VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 11, 2020 /CNW/ - International
Consolidated Uranium Inc. ("CUR" or the "Company")
(TSXV: CUR) is pleased to announce final results from
work programs at the Mt. Roe Gold Project located south of Karratha
in Western Australia. The program
was designed to follow up on some key targets on the Sholl and
Prinsep tenements. A total of 148 samples (5 silts, 139 soils, 7
rocks) were collected during this program with select results
reported below.
Key Points:
- High-Grade Silver Copper and Zinc Values – Rock sample
SAR002, taken from the MAG silver
target area, returned values of 2,057 g/t Ag, 1.1% Cu and 1.03%
Zn.
- Focus Remains on Uranium – Four uranium projects in two
countries have been secured under option agreements so far in 2020
with plans to continue to grow the portfolio.
- Evaluating Options for Non-Core Gold Assets – Both Mt
Roe in Western Australia and Kuulu
in Nunavut remain attractive
projects for divestiture, JV or spin-out.
Philip Williams, CEO commented
"This is quite an exceptional result from the recent sampling
program at Mt Roe. Mineralization of this tenure is not
unprecedented in the area with historical production at the nearby
Elizabeth Hill Silver Project, according to Alien Metals*, totaling
approximately 16,800 tonnes grading 2,195 g/t Ag (70.24 oz/t Ag)
generating 1,170,000 ounces, including some very large specimens of
native silver. With our transition to leading global consolidator
of uranium project gaining traction with investors and counter
parties alike our gold projects remain non-core. Today's results
highlight the strong potential of Mt Roe and put the company in
good position to deliver a favourable outcome to our shareholders
on divestiture of the project."
The work program on the Sholl and Prinsep tenements included
work on a structure hosting significantly anomalous silver values,
expanding two soil grids on inferred property scale structural
corridors and further definition of a drainage basin using silt
sampling. The MAG silver target area is currently a poorly defined
shear zone corridor that had initial prospecting samples return
strong assay values. Follow up work has consisted of confirmatory
rock samples and a soil grid across and along the structural
corridor of interest designed to further establish and expand the
footprint of this potential prospect.
Sholl Soil and Rock Sampling
Two areas of soil sampling were undertaken. One to extend the
existing gold and soil anomalies from the Hawk Prospect to the
south west. Only one sample of interest returning 88.76 ppb gold
was returned in the area above the silt sampling zone. This may
indicate the Hawk trend does
continue in this area but more work will be required to determine
if there is a target of interest. A total of 37 sample samples were
collected ranging from 1.23 ppb gold to 88.76 ppb gold (median of
3.14, mean of 6.98 ppb gold).
The second area of soil sampling was a small grid around a
previously identified silver rich shear structure (MAG). Rock
samples were collected to confirm the anomalous shear structure.
Four rock samples were collected which returned anomalous values in
silver, gold, copper, zinc and antimony thereby confirming the
presence of a mineralised shear structure (Table 1).
*Samples were
processed by Intertek Genalysis Perth using Multi-acid digest
including Hydrofluoric, Nitric, Perchloric and Hydrochloric acids
inTeflon Tubes. Analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical
(Atomic) Emission Spectrometry as well as 25g Lead collection fire
assay in new pots. Analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass
Spectrometry.
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Soil samples (eighteen samples) collected in the area where to
determine if the shear zones had a broader signature that could be
traced with a more comprehensive survey. All samples returned
weakly elevated to elevated values of silver, zinc, copper and
antimony. An expanded grid should be undertaken in the area to
determine the potential for the presence of additional covered
structures.
Sholl Silt Sampling:
Five silt samples were collected to better determine the
drainage basin location contributing to a previously collected
elevated silt sample from a drainage sourcing the north west side
of the 80oz/Hawk prospect. The current sampling was inconclusive
not clearly defining a source drainage basin however a strongly
anomalous sample of 126 ppb gold was collected in the inferred
target area.
Prinsep Soils:
Soil sampling confirmed and infilled the historical Lulu
Prospect in the north east portion of the Prinsep tenement package.
The soil anomaly is in excess of 500m
long and up to 150m wide and is
broadly associated with a structural confirmed felsic volcanic
unit. Samples ranged from 0.58 ppb gold to 48.24 ppb gold (mean
value 8.13 and median value of 5.30).
Sampling at the Lulu West prospect was weakly anomalous and
again associated with the same volcanic unit. No significant
samples resulted from evaluating the talc chlorite schist in the
far south east of the tenements.
Qualified Person Statement
The scientific and technical information contained in this news
release was prepared by Peter
Mullens (FAusIMM), International Consolidated Uranium's VP
Business Development, who is a "Qualified Person" (as defined in NI
43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects). The
Qualified Person has not completed sufficient work to verify the
historic information on the Property, particularly the indicated
and inferred resources; however given the quality of the historic
work and the reputation of crosshair the Company believes the
historical resources estimates to be both relevant and reliable.
The information provides an indication of the exploration potential
of the Property but may not be representative of expected
results.
About International Consolidated Uranium
International Consolidated Uranium Inc. (formally, NxGold Ltd.)
is a Vancouver-based exploration
company. The Company recently entered into options agreements with
Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX: MGA) to acquire a 100% interest in the Ben
Lomond and Georgetown uranium
projects in Australia, and
IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSXV: ISO) to acquire a 100% interest in the
Mountain Lake uranium project in Nunavut,
Canada. The Company entered into the Mountain lake option
agreement with IsoEnergy on July 16,
2020 and the transaction remains subject to regulatory
approval. In addition, the Company owns 80% of the Mt. Roe
gold project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and has entered into an
earn-in agreement with Meliadine Gold Ltd. to earn up to a 70%
interest in the Kuulu Project (formerly known as the Peter Lake
Gold Project) in Nunavut.
* https://www.alienmetals.uk/project/silver-elizabeth-hill/
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SOURCE International Consolidated Uranium Inc.