Skyharbour Resources
Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH)
(OTCQX: SYHBF)
(Frankfurt: SC1P) (the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has carried out an
Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) survey prior to the upcoming fall
drill program, and has received the remaining results from the
second phase of the program earlier this year at the 73,294 hectare
Russell Lake Uranium Project (“Russell” or the “Project”). The
Project is 51% owned by Skyharbour as operator, with joint-venture
partner Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. (“RTEC”) owning the other
49%. It is strategically located in the central core of the Eastern
Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan adjacent to regional
infrastructure, including an all-weather road and powerline,
allowing for drilling throughout all seasons.
Russell Lake Project Location
Map:http://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/SKY-RussellLake-20220325-Inset.jpg
ANT Survey and Fall Drill
Campaign:
In preparation for the upcoming drill program at
Russell, Skyharbour has completed an Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT)
survey at the Russell Lake Project. The survey used Fleet Space
Technologies' ExoSphere technology to acquire 3D passive seismic
velocity data over the highly prospective Grayling and Fork target
areas, where previous drilling has intersected high-grade uranium
mineralization. The ANT technology has been successfully employed
in mapping significant sandstone and basement structures and
associated alteration zones related to hydrothermal fluids pathways
in the Athabasca Basin.
The results from this survey will be used to
further refine drill targets for the fall 2024 drill program at
Russell. Skyharbour is fully funded and permitted for the follow-up
fall drill campaign consisting of approximately 7,000 metres of
drilling at its main Russell and Moore Projects, with 2,500 metres
of drilling at Moore and 4,500 metres of drilling at Russell.
Summary of Russell 2024 Winter and
Spring Drilling:
Drilling at Russell earlier this year was
completed during two separate phases of drilling, with a total of
5,152 metres drilled in ten holes during the winter and spring of
2024. The first phase of drilling consisted of a total of 3,094
metres in six holes, which was previously reported, while the
second phase of drilling consisted of 2,058 metres of drilling in
four holes. During Phase One, the best intercept of uranium
mineralization to date on the property was intersected in RSL24-02,
which returned a 2.5-metre-wide intercept of 0.721% U3O8 at a
relatively shallow depth of 338.1 metres, including 2.99% U3O8 over
0.5 metres at 339.6 metres, just above the unconformity in the
sandstone. The mineralization is open in all directions and will be
a focus of upcoming drilling. Phase Two drilling at the MZE (M-Zone
Extension) target, approximately 10 km northeast of the Fork
target, identified prospective faulted graphitic gneiss accompanied
by anomalous sandstone and basement geochemistry. All processing of
the core has been completed, and geochemical results have now been
obtained for all drill holes.
Phase One Winter Drilling at Russell:
The first phase of drilling focused on drill
testing the newly identified Fork Target area related to and
south-southwest of the Grayling Zone. One hole during Phase One was
drilled to test an East Grayling target, approximately 3 kilometres
to the southeast of the Fork Target area. Results of this first
phase of drilling are detailed in Skyharbour’s news release dated
July 19th, 2024, titled: “Skyharbour Drills New Discovery at
Russell Project with High-Grade Uranium Mineralization Up to 3.0%
U3O8 at Newly Identified Fork Zone”.
Grayling and Fork Target Areas – Drill
Collar
Map:https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/2024-Fork-DDH-Location-Map-Zoomed-new-002.jpg
The highlight of the drilling in Phase One was
hole RSL24-02, which tested a separate northeast- to east-trending
conductor at the Fork Target area and intersected significant
mineralization in the sandstone near the unconformity. The hole
returned 0.721% U3O8 over 2.5 metres between 338.1 and 340.3 metres
depth, including 2.99% U3O8 over 0.5 metres between 399.6 and 340.6
metres. The mineralization is open in all directions. The basement
rocks consisted of strongly graphitic pelitic gneisses accompanied
by pegmatite, calc-silicate, and locally radioactive chloritized
graphitic shears and fault zones throughout. The mineralized zone
in RSL24-02 was highly enriched in Pb (≤4,120 ppm Pbtotal), Zn
(≤3,120ppm Zntotal), and other pathfinder elements, while local
graphitic faults throughout the basement rocks intersected strongly
anomalous V (≤1380 ppm Vtotal), Zn (≤1320 ppm Zntotal), Ni (≤983
ppm Nitotal), and Cu (≤618 ppm Cutotal).
