Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
(TSX-V: SYH) (OTCQX:
SYHBF) (Frankfurt: SC1P) (the
“Company”) is pleased to announce assay results from its 2024
winter diamond drilling program which totaled 2,864 metres in nine
holes at its 100% owned, 35,705 hectare Moore Uranium Project. The
project is located approximately 15 kilometres east of Denison
Mine’s Wheeler River project and proximal to regional
infrastructure for Cameco’s Key Lake and McArthur River operations
in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. A highlight from this program
was from hole ML24-08 which intersected 5.0 metres of 4.61% U3O8
from a relatively shallow downhole depth of 265.5 metres to 270.5
metres including 10.19% U3O8 over 1.0 metre at the Main Maverick
Zone. Skyharbour plans to continue advancing Moore through
additional drilling in 2024 in conjunction with a fully-funded
summer drill program to follow-up on the recently reported Fork
target uranium discovery at the Company’s adjacent Russell Lake
Uranium Project. The combined drill campaign this summer is planned
to consist of approximately 7,000 - 8,000 metres with details
forthcoming.
Moore Uranium Project Claims Map:
https://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/moore-project-map-20221012.jpg
Jordan Trimble, President and CEO of Skyharbour
Resources, stated: “The drill results announced here demonstrate
the high-grade, shallow endowment of uranium mineralization at the
Main Maverick Zone. We continue to expand this main zone, and will
be drilling this summer to further delineate the numerous
high-grade zones of uranium on the Maverick Corridor taking
advantage of regional infrastructure including the exploration camp
at our adjacent Russell Lake project to bring our costs down. The
multi-kilometre Maverick Corridor offers strong discovery potential
along strike and at depth in the underlying basement rocks, and we
also plan to test prospective regional targets that have had
limited drill-testing historically. With the recent discovery of
high-grade uranium mineralization at Russell in the Fork Zone, this
has been an exciting season of drilling thus far for Skyharbour
with much more news to come at both Moore and Russell as well as at
the various partner-funded projects.”
Highlights:
- Hole ML24-08 is one of the better holes drilled at the Main
Maverick Zone to date. It intersected an interval of high-grade
mineralization grading 4.61% U 3 O 8 over 5.0m starting at 265.5m
downhole including 3.0m of 7.30% U 3 O 8 and 1.0m of 10.19% U 3 O 8
, with up to 10.8% Ni.
- Hole ML24-03 intersected a broad interval of high-grade
mineralization grading 1.11% U 3 O 8 over 11.5m starting at 266.8m
downhole including 2.0 metres of 5.87% U 3 O 8 .
- All holes drilled in the Main Maverick Zone during the winter
of 2024 intersected significant uranium mineralization with the
goal of further expanding and delineating the known zone of
mineralization.
- There remains expansion potential at both of the high-grade
Main Maverick and Maverick East Zones. Furthermore, substantial
portions of the 4.7 kilometre long Maverick corridor remain to be
systematically drill-tested leaving robust discovery potential
along strike as well as at depth in the basement rocks.
- Two exploratory holes drilled in the Grid 19 area tested the
Slice Pond and 19 East Conductors and intersected structurally
disrupted graphitic pelitic accompanied by significantly anomalous
pathfinder element geochemistry.
- Preparation for a fully-funded 2,500 - 3,000 metre summer drill
program at Moore focused at the Maverick Zones is underway, as is a
follow-up 4,500 – 5,000 metre drill program at the Russell Lake
Project where drilling at the newly discovered Fork Zone returned
high-grade uranium mineralization hosted in the sandstone.
Summary of 2024 Winter Drilling Program at
Moore:
Drilling on the Moore Project over the winter of
2024 totaled 2,864 metres in nine holes. Seven holes (ML24-01 to
-04 and ML24-7 to -09) were drilled at the Main Maverick Zone and
two holes were drilled on the Grid 19 target conductors (ML21-05 to
-06).
Moore Uranium Project Regional Grid Targets
Map:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/Moore-Lake-Property-Wide.jpg
Main Maverick Zone Drilling:
Seven holes totalling 2,221 metres were drilled
at the Main Maverick Zone to better define and expand the shallow
high-grade mineralized zone. All of these holes were drilled
vertically and intersected significant uranium mineralization at
the unconformity centred around 265.0 metres to 275.0 metres
downhole depth. The majority of the high-grade uranium
mineralization at the Main Maverick Zone is sandstone-hosted
situated just above the unconformity.
