Purepoint Uranium Acquires Additional Claims, Tripling the Size of McArthur East Project
November 09 2017 - 6:45AM
Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (the “
Company” or
“
Purepoint”) (TSX-V:PTU) today reported the
staking of 6 new claims adjacent to their 100% owned McArthur East
project, increasing the total size of the project to 5,600
hectares. The McArthur East property, initially adjoining Cameco’s
McArthur River project to the west, now also adjoins their Cigar
Lake project to the north. These projects host the world's two
largest high-grade uranium mines, McArthur River and Cigar Lake,
with grades that are 100 times the world average. The McArthur East
project is located on the eastern uranium mine trend of Canada’s
Athabasca Basin in Northern Saskatchewan.
“These new claims represent a sizable and valuable addition to
the project,”” said Chris Frostad, President and CEO at
Purepoint. “The target definition program carried out earlier
this year has demonstrated significant potential particularly in
light of the project’s association with the neighbouring properties
which host two of the world’s largest high-grade uranium
mines”.
Highlights:
- 3,614 hectares over 6 claims, contiguous with the Company’s
McArthur East Project, were acquired by staking;
- The McArthur East property now adjoins the Cigar Lake Project
that hosts the world's highest-grade uranium mine with an average
grade of 15.9% U3O8;
- The McArthur East property is also adjoined to Cameco’s
McArthur River project, which contains the world's largest
high-grade uranium deposit with 370M lbs. of reserves (proven &
probable) at 9.6% U3O8 (Cameco website); and
- This summer’s ground gravity results from the McArthur East
project show a pronounced gravity low response over a previously
identified conductive trend (see press release, August 1,
2017).
Preliminary exploration of McArthur East has provided evidence
of graphitic pelitic rocks occurring along the northern flank of a
magnetic high that is believed to be granitic rock. The highly
competent granitic rock would provide a contrast in competency to
the softer graphitic pelitic rocks and be favourable for zones of
dilatancy and mineral deposition. Next steps include an
electromagnetic survey to outline the prospective conductive zone
onto the new claims and to possibly identify discreet conductors
for drill testing. No drilling has occurred on the project to
date.
McArthur East Project
The 100% owned McArthur East property adjoins both Cameco’s
McArthur River project and Cameco/AREVA’s Cigar Lake project, which
together host the world's two largest high-grade uranium
mines. The property is 5,600 hectares in size
and consists of seven claims. It is underlain by a magnetic
low believed to represent pelitic basement rocks, a typical host
rock for economic uranium mineralization. Based on historic
drill results from the surrounding area, the unconformity is
assumed to lie approximately 250 metres below the surface.
Exploration conducted by Purepoint on the project has consisted
of a helicopter-borne EM and magnetic (VTEM max) survey carried out
in 2013 and ground gravity survey performed earlier this year. The
airborne EM survey results showed that a broad conductive area in
the northern portion of the property was a response from the
basement rocks while weak conductors located within the
southeastern area of the property are probably a response from
swamp or lake bottom sediments. The broad basement EM conductor is
considered to represent a highly prospective series of closely
spaced graphitic units.
About Purepoint
Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. is focused on the precision
exploration of its seven projects in the Canadian Athabasca Basin.
Purepoint proudly maintains project ventures in the Basin with two
of the largest uranium producers in the world, Cameco Corporation
and AREVA Resources Canada Inc. Established in the Athabasca Basin
well before the initial resurgence in uranium earlier last decade.
Purepoint is actively advancing a large portfolio of multiple drill
targets in the world's richest uranium region.
Scott Frostad BSc, MASc, PGeo, Purepoint's Vice President,
Exploration, is the Qualified
Person responsible for technical content of this
release.
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For further information please contact: Purepoint Uranium
Group Inc. Chris Frostad, President and CEO (416) 603-8368
www.purepoint.ca
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