2024 Fork Target Drill Hole Location
Map:https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/2024-Fork-East-Grayling-Drill-Hole-Location-Map-NR-new-002.jpg
As previously reported, follow-up drilling both
down dip and 175 metres along strike to the west of RSL24-02 in
holes RSL24-04 and -05 intersected prospective sandstone and
basement geology and significant uranium and pathfinder
geochemistry. Hole RSL24-04 deviated significantly and missed the
intended target.
Phase Two Spring Drilling at Russell:
During the second phase of drilling at Russell
Lake, three holes totaling 1,649 metres (holes RSL24-07 to -09)
were drilled at the regional MZE target area, approximately 10 km
northeast of the Fork target. Holes RSL24-07 and -08 were drilled
to completion, while hole RSL24-09 was abandoned approximately 70
metres above the unconformity due to faulted ground conditions. The
final hole of the second phase of the 2024 winter/spring drilling
program, RSL24-10, was drilled at the Fork target area but missed
the primary target due to excessive deviation during drilling.
The MZE target lies on trend from Denison’s
Wheeler River Project M-Zone, where historical drilling intersected
significant uranium mineralization. More recent drilling by Denison
in 2020 at the M-Zone encountered additional uranium mineralization
with significant faulting, core loss, geochemical anomalies, and
radioactivity. Like the Grayling Zone, the mineralization at M-Zone
is hosted by a graphitic thrust fault within a significant magnetic
low. It is also noted that lineaments (cross structures) associated
with Denison’s Phoenix and Gryphon uranium deposits may trend onto
the Russell Lake property within the MZE target area, further
enhancing the prospectivity of this target.
2024 MZE Drill Hole Location
Map:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/2024-MZE-Drill-Hole-Location-Map-results-002.jpg
Hole RSL24-07 was drilled to test the northern
extension of a magnetic low hosting the MZE Zone. A moderate to
strongly bleached sandstone column was intersected down to a
silicified and brecciated unconformity at 506.4 metres. Basement
rock consisted of strongly chloritic, hematized, and clay-altered,
paleoweathered pelitic gneiss and granitic pegmatite to 531.0
metres, containing a clay-altered and chloritic fault gouge at
526.6 to 531.0 metres. Interlayered moderately to strongly
silicified granitic pegmatite and biotite-rich pelitic gneiss are
present throughout the remainder of the hole. The sandstone column
returned mostly background geochemistry, aside from anomalous As
(12.9 ppm Aspartial) in a composite sample at a depth of 70-80
metres. The basement geochemistry returned anomalous U (≤124 ppm U
total and prospective U/Th ratios ≤6.89) at the lower contact of a
faulted pelitic gneiss, in addition to anomalous B (≤2,180
ppm B) within pegmatites and structurally disrupted,
weakly graphitic metasediments.
Hole RSL24-08 tested the northwestern extension
of the MZE Zone. Strongly bleached sandstone with minimal visible
structures was drilled until the intersection with the unconformity
at 510.9 metres. Below the unconformity, purple, hematized,
chloritized, and paleoweathered graphitic pelitic gneiss was
intersected until 533.3 metres. Intensely chloritized,
clay-altered, weakly radioactive pegmatite with graphitic pelitic
gneiss lenses was observed down to 546.6 metres, followed by a
steeply faulted pelitic gneiss with chlorite/clay alteration
occurring to 557.5 metres. Mixed pelitic gneiss and granite
extended through the remainder of the hole. The PIMA SWIR
spectroscopy results indicated that the basal 90 metres of
sandstone is strongly illitic, which is considered highly
prospective for uranium mineralization. Background sandstone
geochemistry was present until 10.0 metres above the unconformity,
with the sandstone below 500.0 metres anomalously enriched in B
(≤774 ppm B). The boron anomaly is related to the presence of
dravitic clay as identified in the corresponding PIMA data. The
basement returned highly anomalous U (≤394 ppm Utotal) accompanied
by anomalous B (≤607 ppm B), within an interval of strongly
argillized, weakly graphitic pelitic gneiss. The basement samples
with the highest U contents also have high U/Th ratios (≤18.76),
which suggests the uranium is of hydrothermal origin.
Hole RSL24-09 was drilled to test the MZE
conductor and McDougall Fault at the unconformity southwest of the
2011 MZE holes. RSL24-09 was lost at 432.0 metres (approximately 60
to 70 metres above the expected unconformity) within strongly
bleached, moderately desilicified/friable sandstone. Variably
bleached and desilicified sandstone was intersected throughout,
hosting multiple small fracture zones. While the sandstone
geochemistry returned values within background levels, a highly
prospective illitic clay signature was present from 385.0 metres
until the end of the hole.
