Western Athabasca Syndicate Receives Drill Permits for the Preston Lake Uranium Project in SW Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan
February 27 2014 - 8:00AM
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Western Athabasca Syndicate Receives Drill Permits for the Preston
Lake Uranium Project in SW Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb 27, 2014) -
Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-VENTURE:SYH)(PINKSHEETS:SYHBF)
("Skyharbour") is pleased to announce the Western Athabasca
Syndicate has received drill permits for its flagship Preston Lake
Uranium Property (the "Property"). The diamond drill program is
slated to commence in the second week of March and will test
several highly prospective targets identified by the extensive
2013-2014 fieldwork.
The 246,643 hectare Preston Lake Property is the largest land
package proximal to Fission Uranium Corp.'s Patterson Lake South
("PLS") high-grade uranium discovery, as well as the recent
discovery ("Arrow Prospect") made by NexGen Energy on the Rook 1
Project (see NexGen's news release dated Feb. 19th, 2014). The
Syndicate holds title to an extensive and geologically prospective
property package in the southwest Athabasca Basin region including
properties strategically located in all directions around the PLS
and NexGen discoveries.
Preston Lake Property Map and Regional Exploration Corridors:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/SYH_Regional_Corridors.jpg.
Skyharbour and its Syndicate partners are currently carrying out
a ground EM survey to further refine conductor trends and drill pad
locations. Additional details of the upcoming drill program will be
provided when drill hole locations are finalized. To date, the
2013-2014 exploration expenditures on the Property total
approximately $2.1 million and have delineated numerous geological,
geophysical and geochemical targets associated with eight
prospective exploration corridors. The Syndicate continues to
employ a systematic, proven exploration methodology that has led to
numerous uranium discoveries in the region and throughout the
Athabasca Basin. This has been very effective in identifying
numerous high-quality targets at Preston with similar geological
features and exploratory indicators as those at the nearby PLS and
NexGen discoveries, as well as other deposits in the Athabasca
Basin.
Preston Lake Property - Gravity Survey Coverage:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/SYH_Feb2014_Exploration.jpg.
The Western Athabasca Syndicate has a booth at the upcoming PDAC
Conference in Toronto from March 2-5. The booth number is #2740 and
all four companies comprising the Syndicate will be present.
Skyharbour will also be present at its own booth #2725. We invite
you to stop by to meet management and get a full update on the
progress being made by the Syndicate on its projects in the
Patterson Lake region of the Athabasca Basin.
About the Western Athabasca Syndicate:
The Western Athabasca Syndicate is a strategic partnership
formed between Skyharbour, Athabasca Nuclear, Lucky Strike, and
Noka to explore and develop a 287,130 hectare suite of uranium
properties that is the largest land position along the highly
prospective margin of the Western Athabasca Basin controlled by a
single group. Under the terms of the agreement, each of the four
companies has an option to earn 25% of the five uranium properties
comprising the Western Athabasca Syndicate Partnership by making a
series of cash payments, share payments, and incurring their
pro-rata amount of the total $6,000,000 in exploration expenditures
over the two-year earn-in term of the agreement. The properties
were acquired for their proximity to the PLS discovery and
interpreted favourable geology for the occurrence of PLS style
uranium mineralization. The bulk of the Syndicate land package is
bisected by all-weather Highway 955 which runs north through the
PLS discovery on to the former Cluff Lake uranium mine.
The Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan hosts the world's largest
and richest high-grade uranium deposits which have grades
substantially higher than the world average grade of about 0.1%
U3O8. The Patterson Lake area has received escalating exploration
attention and claim acquisition activity as a result of the new,
near surface discoveries made by Fission which includes the
recently reported drill interval of 38.49% U3O8 over 10.5 metres in
drill hole PLS14-129. Consistent high-grade, near surface U3O8
assays from Fission demonstrate the potential for high-grade
uranium mineralization on the geologically prospective yet
underexplored margins of the western side of the Athabasca
Basin.
Qualified Person:
Athabasca Nuclear Director, Charles C. (Chuck) Downie, P.Geo.,
is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101
and has approved the technical information in this release.
About Skyharbour Resources Ltd.:
Skyharbour Resources Ltd. is a uranium exploration company and a
member of the Western Athabasca Syndicate which controls a large,
geologically prospective land package consisting of five properties
(287,130 hectares or 709,513 acres) in the Athabasca Basin of
Saskatchewan. $6,000,000 in combined exploration expenditures over
the next two years is planned on these properties, $5,000,000 of
which is being funded by the three partner companies. Skyharbour
also owns a 60% interest in the Mann Lake Uranium project on the
east side of the Basin strategically located 25 km southwest of
Cameco's McArthur River Mine. The Company has 44.6 million shares
outstanding with insiders owning over 25% of the outstanding
shares. 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.
To find out more about Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
(TSX-VENTURE:SYH) visit the Company's website at
www.skyharbourltd.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jordan P. Trimble, President and CEO
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CONTENT OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to
be "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release,
other than statements of historical facts, that address events or
developments that management of the Company expects, are
forward-looking statements. Although management believes the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based
on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance, and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other
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differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, include
market prices, exploration and development successes, continued
availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market
or business conditions. Please see the public filings of the
Company at www.sedar.com for further information.
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.Jordan P. TrimblePresident and
CEO604-687-3376 or Toll Free: 800-567-8181604-687-3119Skyharbour
Resources Ltd.Don MyersDirector604-687-3376 or Toll Free:
800-567-8181604-687-3119info@skyharbourltd.comwww.skyharbourltd.com
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