more results, 8 holes
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Sep 27, 2013 09:39AM
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KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 27, 2013) - FISSION URANIUM CORP. (TSX VENTURE:FCU)(OTCQX:FCUUF)(FRANKFURT:2FU) ("Fission" or "the Company") the Operator, and its Joint Venture partner Alpha Minerals Inc. are pleased to announce results for an additional eight holes drilled on the R390E Zone. With a new strike length of approximately 255m, zone R390E has quadrupled in length since the winter 2013 program. Holes PLS13-095 and PLS13-102 are of particular note with 61.5m and 59.0m total composite mineralization respectively, including narrow intervals of "off-scale".
Holes PLS13-087A, PLS13-088, PLS13-091, PLS13-093, PLS13-094, PLS13-095, PLS13-100 and PLS13-102 tested lines 225E, 240E, 300E, 450E and 480E of the R390E Zone. All holes intersected narrow to relatively wide zones of mineralization of varying degrees of radioactivity.
Drilling Highlights include:
Of additional interest were holes PLS13-091 and 093 which were drilled 10.0m to 30.0m further south of the prospective mineralized east-northeast corridor. The presence of mineralization in these locations increases the prospectivity of extending the zone laterally to the south along the entire length of the corridor as it becomes further delineated.
Ross McElroy, President, COO, and Chief Geologist for Fission, commented,
"The R390E Zone has expanded rapidly since discovery and continues to do so. This latest round of results not only includes wide intervals of considerable radioactivity but it has greatly increased our understanding of the zone and where next to focus our attention. It remains open in all directions."
R390E Zone:
The new holes represent shallow, very broad intervals of radioactivity and, importantly, extends the R390E Zone an additional 15m west and 45m east from previous delineation. The relevant geological features of the holes are as follows:
Line 225E: Two vertically collared holes were drilled on line 225E.
Both test holes on line 225E were drilled further south on the prospective corridor than have been previously tested. Both holes encountered anomalous radioactive mineralization. This increases the prospectivity of extending mineralization laterally to the south than previously done as future delineation drilling along the corridor is contemplated.
Holes PLS091 and PLS13-093 on line 225E were testing ~10.0m to 30.0m further south of the prospective mineralized east-northeast corridor, coincident with a subtle radon in water and a more pronounced radon in sediment anomaly. Both holes intersected narrow intervals of weak to locally moderate radioactivity. As mentioned, the occurrence of mineralization this far south increases the prospectivity of extending mineralization laterally to the south along the entire length of the corridor as it becomes delineated.
Line 300E: Two vertically collared holes were drilled on line 300E.
Line 315E:
Line 450E: Two vertically collared holes were drilled on line 450E.
Line 480E:
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Collar | * Hand-held Scintillomenter Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum) |
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Hole ID | Grid Line |
Az | Dip | From (m) |
To (m) |
Width (m) |
CPS Peak Range |
Sandstone From - To (m) |
Basement Unconformity Depth (m) |
Total Drillhole Depth (m) |
PLS13-087A | 315E | 151 | -85 | 50.5 | 55.5 | 5.0 | <300 - 7100 | 50.0 - 50.9 | 50.9 | 227.0 |
58.0 | 62.0 | 4.0 | 305 - 630 | |||||||
68.5 | 83.0 | 14.5 | <300 - >9999 | |||||||
85.5 | 88.5 | 3.0 | <300 - 490 | |||||||
98.0 | 115.0 | 17.0 | <300 - 2100 | |||||||
118.0 | 119.0 | 1.0 | 350 - 1200 | |||||||
PLS13-088 | 480E | 82 | -84 | 54.0 | 54.5 | 0.5 | 800 | 53.0 - 54.3 | 54.3 | 296.0 |
62.0 | 77.0 | 15.0 | <300 - 1500 | |||||||
80.0 | 103.5 | 23.5 | <300 - 9800 | |||||||
135.0 | 143.0 | 8.0 | 400 - 8100 | |||||||
148.5 | 149.5 | 1.0 | 440 - >9999 | |||||||
152.0 | 155.0 | 3.0 | 330 - 3800 | |||||||
158.5 | 159.0 | 0.5 | 390 | |||||||
162.5 | 168.0 | 5.5 | 360 - 3600 | |||||||
208.0 | 214.0 | 6.0 | <300 - 3000 | |||||||
PLS13-091 | 225E | 102 | -89 | 258.0 | 259.5 | 1.5 | 380 - 620 | No Sandstone | 53.5 | 373.0 |