Russell Lake Project Historical
Summary:
The Russell Lake Project is a large,
advanced-stage uranium exploration property totalling 73,294
hectares strategically located between Cameco’s Key Lake and
McArthur River Projects and adjoining Denison’s Wheeler River
Project to the west and Skyharbour’s Moore Uranium Project to the
east. The northern extension of Highway 914 between Key Lake and
McArthur River runs through the western extent of the Property and
greatly enhances accessibility, while a high-voltage powerline is
situated alongside this road and the western edge of the property
south of Key Lake. Skyharbour’s acquisition of Russell Lake creates
a large, nearly contiguous block of highly prospective uranium
claims totalling 108,999 hectares between the Russell Lake and the
Moore uranium projects.
There has been historical exploration carried
out at Russell Lake. However, most of it was conducted before 2010,
prior to the discovery of several major deposits in and around the
Athabasca Basin. In 2023, Skyharbour’s inaugural diamond drilling
program tested several Fox Lake Trail targets and the Grayling
Zone. Significant uranium mineralization was intersected in the
majority of holes at the Grayling Zone over a strike length
exceeding one kilometre. Drill hole RSL23-01 intersected one of the
better drill results from the project, returning a 5.9 metre wide
intercept of 0.151% U3O8 at a depth of 338.4 metres, which
included 1.0 metres of 0.366% U3O8 at 343.3 metres depth
within a thrust wedge.
Several notable exploration targets exist on the
property, including the Grayling Zone, the M-Zone Extension target,
the Little Man Lake target, the Christie Lake target, the Fox Lake
Trail target and the newly identified Fork Zone target. More than
35 kilometres of largely untested prospective conductors in areas
of low magnetic intensity also exist on the Property.
QA/QC:
All drill intervals above are downhole lengths.
Sampling procedures and QA/QC protocols for geochemical results are
as follows. All drill core samples selected for analysis are
shipped to the Saskatchewan Research Council Geoanalytical
Laboratories (SRC) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, under the care of
Skyharbour personnel, for preparation, processing, and
multi-element analysis by ICP-MS and ICP-OES using total
(HF:NHO3:HClO4) and partial digestion (HNO3:HCl), boron by fusion,
and U3O8 wt. % assay by ICP-OES using an ISO/IEC 17025:2017
accredited method. Assay samples are primarily chosen based on
downhole probing radiometric equivalent uranium grades and
scintillometer (Radiation Solutions RS-125) peaks, with additional
samples taken above and below the unconformity and covering
structures and alteration of interest in both the sandstone and
basement. All assay sample intervals comprise 0.5-metre metres of
continuous half-core split in the field using a manual core
splitter; one half of the split core is retained in the core box,
while the other half is sent to SRC for geochemical analysis. In
addition to sampling all mineralization, at least one to two
shoulder samples (each 0.5 metre wide) are collected both above and
below any mineralized interval. Mineralized and shoulder samples
may additionally be selected for density determination using the
lost wax method at SRC. Skyharbour also collects systematic
composite samples in the sandstone, for which small chips of core
are collected at the end of every row of core in the core box over
a 10 metre wide interval and combined into one sample before being
sent to the SRC for analysis. The systematic sandstone samples are
then analyzed by the same analytical methods previously described
for the assay samples. SRC is an ISO/IEC 17025/2005:2017 accredited
and Standards Council of Canada certified analytical laboratory.
Blanks, certified standard reference materials, (including
high-grade uranium standards), and sample repeats are inserted into
the sample stream at regular intervals by both Skyharbour and SRC
in accordance with Skyharbour’s quality assurance/quality control
(QA/QC) procedures. Geochemical assay data are subject to
verification procedures by qualified persons employed by Skyharbour
prior to disclosure. Skyharbour also carries out sampling for clay
minerals analysis, which involves collecting a 3-5 cm wide piece of
core at the desired sample depth. Samples are taken systematically
every 10 metres in the sandstone, with selected samples also being
taken in areas of prospective alteration. These samples are then
transported by Skyharbour personnel to Rekasa Rocks Inc. in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where they are analyzed by Short
Wavelength Infrared Reflectance (“SWIR”) using a Portable Infrared
Mineral Analyzer (“PIMA”) to determine the clay species present in
the sample and their relative proportions. Several samples from
each batch of samples are subject to repeat analysis by Rekasa in
accordance with Skyharbour’s quality assurance/quality control
protocols.
