Blue Sky Uranium Corp. (TSX-V:BSK) (FSE:MAL2)
(OTC:BKUCF)
, ("Blue Sky" or the "Company") is
pleased to report that additional analytical results from the Phase
II reverse circulation (RC) drilling program have
expanded
the higher-grade uranium mineralized corridor by a
further 1 kilometre at the Ivana target on its 100% owned
Amarillo Grande uranium-vanadium project, in Rio Negro Province,
Argentina. In addition to the lateral expansion, infill
drilling results include areas of significant grade-times-thickness
(i.e. 15 holes averaging 13 metres @ 522 ppm U3O8), and individual
results as high as >1% (10,517 ppm) U3O8. The Company has
engaged a team of independent qualified people (Bruce Davis Ph.D.,
F.AusIMM, of BD Resource Consulting Inc., Susan Lomas P.Geo of
Lions Gate Geological Consulting Inc., and Jon Thorson, Ph.D., CPG)
to complete a maiden resource estimate, and associated NI 43-101
Technical Report, for the Amarillo Grande project.
Highlights of drill intercepts with significant
uranium mineralization include:
- within 2,296 ppm U3O8 over 8 m, within 1,271 ppm U3O8
over 15 m in AGI-0247
- within 2,867 ppm U3O8 over 8 m in
AGI-0194
- within 1,838 ppm U3O8 over 5 m in
AGI-0249
- within 1,423 ppm U3O8 over 6 m in
AGI-0196
- within 777 ppm U3O8 over 5 m in AGI-0195
- within 376 ppm U3O8 over 6 m in AGI-0208
- within 468 ppm U3O8 over 10 m in AGI-0209
- within 773 ppm U3O8 over 4 m in AGI-0243
- within 822 ppm U3O8 over 6 m in AGI-0246
- within 481 ppm U3O8 over 4 m in AGI-0202
All holes were vertical and the intervals are
believed to represent true thickness.
“These new assays significantly expand our
expectations for the uranium-rich system at Ivana, the southernmost
target on the 140-kilometre-long Amarillo Grande uranium-vanadium
project,” stated Nikolaos Cacos, Blue Sky President & CEO. “In
just this one sector we believe that we will be able to delineate
significant resources, and still have tremendous upside
potential.”
The Phase II RC program was designed to include
up to 3000 metres of step out and infill drilling of the
higher-grade zone, with an ultimate goal of completing an initial
mineral resource estimate. The positive results received to
date have led to an increase in the original program, to now
include up to 4,500 metres. The remaining infill program is
expected to be completed by the end of January.
Program Details:
The Phase II RC drill results reported in this
release are from holes 194 through 251, which total 924 metres. The
results from the first 35 holes of the Phase II program were
reported on October 30th. All hole locations are shown
on Map 1 here:
https://blueskyuranium.com/assets/docs/2018-01-10-amarillo-ivana-pii-rcdp.pdf
and grade thickness contours of all results to date are shown
on Map 2 here:
https://blueskyuranium.com/assets/docs/2018-01-10-amarillo-ivana-pii-rcdp-txg.pdf
.
The Phase I program defined a two-kilometre
corridor of strong surface mineralization at the Ivana
target. This was expanded by an additional two kilometres by
the first results from Phase II program, as reported on October
30th. The results reported herein further expand this corridor by
over one kilometre to the southwest. The mineralized corridor is
now between 200 and >400 metres wide and up to 23 metres
thick.
Grades reported range from the lower cut-off of
30ppm to 10,517ppm U3O8 (AGI-0247) at depths ranging from surface
to 26 metres. A higher-grade sector within the corridor is defined
surrounding hole AGI-0247, including 15 holes averaging 13 metres
in thickness and 522 ppm U3O8 (AGI-0185, 186, 187, 194, 195, 196
197, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250 & 251). The area is open
to expansion, and it is currently being drilled as part of the
infill program. A summary of hole locations and significant
intervals received for these most recent Phase II holes can be
viewed here:
https://blueskyuranium.com/assets/docs/2018-01-10-amarillo-ivana-pii-rcdpr.pdf
.
The infill program is planned to cover the
higher-grade uranium-rich mineralization front with a 100 by 100
metre grid, in preparation for resource estimation.
