Premier American Uranium Inc. (“PUR”, the
“Company” or “Premier American Uranium”) (TSXV:
PUR) (OTCQB: PAUIF) is pleased to outline targets as part
of its exploration growth plans at the Company’s flagship Cebolleta
Project (“
Cebolleta” or the
“
Project”) located in the Grants Mineral Belt in
New Mexico.
Uranium mineralization at PUR’s Cebolleta
project are the northern extension of the Jackpile-Paguate trend of
uranium deposits, which is one of the largest sandstone-hosted
uranium endowments in the world.1,2 Collectively, the mines of the
Laguna mining district produced more than 100 million pounds of
U3O8 from the Jackpile-Paguate trend during the period from 1951 to
1983, as documented by geologists of the New Mexico Bureau of
Geology and Mineral Resources and the US Department of Energy.2 The
northern continuation of the Jackpile-Paguate trend of uranium
deposits onto the southern part of the Cebolleta project property
is well established, but the extent of mineralization is not fully
defined, representing several important potential exploration and
growth opportunities for the Company.
The Company has identified several target areas
at Cebolleta, including:
-
Untested areas with known mineralized zones,
but not yet comprehensively drilled.
- Mineralized zones within
the Jackpile sandstone which remain open-ended and
trend beyond the limits of
the existing drilling grid, providing potential for
expansion of known deposits.
- Mineralization at the Piedra Lumbre
prospect (Figure 1), hosted in the Westwater Canyon Member of the
Morrison Formation, which is the principal host for the prolific
uranium deposits of the Grants Mineral Belt.
Colin Healey, CEO of PUR commented, “As drilling
has begun in Wyoming to unlock the potential opportunity to
discover another ISR amenable deposit in close proximity to
Ur-Energy’s Lost Creek uranium mine and processing facility and not
far from Rio Tinto’s Sweetwater Mill, our technical team is
undertaking the next steps required to expand shareholder value at
Cebolleta in New Mexico. We are currently designing programs with
the goal of unlocking growth potential as we advance toward
preliminary economic and technical studies at the Cebolleta
Project. We look forward to providing more detailed plans for
exploration and advancement at this rapidly evolving flagship
project in the near future.”
Brownfield Exploration
Targets at Cebolleta
The Company has identified several important
brownfields targets that remain either untested or have very
limited historical drilling immediately adjacent to historically
defined mineralization in the Jackpile Sandstone at both the St.
Anthony and L-Bar (Sohio) areas of the Project (Figure 1).
- In the St. Anthony area, the
southern property line is defined by the northern part of the
Jackpile open pit mine. Reconnaissance-scale exploration drilling
carried out by a previous operator of the project encountered
mineralization in several holes in the immediate vicinity of the
northern edge of the Jackpile open pit. The Company believes the
southern boundary region of the property has the potential to host
additional uranium mineralization that could be similar in tenor to
mineralization in the adjoining Jackpile mine.
- The “Link” target is situated along
the northern flank of the St. Anthony north pit and near the area
of Phase I confirmation drill program completed by American Future
Fuel Corporation in 2023, in an area of limited historical drilling
along the major trend that defines the mineralized system on the
Project. The Company believes that the Link target has a
probability of expanding the known mineralization on the Project.
In addition, the “South Pit Extension” target is considered to have
good potential to host additional mineralization as it is situated
between areas of well-defined mineralization but was largely
undrilled due to the presence of an isolated topographic high.
Notably, the Willie P underground mine developed by UNC as part of
the St. Anthony mine complex where 1.6 million pounds of uranium
were mined from 1975 to 1979, is believed to have remaining
mineralization not included in the current mineral resource
estimate (“MRE”) for the Cebolleta Project in New
Mexico prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 –
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (see press release
dated June 24, 2024). The Company has begun work to acquire and
analyze data that was previously unavailable.
- At the L-Bar (Sohio) area of the
Project “brownfields” targets have been identified in the north and
south Sohio target areas, immediately adjacent to known
mineralization. In the Central target area, sparse historical
drilling has defined isolated pods of mineralization that the
Company believes could be linked to define a larger, continuous
mineralized body.
Figure 1: “Brownfields” and “greenfields”
exploration targets within the Project area. Note the Jackpile Mine
pit boundary is at the southern limit of the property and the
Company believes there is good potential to extend this
mineralization onto the Project area. On the eastern side of the
Project area, the Piedra Lumbre prospect is a “greenfields” target
that has potential for hosting mineralization in the underlying
Westwater Canyon Member of the Morrison Formation.
Greenfields Exploration Targets at
Cebolleta – Potential for New Discovery
- At the Piedra Lumbre prospect on
the eastern margin of the Project (Figure 1), historical drilling
encountered uranium mineralization within sandstones of the
Westwater Canyon (“Westwater”), 300 feet below the
Jackpile Sandstone. The extent of mineralization at Piedra Lumbre
is largely untested, and represents an opportunity for potential
identification of new “greenfields” mineralized area.
