bedrock uranium showings along an extensive structural corridor on the Boiteau Lake Property. During the field program, four new bedrock mineralized zones were located within the gridded portion of a 12 kilometer long favourable structural corridor cutting through the Company’s claims. 54 of 69 samples collected during the 2008/2009 programs have assayed above 0.10 % U3O8 with the best sample returning a value of 1.48 % U3O8 . Table 1 summarizes all uranium assays from the sampling program to date.
Sample # |
Type |
% U3O8 |
Sample # |
Type |
% U3O8 |
Sample # |
Type |
% U3O8 |
2009 Sampling Program |
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50203 |
Float |
0.081 |
50217 |
Float |
0.254 |
50232 |
Outcrop |
0.330 |
50204 |
Float |
0.126 |
50218 |
Outcrop |
0.096 |
50233 |
Float |
0.665 |
50205 |
Float |
0.078 |
50219 |
Float |
0.330 |
50234 |
Outcrop |
0.088 |
50206 |
Float |
0.290 |
50220 |
Outcrop |
0.122 |
50235 |
Float |
0.112 |
50207 |
Float |
0.135 |
50221 |
Outcrop |
0.139 |
50236 |
Outcrop |
0.254 |
50208 |
Float |
0.166 |
50222 |
Float |
1.100 |
50237 |
Outcrop |
0.197 |
50209 |
Float |
0.156 |
50223 |
Float |
0.032 |
50238 |
Outcrop |
0.216 |
50210 |
Float |
0.175 |
50224 |
Outcrop |
0.004 |
50239 |
Float |
1.480 |
50211 |
Outcrop |
0.521 |
50226 |
Float |
0.061 |
50240 |
Outcrop |
0.046 |
50212 |
Outcrop |
0.312 |
50227 |
Float |
0.124 |
50241 |
Outcrop |
0.045 |
50213 |
Outcrop |
0.237 |
50228 |
Float |
0.712 |
50276 |
Outcrop |
0.024 |
50214 |
Float |
0.660 |
50229 |
Outcrop |
0.729 |
50277 |
Outcrop |
0.120 |
50215 |
Float |
0.011 |
50230 |
Outcrop |
0.674 |
50326 |
Float |
0.096 |
50216 |
Float |
0.320 |
50231 |
Outcrop |
0.480 |
50327 |
Outcrop |
0.083 |
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2008 Sampling Program |
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49656 |
Outcrop |
0.723 |
49726 |
Outcrop |
0.374 |
50132 |
Boulder |
0.07 |
49657 |
Outcrop |
0.615 |
50028 |
Outcrop |
0.355 |
50711 |
Outcrop |
0.133 |
49658 |
Outcrop |
0.262 |
50029 |
Outcrop |
0.11 |
50712 |
Outcrop |
0.407 |
49659 |
Outcrop |
0.263 |
50030 |
Outcrop |
0.235 |
50713 |
Outcrop |
0.14 |
49660 |
Outcrop |
0.409 |
50031 |
Outcrop |
0.16 |
50714 |
Outcrop |
0.386 |
49661 |
Outcrop |
0.387 |
50128 |
Outcrop |
0.22 |
50715 |
Outcrop |
0.357 |
49662 |
Outcrop |
0.142 |
50129 |
Boulder |
0.092 |
50716 |
Boulder |
0.28 |
49663 |
Outcrop |
0.241 |
50130 |
Boulder |
0.163 |
50717 |
Outcrop |
0.049 |
49725 |
Boulder |
0.332 |
50131 |
Boulder |
0.061 |
50718 |
Boulder |
0.334 |
Table 1: All assays from the 2008/2009 Boiteau Lake Sampling Program
The Boiteau Lake Uranium Trend occurs along a well defined, major northeast trending structural feature as defined by airborne magnetic (TMI) data, landsat imagery, airphoto lineations and ground investigation. The trend represents an entirely new discovery of uranium mineralization within the Central Mineral Belt that has never been drill tested. Uranium is generally related to zones of intense fracturing, alteration and carbonate veining within rocks of the mid-paleoproterozoic Joe’s Pond Formation. The Joe’s Pond Formation consists of a variety of lithologies including mafic volcanics, sandstones, conglomerates, chert, argillites, schist, gneiss and pegmatites.
The 2009 exploration efforts were concentrated along a 3.5 kilometer portion of a much larger 12 kilometer structure that passes through the center of the Bayswater claims. The results of detailed ground work over this portion of the structure were successful in outlining two significant zones of mineralization. Other lower priority zones were also identified. The uranium mineralization noted in both zones is interpreted to be related to a structural contact that may represent a fault zone. The contact zone is well defined geophysically by a linear magnetic low flanking a magnetic high and also by a zone of low resistivity with an associated high chargeability anomaly that likely reflects sulphide content in the uranium mineralized host unit. Fine grained mafic volcanics and argillites hosting the mineralization are highly fractured, altered, carbonitized and contain minor amounts of sulphides. The following summarizes both priority areas and a compilation map of the grid area is available on the Company’s website.