Qualified Person:
The technical information in this news release
has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory
requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed and
approved by David Billard, P.Geo., a Consulting Geologist for
Skyharbour as well as a Qualified Person. Mr. Billard has verified
the data disclosed, which includes a review of the sampling,
analytical and test data underlying the information and opinions
contained herein.
About Skyharbour Resources
Ltd.:
Skyharbour holds an extensive portfolio of
uranium exploration projects in Canada's Athabasca Basin and is
well positioned to benefit from improving uranium market
fundamentals with twenty-nine projects, ten of which are
drill-ready, covering over 580,000 hectares (over 1.4 million
acres) of land. Skyharbour has acquired from Denison Mines, a large
strategic shareholder of the Company, a 100% interest in the Moore
Uranium Project, which is located 15 kilometres east of Denison's
Wheeler River project and 39 kilometres south of Cameco's McArthur
River uranium mine. Moore is an advanced-stage uranium exploration
property with high-grade uranium mineralization at the Maverick
Zone that returned drill results of up to 6.0% U3O8 over 5.9
metres, including 20.8% U3O8 over 1.5 metres at a vertical
depth of 265 metres (see news release dated February 27th, 2017,
titled: “Skyharbour Intersects 20.8% U3O8 over 1.5 Metres in First
Drill Hole at Maverick Zone and Discovers New High-Grade Uranium
Lens on Moore Lake Uranium Project”). Adjacent to the Moore Project
is the Russell Lake Uranium Project, in which Skyharbour is an
operator with joint-venture partner RTEC. The project hosts several
high-grade uranium drill intercepts over a large property area with
robust exploration upside potential. The Company is actively
advancing these projects through exploration and drill
programs.
Skyharbour also has joint ventures with industry
leader Orano Canada Inc., Azincourt Energy, and Thunderbird
Resources (previously Valor) at the Preston, East Preston, and Hook
Lake Projects respectively. The Company also has several active
earn-in option partners, including CSE-listed Basin Uranium Corp.
at the Mann Lake Uranium Project; CSE-listed Medaro Mining Corp. at
the Yurchison Project; TSX-V listed North Shore Uranium at the
Falcon Project; UraEx Resources at the South Dufferin and Bolt
Projects; and TSX-V listed Terra Clean Energy (previously Tisdale)
at the South Falcon East Project which hosts the Fraser Lakes Zone
B uranium and thorium deposit. In aggregate, Skyharbour has now
signed earn-in option agreements with partners that total over $38
million in partner-funded exploration expenditures, over $29
million worth of shares being issued, and over $21 million in cash
payments coming into Skyharbour, assuming that these partner
companies complete their entire earn-ins at the respective
projects.
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.
Skyharbour’s Uranium Project Map in the
Athabasca
Basin:https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/SKY_SaskProject_Locator_2024-02-14_V2.jpg
To find out more about Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
(TSX-V: SYH) visit the Company’s website
at www.skyharbourltd.com.
SKYHARBOUR RESOURCES LTD.
“Jordan
Trimble”______________________ Jordan TrimblePresident and
CEO
For further information contact myself or:Nicholas
ColturaInvestor Relations Manager Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
Telephone: 604-558-5847Toll Free: 800-567-8181Facsimile:
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Forward-Looking Information
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information or statements” within the meaning of applicable
securities laws, which may include, without limitation, completing
ongoing and planned work on its projects including drilling and the
expected timing of such work programs, other statements relating to
the technical, financial and business prospects of the Company, its
projects and other matters. All statements in this news release,
other than statements of historical facts, that address events or
developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward-looking
statements. Although the Company 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 may differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. Such statements and
information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and
future business strategies and the environment in which the Company
will operate in the future, including the price of uranium, the
ability to achieve its goals, that general business and economic
conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that
financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable
terms. Such forward-looking information reflects the Company’s
views with respect to future events and is subject to risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks and
uncertainties relating to the interpretation of exploration
results, risks related to the inherent uncertainty of exploration
and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and
expenses, and those filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in forward looking statements include, but
are not limited to, continued availability of capital and financing
and general economic, market or business conditions, adverse
weather or climate conditions, failure to obtain or maintain all
necessary government permits, approvals and authorizations, failure
to obtain or maintain community acceptance (including First
Nations), decrease in the price of uranium and other metals,
increase in costs, litigation, and failure of counterparties to
perform their contractual obligations. The Company does not
undertake to update forward‐looking statements or forward‐looking
information, except as required by law.
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