Main Maverick Zone Drilling Map:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/Maverick-Main-Drilling-2024_Magnetics.jpg
The highlight was hole ML24-08, which
intersected 5.0 metres of 4.61% U3O8 between 265.5 metres and 270.5
metres depth including 3.0 metres of 7.30% U3O8 between 266.0
metres to 269.0 metres depth. Another notable hole was ML 24-03,
which intersected a broad interval of mineralization grading 1.11%
U3O8 over 11.5 metres between 266.8 metres to 278.3 metres depth,
including 5.87% U3O8 over 2.0 metres. The results of the drilling
are reported in the following table:
Hole |
From |
To |
Width |
Assay (% U3O8) |
ML24-01 |
274.9 |
275.4 |
0.5 |
0.112 |
ML24-02 |
265.0 |
271.5 |
6.5 |
**0.914 |
ML24-03 |
266.8 |
278.3 |
11.5 |
1.112 |
incl |
270.3 |
272.3 |
2.0 |
5.87 |
ML24-04 |
262.2 |
267.5 |
6.2 |
*0.323 |
incl |
266.0 |
266.9 |
0.9 |
*1.142 |
ML24-07 |
267.1 |
271.1 |
4.0 |
0.729 |
incl |
267.10 |
268.10 |
1.0 |
1.870 |
ML24-08incl |
265.5266.0 |
270.5299.0 |
5.03.0 |
4.6107.30 |
inclincl |
267.5268.0 |
268.5268.5 |
1.00.5 |
10.1914.90 |
ML24-09 |
270.0 |
273.1 |
3.1 |
*0.330 |
and |
282.5 |
283.0 |
0.5 |
0.127 |
*Grade Equivalent U3O8 from downhole gamma
probing** Composite of Chemical and Grade Equivalent U3O8
The geology and geochemistry of all the drill
holes are typical of the Main Maverick Zone. The zone is
characterized by a subvertical fault intersecting basement rocks
consisting primarily of graphitic and non-graphitic pelitic gneiss
along with Hudsonian and Archaean granites, accompanied by local
pegmatite bodies. The overlying sandstone is typically intensely
faulted, de-silicified, clay enriched and highly bleached with
sooty pyrite and local silicification. The depth to the
unconformity is approximately 270.0 metres where the sandstone and
basement rocks are clay-altered to -replaced with uranium
mineralization and with local intervals of basement-hosted uranium
mineralization. The sandstone column is highly anomalous in Boron
(≤3,320 ppm B) with the basement rocks within and surrounding the
mineralization highly anomalous in Vanadium (≤5,990 ppm V) and Lead
(≤5,000 ppm Pb), as well as up to 14.7% Nickel and 1.77% Cobalt in
an individual 0.5 metre mineralized sample in hole ML24-02 at 269.9
metres that also returned 1.18% U3O8. Furthermore, a 0.5 metre
sample in hole ML24-08 intersected 10.8% Nickel along with 14.9%
U3O8.
Grid Nineteen Drilling:
Two exploratory holes totalling 643.0 metres
were drilled at the Grid 19 target area approximately 10km NE of
the Maverick Zones, with one hole drilled on the Slice Pond
Conductor (ML24-05) and the other hole on the 19 East conductor
(ML24-06).
Grid 19 Zone Drilling Map:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/Grid-Nineteen-2024-Winter-Drill-Map.jpg
Hole ML24-05 was drilled as a follow-up to the
mineralization intersected in ML22-03 on the Slice Pond target at
Grid-19. A moderately bleached, weakly fractured sandstone column
was intersected down to the unconformity at 205.0 metres. Granitic
gneiss, silicified metasediments and quartzite were intersected to
229.5 metres downhole, above locally faulted graphitic pelitic
gneiss with accessory calc-silicate and iron formation down to
258.0 metres. Pink foliated granite and pegmatite was then
intersected until the end of hole at 290.0 metres. The hole
intersected encouraging pathfinder geochemistry including anomalous
Cu (≤668 ppm), Th (≤140 ppm), V (≤244 ppm) and B (≤1080 ppm) within
several of the graphitic faults.
