Pancon/Crossland on Schedule to Report Initial Rare Earth Resource for Charley Creek During September
September 01 2011 - 12:17PM
Marketwired
Pancontinental Uranium Corporation (TSX VENTURE: PUC) ("Pancon")
and its 50:50 Joint Venture partner, Crossland Uranium Mines
Limited (ASX: CUX) ("Crossland") are pleased to report that they
are on track to report an initial alluvial heavy mineral Rare Earth
Element (REE) resource at their 100%-owned Charley Creek Project in
the Northern Territory of Australia in September.
-- The calculation of a resource of shallow alluvial material containing
Rare Earth Elements (REE) at the Cockroach Prospect is nearing
completion.
-- A 16.7 tonne quantity of alluvial material has been obtained from the
Cockroach prospect for testwork to investigate a heavy mineral process
flowsheet and to generate samples of heavy mineral product for initial
marketing and additional process development tests.
-- The Charley Creek alluvials are expected to be low-cost sources of heavy
mineral concentrates with high concentrations of REE and/or Zircon.
-- Samples of alluvium from reconnaissance air core drilling in three other
key prospect areas covering large alluvial fans are now receiving
priority for processing.
COCKROACH PROSPECT
Current activity is focused on delineating and calculating an
initial alluvial heavy mineral resource containing REE-bearing
minerals and Zircon. The initial resource will be based on results
from the Cockroach prospect only, which is one of seven prospects
for REE-bearing alluvial heavy mineral deposits so far identified
within the 5,500 square kilometre Charley Creek Project.
Samples have been obtained from 1,401 auger holes with 400m by
100m spacing. A total of 817 samples have been prepared and
submitted from this program and all but 40 assay results have now
been received. (See Figures 2 & 3)
Also from the Cockroach prospect, 16.7 tonnes of sample alluvial
material from 12 separate pits have been extracted for bulk density
measurements. These samples will be used for metallurgical and
other test work, including the production of a significant quantity
of heavy mineral concentrates and individual mineral products to be
used for marketing and processing tests.
Pancon/Crossland expect that the Charley Creek alluvials will be
a low-cost source for the production of heavy mineral concentrates
with high concentrations of REE. The companies are optimistic that
the minerals in the concentrates will have standard processing
characteristics and are commercially saleable, or will be a source
of feedstock for value added products.
OTHER KEY PROSPECTS FOR ALLUVIAL REE
Pancon/Crossland are also processing samples from a
reconnaissance air core drilling program undertaken across several
large alluvial fans from other prospective areas within the Charley
Creek Project. The companies expect to start generating meaningful
results from these alluvial fan areas over the coming weeks (See
Figures 2 & 4).
To view Figure 1, visit the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/PanconFigure1.pdf
Crossland's Exploration Director Mr. Geoff Eupene, commented:
"We have made significant progress at Cockroach and are confident
that our initial resource can be announced this month. We also
expect to confirm that Charley Creek is shaping up as a low-cost
source of REE minerals and Zircon.
While the pending resource definition is an important first step
for the Joint Venture, we are still in the early stages of
exploration at the Charley Creek Project and we are planning a much
more detailed exploration program across the additional
prospects.
We are in the process of processing and, then assaying, samples
from a reconnaissance drilling program which was designed to
initially test several broad alluvial fans sourced from the
mountainous areas in the Charley Creek Project, the results of
which could lead to a decision to proceed with the definition of
what would be a much larger resource."
Pancon and Crossland will update shareholders in the coming
weeks once meaningful results from the reconnaissance drilling
program are available.
To view Figure 2, visit the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/PanconFigure2.pdf
To view Figure 3, visit the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/PanconFigure3.pdf
To view Figure 4, visit the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/PanconFigure4.pdf
About Pancontinental Uranium Corporation
Pancontinental Uranium Corporation ("Pancon") is a
Canadian-based company focused on uranium and REE discovery and
development. Through a 50:50 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 and Crossland hold an
impressive uranium and REE 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. Charley Creek has the
potential for large, lower-grade, Rossing-type, granite-hosted
uranium deposits and REE. The Kalabity project lies in a district
of historic uranium/radium mining that contains a variety of known
uranium deposit styles.
Pancon has earned a 50% interest in this significant uranium and
REE project portfolio 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 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.
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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
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Contacts: Pancontinental Uranium Corporation Richard Mark
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