Central Zone - Rocks of the Central Zone are relatively poorly exposed and stripping was required for the purpose of sampling the main uranium occurrence. The main zone has currently been traced over a 100 meter strike length with widths ranging between 2 and 15 meters. Representative sampling during 2008 and 2009 have returned assays from 15 outcrop samples ranging between 0.11% U3O8 to 0.73% U3O8 , with an average grade of 0.36% U3O8. A ground uranium geochemical soil anomaly, in part coincident with the main mineralized zone, has been delineated for over 900 meters. The soil anomaly is also coincident with an induced polarization/resistivity anomaly and ground magnetic features that provide supporting evidence of a potentially continuous mineralized zone, possibly related to the main bedrock occurrence, all of which are localized along the structural contact zone.
Northern Zone - Additional exploration over a bedrock occurrence located during the 2008 field season has led to the discovery of three additional showings along the same trend. Outcrop exposure in this area is again limited by bogs, ponds and vegetation. The Northern Zone is currently defined over a one kilometer strike length by a series of bedrock uranium showings with coincident, induced polarization/resistivity, soil geochemical and magnetic anomalies with similar characteristics to the Central Zone. A total of 10 samples, including 2 one meter channel samples, have been collected from this zone. Seven of the ten samples collected returned assays greater than 0.10% U3O8 with the best result grading 0.374% U3O8 . Assays from the 2 one meter channel samples (50236 and 50237) returned values of 0.254% U3O8 and 0.197% U3O8 respectively. Two boulders of very similar lithology were sampled a short distance to the east and returned values up to 1.48% U3O8.
Uranium mineralization along the Boiteau Lake Trend has now been identified for nearly five kilometers. Additional bedrock uranium mineralization has been identified 1.2 kilometers to the north of the Northern Zone and one kilometer to the south of the Central Zone but only limited work has been performed outside the gridded area to date. Mineralization noted in all occurrences is indicated to be related to the same regional structural feature. Bayswater is currently evaluating its plans for Boiteau Lake for the 2010 field season.
The Company would like to recognize and thank the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources for Junior Exploration Assistance funding towards its exploration program at Boiteau Lake.
The Company’s exploration activities are conducted under the supervision of George M. Leary, M.Sc. P. Eng. (BC), President of the Company, and Victor Tanaka, B.Sc. P.Geo. (B.C.), Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Both are qualified persons under NI 43-101. George Leary is the qualified person responsible for the technical information in this news release.
About the Labrador Central Mineral Belt
The Central Mineral Belt of Labrador, Canada, located approximately 135 kilometers north of Goose Bay, has a long history of uranium and base metals exploration. Uranium was first discovered in the belt in the 1950's. With further exploration in the 1960's and 1970's and rising uranium prices, exploration in the region increased significantly and several uranium deposits were discovered including the Kitts, Michelin, Inda, Nash, Rainbow and Moran Lake deposits by Brinco. Today, exploration activity in the region is highlighted by resource drilling at the Michelin and Jacques Lake deposits by Fronteer Development Group Inc. (TSX: FRG) and at the Moran Lake deposit by Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. (TSX: CXX). Collectively, over 145 million pounds of NI 43-101 compliant uranium resources have been reported in the Central Mineral Belt by various companies, a figure that is expected to increase significantly in the coming years through increases to existing resources, as well as from new uranium discoveries. Bayswater Uranium is the largest landholder in the Central Mineral Belt with interests in about 532,000 acres in the heart of the belt. At the end of the 2008 field season, Bayswater discovered several new uranium targets, including a 5 km uranium trend at Boiteau Lake, with sample values up to 0.72% U3O8. Further information on the Central Mineral Belt is available at http://www.bayswateruranium.com/projects/cmb.html.
About Bayswater Uranium Corporation - The Super Junior Uranium Company™
Bayswater Uranium Corporation is an international uranium exploration and development company. The Company owns several advanced uranium properties in the United States with significant historical resources that may be amenable to ISR and/or conventional mining. As well, Bayswater is the only uranium company to have major landholdings in each of Canada's most important producing and exploration regions - the Athabasca Basin, the Central Mineral Belt, and the Thelon Basin. Bayswater combines a balanced portfolio of advanced and exploration projects with the uranium expertise of its technical and managerial teams. To capitalize on current market conditions and strong growth of the nuclear industry, the Company is pursuing acquisition opportunities of advanced-stage uranium projects with near-term production potential. Bayswater's vision is to build a major international uranium company. Shares of the Company are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “BAY”. For further information visit www.bayswateruranium.com.
On behalf of the Board of:
BAYSWATER URANIUM CORPORATION
George M. Leary
President
For further information contact:
John Gomez
Manager, Investor Relations
Telephone: (604) 687-2153