About the Cebolleta Project
Cebolleta is an advanced uranium exploration
project with a Mineral Resource (April 2024Technical Report) of
Indicated Resources containing 18.6 million pounds of U3O8 (6.6 M
tons @ 0.14% U3O8). Inferred Resources are estimated to contain 4.9
million pounds of U3O8 (2.6 M tons @ 0.10% U3O8).
Qualified Person Statement
The scientific and technical information
contained in this news release was reviewed and approved by Dean T.
Wilton, PG, CPG-7659, MAIG-6384, a consultant to PUR, and a
“Qualified Person” (as defined in National Instrument 43-101
– Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects). Data
verification related to certain scientific and technical
information with respect to the Project can be found in the
Company’s technical report entitled “Technical Report on the
Cebolleta Uranium Project, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA” dated
June 17, 2024, which is available under the Company’s profile on
SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
About Premier American
Uranium
Premier American Uranium Inc. is focused on the
consolidation, exploration, and development of uranium projects in
the United States. One of PUR’s key strengths is the extensive land
holdings in three prominent uranium-producing regions in the United
States: the Grants Mineral Belt of New Mexico, the Great Divide
Basin of Wyoming and the Uravan Mineral Belt of Colorado. With a
rich history of past production and both current and historic
uranium mineral resources, PUR has work programs underway to
advance its portfolio.
Backed by Sachem Cove Partners, IsoEnergy Ltd.,
Mega Uranium Ltd., and additional corporate and institutional
investors, and an unparalleled team with U.S. uranium experience,
PUR’s positioning in the market represents a compelling
opportunity, as uranium fundamentals are currently the strongest
they have been in more than a decade.
For More Information, Please Contact:
Premier American Uranium
Inc.Colin Healey, CEOinfo@premierur.comToll-Free:
1-833-223-4673Twitter: @PremierAUraniumwww.premierur.com
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Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains “forward-looking
information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
laws. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to,
statements with respect to, planned exploration and advancement
activities; anticipated exploration results; the potential for
identification of additional mineralization and future mineral
resource expansion; plans regarding preparation of a Preliminary
Economic Assessment for the Project; expectations regarding the
resurgence of nuclear power in the US; and other activities, events
or developments that are expected, anticipated or may occur in the
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Forward-looking information and statements are
based on our current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates
and forecasts about PUR’s business and the industry and markets in
which it operates. Such forward-information and statements are
based on numerous assumptions, including among others, that the
planned exploration activities will be compelt4ed as anticipated
and that the results of such planned exploration activities are as
anticipated, the price of uranium, the anticipated cost of planned
exploration activities, 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, that third party contractors, equipment and supplies and
governmental and other approvals required to conduct the Company’s
planned exploration activities will be available on reasonable
terms and in a timely manner. Although the assumptions made by PUR
in providing forward-looking information or making forward-looking
statements are considered reasonable by management at the time,
there can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be
accurate.
Forward-looking information and statements also
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other
factors, which may cause actual results, performances and
achievements of Premier American Uranium to differ materially from
any projections of results, performances and achievements of
Premier American Uranium expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information or statements, including, among others:
limited operating history, negative operating cash flow and
dependence on third party financing, uncertainty of additional
financing, delays or failure to obtain required permits and
regulatory approvals, changes in mineral resources, no known
mineral reserves, aboriginal title and consultation issues,
reliance on key management and other personnel; potential downturns
in economic conditions; availability of third party contractors;
availability of equipment and supplies; failure of equipment to
operate as anticipated; accidents, effects of weather and other
natural phenomena and other risks associated with the mineral
exploration industry; changes in laws and regulation, competition,
and uninsurable risks and the risk factors with respect to Premier
American Uranium set out in PUR’s annual information form for the
year ended December 31, 2023 and the other documents of PUR filed
with the Canadian securities regulators and available under PUR’s
profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
Although PUR has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to
differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
information or implied by forward-looking information, there may be
other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking information and statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated, estimated or intended.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements or information. PUR undertakes no
obligation to update or reissue forward-looking information as a
result of new information or events except as required by
applicable securities laws.
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_______________1
World’s Largest Giant Uranium Deposit in New Mexico. US Geological
Survey Open File Report 82-539, 1982.
(https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1982/0539/report.pdf)
2 The Jackpile-Paguate Uranium Mine,
Grants Uranium District: Changes in perspectives from production to
superfund site Virginia T. McLemore, Bonnie A. Frey, Ellane El
Hayek, Eshani Hettiarachchi, Reid Brown, Olivia Chavez, Shaylene
Paul, and Milton Das
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