Hole ML24-06 was drilled on the 19 East
Conductor to follow-up on structurally disrupted graphitic gneisses
and anomalous geochemistry previously encountered in ML21-08.
Weakly to moderately bleached sandstone was drilled to 170.0 metres
becoming moderately to strongly bleached and limonitic down to the
unconformity at 193.2 metres. Bleached, hematized, and chloritized
garnet-bearing granite was intersected until 211.8 metres followed
by locally sheared and faulted graphitic metasediments intercalated
with granite and accessory calc-silicate, amphibolite, and iron
formation until the end of hole at 353.0 metres. Major graphitic
structures were encountered within the basement and determined to
be congruent with similar structures in ML21-08. Encouraging
pathfinder geochemistry was identified within the graphitic shears,
including anomalous B (≤338 ppm), V (≤185 ppm), Ni (≤379 ppm) and
Cu (≤340 ppm).
2024 Summer and Fall Drilling Plans:
The Company is planning for an additional
fully-funded 2,500 - 3,000 metres of drilling in seven to nine
holes at the Main Maverick and Maverick East Zones to further
expand, characterize and define the extents of the mineralized
zones. Both of these high-grade zones are open along strike and at
depth with less historical drilling testing the underlying basement
rocks. This drilling will take place in conjunction with a 4,500 –
5,000 metre diamond drilling program at the adjacent Russell Lake
Project, where the recently completed winter drilling program
identified a significant new zone of uranium mineralization at the
Fork Zone. Drill hole RSL24-02 in that program intersected 0.721%
U3O8 over 2.5 metres including 2.99% U3O8 over 0.5 metres,
approximately 500 metres from Highway 914. Both drilling programs
will be run using the Company’s McGowan Lake camp on Highway 914 as
a base of operations making exploration at both properties very
cost effective.
Moore Uranium Project Overview:
In June 2016, Skyharbour secured an option to
acquire Denison Mine's Moore Uranium Project, on the southeastern
side of the Athabasca Basin, in northern Saskatchewan and has since
fulfilled its earn in. The project consists of 12 contiguous claims
totaling 35,705 hectares located 42 kilometres northeast of the Key
Lake mill, approx. 15 kilometres east of Denison’s Wheeler River
project, and 39 kilometres south of Cameco’s McArthur River uranium
mine. Unconformity-hosted uranium mineralization was discovered on
the Moore Project at the Maverick Zone with historical drill
highlights consisting of 4.03% eU3O8 over 10 metres, including
20% eU3O8 over 1.4 metres, in ML-161. In 2017, Skyharbour
announced drill results of 6.0% U3O8 over 5.9 metres,
including 20.8% U3O8 over 1.5 metres at a vertical depth of
265 metres, in hole ML-199. In addition to the Main and East
Maverick Zones, the project hosts other mineralized targets with
strong discovery potential which the Company plans to test with
future drill programs. The project is fully accessible via winter
and ice roads which simplifies logistics and lowers costs. Large
proportions of the property are accessible in the summer as
well.
Moore Lake Uranium Project Geophysics Map:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/MooreLake-Basic-geo-revamp.jpg
QA/QC, Radiometric Equivalent Grades and Spectrometer
Readings: All drill intervals above are downhole length and
sampling procedures and QA/QC protocols for geochemical results as
well as a description of downhole gamma probe grade calculations
and protocols are below. All drill core samples are shipped to
the Saskatchewan Research Council Geoanalytical Laboratories (SRC)
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan under the care of Skyharbour personnel
for preparation, processing, and multi-element analysis by ICP-MS
and ICP-OES using total (HF:NHO3:HClO4) and partial digestion
(HNO3:HCl), boron by fusion, and U3O8 wt% assay by ICP-OES using
higher grade standards. Assay samples are chosen based on downhole
probing radiometric equivalent uranium grades and scintillometer
(Radiation Solutions RS-125) peaks. Assay sample intervals comprise
0.5 metre continuous half-core split samples over the mineralized
interval. These samples may also be selected for density
determination using the lost wax method. With all assay samples,
one half of the split sample is retained and the other sent to the
SRC for analysis. The SRC is an ISO/IEC 17025/2005 and Standards
Council of Canada certified analytical laboratory. Blanks, standard
reference materials, and repeats are inserted into the sample
stream at regular intervals by Skyharbour and the SRC in accordance
with Skyharbour’s quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)
procedures. Geochemical assay data are subject to verification
procedures by qualified persons employed by Skyharbour prior to
disclosure.
