Cebolleta is an advanced uranium exploration project with a historical uranium Inferred Mineral Resource of 5.6M tons (5.1M tonnes) at an average grade of 0.17% eU3O8 containing 18.98M lbs (8,600 tonnes) U3O8 according to a 2014 NI 43-101 Technical Report commissioned by previous owner,
The confirmation drill program will focus on Area I (see Figure 1) of the Project twinning several generations of historical drill holes that identified seven shallow mineralized horizons across the Company’s flagship
With the first phase of drilling underway, the Company anticipates releasing results from the first confirmation hole in the coming days. Concurrently, the Company has already commenced permitting plans for phases 2 and 3 of drilling. Phase 2 is anticipated to allow 20 to 30 confirmation holes in Area III of the Project. The Company anticipates starting Phase 2 drilling during the first quarter of 2024. Phase 3 is anticipated in the second half of 2024.
“We are excited to have begun drilling at our flagship property. The property hasn’t seen activity in over a decade. With the rising interest in uranium globally and especially
OVERVIEW OF THE CEBOLLETA URANIUM PROJECT
Cebolleta is an advanced uranium exploration project located in
KNOWN DEPOSITS AT CEBOLETTA
Cebolleta has been subject to extensive exploration and development from the 1950s through 1980s. Past efforts revealed several significant sandstone-hosted uranium deposits ranging from 200 to 800 feet (60-240m) deep in the Jurassic Jackpile Sandstone. These deposits were amenable to both surface and underground mining, which culminated from 1975-1981 when over 3.8M lbs U3O8 was produced from the JJ#1 and
The vast majority of known uranium mineralization still exists at Cebolleta - namely from the Sohio Area (mineralization in Areas I-V) and the
The Sohio Area of the Project is host to a historical uranium Inferred Mineral Resource of 5.6M tons (5.1M tonnes) at an average grade of 0.17% eU3O8 containing 18.98M lbs (8,600 tonnes) U3O8 according to a 2014 Technical Report commissioned by previous owner,
The Company possesses a large database of maps and drilling logs detailing over 3,500 drill holes completed at the Project by past owners/operators. This database was the basis for the historical estimate as well as the Company’s ongoing confirmation drilling.
The St. Anthony deposits, in and surrounding the St. Anthony open pits, have not been modeled, as the large amount of historical data for St. Anthony has not yet been synthesized into a useable database for resource estimation. The Company believes the
Figure 1 – Known Uranium Deposits at the
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1 NI 43-101 Technical Report on Resources Cebolleta Uranium Project
2 Uranium resources in the Grants uranium district,
3 NI 43-101 Technical Report on Resources Cebolleta Uranium Project
4 NI 43-101 Technical Report on Resources Cebolleta Uranium Project
i The reliability of the historical estimate is considered reasonable, but a qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as a current mineral resource and the Company is not treating the historical estimate as a current mineral resource.
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Known Uranium Deposits at the Cebolleta Project
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