268.5 | 272.5 | 4.0 | <300 - 1000 | |||||||
PLS13-093 | 225E | 232 | -86 | 117.0 | 118.0 | 1.0 | 360 - 420 | No Sandstone | 50.4 | 278.0 |
124.0 | 125.0 | 1.0 | 420 - 1100 | |||||||
134.5 | 139.5 | 5.0 | <300 - 3300 | |||||||
148.0 | 148.5 | 0.5 | 340 | |||||||
PLS13-094 | 450E | 216 | -88 | 105.5 | 115.5 | 10.0 | <300 - 2800 | 50.7 - 53.4 | 53.4 | 272.3 |
130.0 | 142.0 | 12.0 | <300 - >9999 | |||||||
151.5 | 152.5 | 1.0 | 300 - 320 | |||||||
156.5 | 157.0 | 0.5 | 310 | |||||||
160.5 | 161.0 | 0.5 | 350 | |||||||
193.0 | 194.5 | 1.5 | <300 - 450 | |||||||
PLS13-095 | 300E | 37 | -87 | 61.5 | 63.0 | 1.5 | 320 - 1000 | 47.6 - 51.7 | 51.7 | 275.0 |
68.0 | 79.5 | 11.5 | <300 - >9999 | |||||||
93.5 | 100.5 | 7.0 | <300 - >9999 | |||||||
104.5 | 111.5 | 7.0 | <300 - 2000 | |||||||
116.0 | 149.0 | 33.0 | <300 - 5800 | |||||||
155.0 | 158.5 | 3.5 | <300 - 660 | |||||||
PLS13-100 | 450E | 351 | -86 | 53.0 | 59.0 | 6.0 | 790 - >9999 | 53.0 - 53.3 | 53.3 | 263.0 |
85.0 | 94.5 | 9.5 | <300 - 4200 | |||||||
99.5 | 119.5 | 20.0 | <300 - 8000 | |||||||
122.5 | 131.0 | 8.5 | <300 - 1200 | |||||||
134.0 | 142.5 | 8.5 | <300 - >9999 | |||||||
146.5 | 149.5 | 3.0 | <300 - 420 | |||||||
155.0 | 157.0 | 2.0 | 880 - 3000 | |||||||
PLS13-102 | 300E | 2 | -89 | 93.0 | 98.0 | 5.0 | <300 - 710 | 58.3 - 58.8 | 58.8 | 275.0 |
103.0 | 132.0 | 29.0 | <300 - 6000 | |||||||
137.5 | 148.0 | 10.5 | <300 - >9999 | |||||||
154.0 | 163.5 | 9.5 | <300 - 5300 | |||||||
167.0 | 167.5 | 0.5 | 1000 | |||||||
171.5 | 175.5 | 4.0 | 850 - 8000 | |||||||
179.5 | 186.0 | 6.5 | <300 - >9999 |
* Scintillometer Instrument: GR-110G |
A $6.95M, 44 hole, 11,000m drill program and ground geophysics surveys continues at PLS.
Natural gamma radiation in drill core that is reported in this news release was measured in counts per second (cps) using a hand held Exploranium GR-110G total count gamma-ray scintillometer. The reader is cautioned that scintillometer readings are not directly or uniformly related to uranium grades of the rock sample measured, and should be used only as a preliminary indication of the presence of radioactive materials. The degree of radioactivity within the mineralized intervals is highly variable and associated with visible pitchblende mineralization. All intersections are down-hole, core interval measurements and true thickness is yet to be determined.
All holes are planned to be radiometrically surveyed using a Mount Sopris 2GHF-1000 Triple Gamma probe, which allows for more accurate measurements in high grade mineralized zones. The Triple Gamma probe is preferred in zones of high grade mineralization.
Split core samples from the mineralized section of core will be taken continuously through the mineralized intervals and submitted to SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories (an SCC ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Accredited Facility) of Saskatoon for analysis, which includes U3O8 (wt %) and fire assay for gold. All samples sent for analysis will include a 63 element ICP-OES, uranium by fluorimetry and boron. Assay results will be released when received.
Patterson Lake South Property
The 31,039 hectare PLS project is a 50%/50% Joint Venture held by Fission Uranium Corp. and Alpha Minerals Inc (AMW). Fission is the Operator. PLS is accessible by road with primary access from all-weather Highway 955, which runs north to the former Cluff Lake mine and passes through the nearby UEX-Areva Shea Creek discoveries located 50km to the north, currently under active exploration and development. Updated maps and scintillometer table for the R390E zone can be found on the Company's website at https://www.fissionuranium.com/projects/patterson-lake-south-sk/.
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.
About Fission Uranium Corp.
Fission Uranium Corp. is a Canadian-based resource company specializing in the strategic acquisition, exploration and development of uranium properties and is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia. Common Shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "FCU" and trade on the OTCQX marketplace in the U.S. under the symbol "FCUUF".
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Ross McElroy, President and COO