Pancon Announces Core Drilling Underway on Cockroach Dam Prospect, on Charley Creek Project, NT, Australia
July 27 2010 - 1:21PM
Marketwired
Pancontinental Uranium Corporation (TSX VENTURE: PUC) ("Pancon") is
pleased to advise that its joint venture partner Crossland Uranium
Mines Limited ("Crossland") (ASX: CUX) has announced that core
drilling has now commenced on their Cockroach Dam prospect within
the key Charley Creek uranium project in the Northern Territory.
The Cockroach Dam drilling start-up follows the granting of all
permits required for the present exploration program on their 4,000
km2 Charley Creek Project, west north-west of Alice Springs.
The initial core drilling is taking place in the Cockroach East
area which is the most accessible area of the Company's Cockroach
Dam Prospect, and is one of four areas in the prospect that have
been scheduled for drilling.
The four targeted areas have been defined from high uranium
radiometric readings in airborne and ground surveys. All of these
lie within the geological unit known as the Teapot Granite. The
areas to be drilled have also been defined by surface rock chip
sampling, with some 186 samples collected to date from the prospect
area averaging 439 ppm U3O8.
The most extensive of the four areas, Cockroach Dam Central,
covers over 6 km2 and has returned values in rock chip samples of
up to 0.536% U3O8, as has been previously reported. Crossland
presently believes this is the most promising of the areas, but
drilling requires that access is first upgraded. This additional
access work is now in progress.
As of July 25, Hole CED2010-1 had reached a depth of 44.8 m.
Coring has been continuous since the hole collar, on granite
outcrop. The secondary uranium mineral, uranophane, is visible in
the host rock in the first few metres of the hole, but below that
the rock is apparently unaltered granite with radiometric counts
similar to the near surface material.
It is proposed to sample the Teapot Granite with up to five
holes in this phase of exploration at Cockroach East. The nominal
depth of these holes will be 150 m.
This work is designed to evaluate the grade and variability of
uranium content and to provide samples of primary mineralization
for initial mineragraphy. A further 10 holes are also planned in
the first phase of activity at Cockroach Central, for a total of
1500 m of core drilling.
Crossland and Pancon have a long-stated policy of announcing
only elemental uranium assays, not radiometric estimates of uranium
content. This means that the core samples now being collected will
be subjected to conventional processing procedures before being
submitted to an accredited laboratory for analysis. It is expected
that the first of the drilling results should start to become
available in approximately 4-5 weeks.
Pancon and Crossland will keep the market informed of
significant developments.
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
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.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
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
Pancontinental Resources (TSXV:PUC)
Historical Stock Chart
From Dec 2024 to Jan 2025
Pancontinental Resources (TSXV:PUC)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jan 2024 to Jan 2025