The near-surface uranium mineralization in the
core of the mineralized corridor is associated with fine-grained
dark coloured mineral(s) initially identified as coffinite (+
uraninite) by Scanning Electronic Microscope and X-Ray Diffraction
at the University of Rio Negro. Uranium mineralization is hosted by
medium-grained sandstones to fine conglomerates with pyrite and
organic matter. Carnotite mineralization is observed in areas
peripheral to the strongly mineralized corridor core.
Methodology and QA/QC
The drilling program is being carried out using
an FlexiROC D65 drill rig from Atlas Copco, an ore-control
track-mounted rig adapted to reverse circulation with triple
cyclone to reduce the dust loss during sampling and automatic
sampling. The difficulties in casing every hole due to the presence
of no or very poor consolidated sediments has resulted in limited
natural gamma probe surveying to check holes. Those selected for
survey will be surveyed at the end of the program by a senior
geophysicist from Geopehuen SRL Service Company using a natural
gamma probe previously calibrated at the Comisión Nacional de
Energía Atómica facility (Atomic Energy National Commission,
CNEA). Samples are being sent to Bureau Veritas Minerals of
Mendoza, Argentina for preparation by drying, crushing to 80%
passing 10 mesh and then pulverizing a 250g split to 95% passing
150 mesh. Pulps are being sent to Bureau Veritas Commodities
Canada Ltd. for analysis of 45 elements by means of Inductively
Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) following a four-acid
digestion (MA-200). Samples over 4,000ppm uranium are
re-assayed after phosphoric acid leach by Inductively Coupled
Plasma Electron Spectrometry (ICP-ES). Approximately every 10th
sample a blank, duplicate, or standard sample is inserted into the
sample sequence for quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)
purposes.
About the Amarillo Grande
Project This new uranium district was first identified,
staked and underwent preliminary exploration by Blue Sky from 2007
to 2012 as part of the Grosso Group’s strategy of adding
alternative energy focus to its successful portfolio of metals
exploration companies. The proximity of several major targets
suggests that if resources are delineated a central processing
facility would be envisioned. The area is flat-lying, semi-arid and
accessible year-round, with nearby rail, power and port access.
Mineralization identified to date at Amarillo
Grande has characteristics of sandstone-type and surficial-type
uranium-vanadium deposits. The sandstone-type deposit is
related to a braided fluvial system comprising a potentially
district-size “roll front” system. Uranium minerals are present in
the porous of poorly-consolidated sandstones and conglomerates. In
surficial-type uranium deposits, carnotite mineralization coats
loosely consolidated pebbles of sandstone and conglomerates.
Carnotite is amenable to leaching, and preliminary metallurgical
work at the project indicates that the mineralized material can be
upgraded using a very simple wet screening method. The
near-surface mineralization, ability to locally upgrade,
amenability to leaching and central processing possibility suggest
a potentially low-cost development scenario for a future
deposit.
For additional details on the project and
properties, please see the Company’s
website: www.blueskyuranium.com
Qualified PersonThe results of
the Company's drilling program have been reviewed, verified
(including sampling, analytical and test data) and compiled by the
Company's geological staff under the supervision of David
Terry, Ph.D., P.Geo. Dr. Terry is a Director of the Company and a
Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
The contents of this news release have been reviewed and approved
by Dr. Terry.
About Blue Sky Uranium
Corp. Blue Sky Uranium Corp. is a leader in uranium
discovery in Argentina. The Company's objective is to deliver
exceptional returns to shareholders by rapidly advancing a
portfolio of surficial uranium deposits into low-cost producers.
Blue Sky holds the exclusive right to over 434,000 hectares (equiv.
to 1,072,437 acres) of property in two provinces in Argentina. The
Company’s flagship Amarillo Grande Project was an in-house
discovery of a new district that has the potential to be both a
leading domestic supplier of uranium to the growing Argentine
market and a new international market supplier. The Company is a
member of the Grosso Group, a resource management group that has
pioneered exploration in Argentina since 1993.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Nikolaos Cacos”
______________________________________Nikolaos Cacos, President,
CEO and Director
For further information please contact:
Corporate Communications Tel: 1-604-687-1828 Toll-Free:
1-800-901-0058Email: info@blueskyuranium.com
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accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain forward-looking
statements including but not limited to comments regarding the
timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological
interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral
recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future
events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
currently anticipated in such statements. Readers are encouraged to
refer to the Company's public disclosure documents for a more
detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected future
results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements. We advise U.S.
investors that the SEC's mining guidelines strictly prohibit
information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. U.S.
investors are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent
properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on our
properties.
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