During active exploration programs drillholes
are radiometrically logged using calibrated downhole Mount Sopris
HLP-2375 or 2GHF probes of varying sensitivities which collect
continuous readings along the length of the drillhole. Preliminary
radiometric equivalent uranium grades (“eU3O8”) are then calculated
from the downhole radiometric results. The probe is calibrated
using an algorithm calculated from the calibration of the probe at
the Saskatchewan Research Council facility in Saskatoon and from
the comparison of probe results against geochemical analyses. In
the case where core recovery within a mineralized intersection is
poor or non-existent, radiometric grades are considered to be more
representative of the mineralized intersection and may be reported
in the place of assay grades. Radiometric equivalent probe results
are subject to verification procedures by qualified persons
employed by Skyharbour prior to disclosure.
Qualified Person:
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 and
approved by David Billard, P.Geo., a Consulting Geologist for
Skyharbour as well as a Qualified Person.
About Skyharbour Resources Ltd.:
Skyharbour holds an extensive portfolio of
uranium exploration projects in Canada's Athabasca Basin and is
well positioned to benefit from improving uranium market
fundamentals with twenty-nine projects, ten of which are
drill-ready, covering over 587,000 hectares (over 1.4 million
acres) of land. Skyharbour has acquired from Denison Mines, a large
strategic shareholder of the Company, a 100% interest in the Moore
Uranium Project which is located 15 kilometres east of Denison's
Wheeler River project and 39 kilometres south of Cameco's McArthur
River uranium mine. Moore is an advanced-stage uranium exploration
property with high-grade uranium mineralization at the Maverick
Zone that returned drill results of up to 6.0% U3O8 over 5.9
metres including 20.8% U3O8 over 1.5 metres at a vertical
depth of 265 metres. Adjacent to the Moore Uranium Project is
Skyharbour’s recently optioned Russell Lake Uranium Project from
Rio Tinto, which hosts several high-grade uranium drill intercepts
over a large property area with robust exploration upside
potential. The Company is actively advancing these projects through
exploration and drill programs.
Skyharbour has joint-ventures with
industry-leader Orano Canada Inc., Azincourt Energy and Thunderbird
Resources (previously Valor) at the Preston, East Preston and Hook
Lake Projects, respectively. The Company also has several active
earn-in option partners including: CSE-listed Basin Uranium Corp.
at the Mann Lake Uranium Project; CSE-listed Medaro Mining Corp. at
the Yurchison Project; North Shore Uranium at the Falcon Project;
and TSX-V listed Tisdale Clean Energy at the South Falcon East
Project which is host to the Fraser Lakes Zone B Uranium and
Thorium Deposit. In aggregate, Skyharbour has now signed earn-in
option agreements with partners that total to over $33 million in
partner-funded exploration expenditures, over $27 million worth of
shares being issued and over $20 million in cash payments coming
into Skyharbour, assuming that these partner companies complete
their entire earn-ins at the respective projects.
Skyharbour's goal is to maximize shareholder
value through new mineral discoveries, committed long-term
partnerships, and the advancement of exploration projects in
geopolitically favourable jurisdictions.
Skyharbour’s Uranium Project Map in the
Athabasca Basin:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/SKY_SaskProject_Locator_2024-02-14_V2.jpg
To find out more about Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
(TSX-V: SYH) visit the Company’s website
at www.skyharbourltd.com.
SKYHARBOUR RESOURCES LTD.
“Jordan Trimble”
___________________________________
Jordan TrimblePresident and CEO
For further information contact myself or:Nicholas
ColturaInvestor Relations Manager Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
Telephone: 604-558-5847 Toll Free: 800-567-8181 Facsimile:
604-687-3119 Email: info@skyharbourltd.com
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