Pancontinental Uranium Corporation (TSX VENTURE: PUC) ("Pancon") is
pleased to report the highlights of its Australian Joint Venture
partner, Crossland Uranium Mines, (ASX: CUX) ("Crossland") First
Quarter report to shareholders. During 2010, Pancon is scheduled to
earn its 50% interest in Crossland's uranium properties in
Australia.
CROSSLAND QUARTERLY REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDED 31 March, 2010,
GEOFF EUPENE, CEO, CROSSLAND
OVERVIEW
2010 will be Crossland's most active year yet, being the
culmination of the preparations made over the previous three years
since listing on ASX. After the annual end of year break, budgets
were submitted, and an expenditure on uranium exploration through
the Joint Venture with Pancontinental Uranium Corporation (Pancon)
(TSX VENTURE: PUC) of A$3.3 million for calendar 2010 was approved.
Field work at Charley Creek and Kalabity re-commenced during the
Quarter, while preparations for the extensive statutory and
planning requirements for a busy year proceeded.
EXPLORATION DETAIL
Chilling Project, Northern Territory
At the Chilling Project, Crossland's primary targets are
unconformity-related uranium deposits, the deposit style that hosts
most of the world's high-grade uranium. Other target commodities
exist, such as gold, tin, copper, and cobalt. Other uranium deposit
styles are also possible.
The Chilling project area is inaccessible during the wet season
in the north of Australia, and preparations to make the most of the
field season are in progress. This includes a review of all results
obtained from last year, as well as preparation of statutory
reports and submissions to regulators, as well as other
stakeholders, and selection and negotiation with contractors. These
processes are advancing. Wet season rains are continuing at the
time of writing, but it is anticipated that access to the area will
be achieved late in the second quarter.
An aircore and RC drill program of over 3,000 m and diamond core
drilling of approximately 1,400 m is planned to test various
opportunities at Chilling in 2010.
Charley Creek Project, Northern Territory
At the Charley Creek Project, Crossland is targeting
granite-related uranium; with calcrete and redox-related
palaeodrainage uranium targets; and layered mafic intrusive-related
copper, nickel and platinoids as secondary targets.
Field crews commenced operations at Charley Creek during the
quarter, with gamma spectrometer surveys re-commencing at the
Cockroach Dam prospect with up to four instruments in use,
geological mapping and petrographic studies of the Cockroach Dam
prospect area, anomaly follow-up over a broader area of Charley
Creek, and the commencement of planning for work in the five newly
granted exploration licences.
Submissions for the season's activities were made to regulators
and the Central Land Council, the group representing Native Title
owners, and by the time of writing, the program had received
regulatory approval, while the procedures for approval by Native
Title owners were proceeding. It is hoped that a field program,
approved by Native Title owners, can commence by late in the second
quarter of 2010.
Kalabity, South Australia
At Kalabity, Crossland's interest is through an agreement with
PlatSearch NL and Eaglehawk Geological Prospecting Pty Ltd to earn
a majority share in Exploration License ("EL")4461 (formerly
EL3297). Previous work has identified widespread elevated values of
uranium and other metals. Previous work by Crossland has identified
a new anomalous zone which was named the Tabita Prospect.
Delays were experienced in the renewal of EL3297, which has now
been renewed as EL4461. A drill program commenced April 1 and was
terminated due to heavy rains on April 9. The program was
essentially completed, though, with 93 holes drilled for 3,303 m. A
total of 381 samples have been submitted for laboratory analysis.
The program will continue with trenching once drill results are in
hand.
New Projects
Crossland continues to examine opportunities to expand its
project portfolio.
Burkina Faso, West Africa
1. Oursi Joint Venture
Crosscontinental (a private company owned 50:50 by Pancon and
Crossland) has entered an interest-earning Joint Venture with
Southern Cross Exploration NL and Longreach Oil NL.
Progress on these areas awaits grant by the Burkina Faso
ministry of Crosscontinental's other applications.
2. Applications by Crosscontinental Burkina SA and related
parties
The progress with the additional applications lodged on behalf
of Crosscontinental is slow and it is difficult to allocate a
priority to work on these at present.
All technical information in this release has been reviewed by
Geoff Eupene, Qualified Person for Crossland and Pancon.
About Pancontinental Uranium Corporation
Pancontinental Uranium Corporation ("Pancon") is a
Canadian-based company focused on uranium discovery and
development. Through a joint venture with Crossland Uranium Mines
Limited ("Crossland") of Australia, Pancon has established one of
the strongest management teams in the uranium industry. This
management and operating team has unparalleled experience from
exploration, through development to operations, and includes people
who were instrumental in the discovery of two of the largest
uranium deposits in the world. Pancon holds an impressive
exploration portfolio with projects in prolific, mining friendly
districts. Active exploration is ongoing at three Australian
projects which include Chilling, Charley Creek, and Kalabity. The
Chilling project has the potential to host a mirror image of a
portion of the renowned Alligator Rivers Uranium Field containing
the large Jabiluka, Ranger and Koongarra deposits. Pancon is
earning a 50% interest in this significant uranium project
portfolio through the joint venture with Crossland through the
expenditure of A$8 million. Pancon and Crossland are also pursuing
exploration beyond Australia through an international subsidiary
company, Crosscontinental Uranium Limited, and immediate plans
include formulating an exploration program in Burkina Faso.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rick Mark, President & CEO
For additional information, please visit our website at
www.PanconU.com.
Cautionary Language and Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements",
which are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results and future events to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such statements. Investors are
cautioned that such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and results. Risks and uncertainties about the
Company's business are more fully discussed in the Company's
disclosure documents filed from time to time with the Canadian
securities authorities.
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Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Pancontinental Uranium Corporation Richard Mark
President and CEO 604-986-2020 or 1-866-816-0118 Pancontinental
Uranium Corporation Keith Patey Director of Communications
604-986-2020 or 1-866-816-0118 604-986-2021 (FAX)
www.panconu.com
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