KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
-- (Marketwired)
-- 07/28/14
FISSION URANIUM CORP. (TSX VENTURE: FCU)(OTCQX: FCUUF)(FRANKFURT: 2FU) ("Fission" or "the Company") is pleased to announce results from the first fourteen drill holes of the summer drill program at its PLS property in Canada's Athabasca Basin. Of particular note is hole PLS14-230 (line 915E), which returned 6.1m total composite off-scale (greater than 10,000 cps) radioactivity, in 128.0m total composite mineralization. All fourteen holes returned wide mineralization, with seven angled holes and three vertical holes holes returning substantial intervals of off-scale (greater than 10,000 cps) radioactivity. Fission has now replaced the GR-110 scintillometer, which measured a maximum of 9,999 cps (referred to as off-scale in all previous PLS drill programs) with the RS-121 scintillometer, which measures up to 65,535 cps for higher resolution readings of strongly anomalous radioactivity.
Drilling Highlights Include:
New drilling techniques have enabled barge-based angled drill holes
-- Angled holes are now being drilled to improve Fission's understanding of
the discovery's geometry and assisting in the identification of new
mineralized areas.
R780E Zone Growth
-- Eastern end of R780E Zone expands approximately 50m north of currently
defined boundary (lines 870E and 915E)
Hole PLS14-230 (line 915E)
-- 128.0m total composite mineralization (between 115.0m - 362.0m)
including:
-- 6.1m total composite mineralization of (greater than 10,000 cps)
radioactivity
Hole PLS14-220 (line 540E)
-- 93.1m total composite mineralization (between 59.5m - 246.5m) including:
-- 4.6m total composite mineralization of (greater than 10,000 cps)
radioactivity
Hole PLS14-225 (line 825E)
-- 76.0m total composite mineralization (between 126.5m - 268.0m)
including:
-- 4.1m total composite mineralization of (greater than 10,000 cps)
radioactivity
Ross McElroy, President, COO, and Chief Geologist for Fission, commented,
"Fourteen holes, fourteen hits. We have wide mineralization in every drill hole, high-grade intervals in ten of the holes and a new mineralized area to the North of the R780E zone's eastern section. The summer drill program is progressing extremely well as we continue to rapidly expand the PLS discovery prior to a 43-101 resource estimate at the end of the year."
New Mineralized Zones in Eastern Region of R780E Zone: Holes PLS14-224 (870E) and PLS14-230 (915E) have intersected mineralization further to the north than previously known. In the case of PLS14-224, mineralization was intersected in a parallel, previously unknown metapelitic gneissic unit (244.0m to 248.0m), located approximately 45m grid north of the main mineralized horizon and included 0.1m of 12,000 cps within the 4.0m interval. Results from PLS14-230 also push the mineralization boundary further grid north of the currently defined boundary, by approximately 50m. These encouraging results expanding mineralization to the north and identifying parallel mineralized metapelitic gneissic units, underpin the growth potential of the R780E zone in every directions. Further holes are required to follow-up these significant successes.
Rapid Expansion of R780E Zone: Today's results continue to demonstrate the robust nature of the PLS mineralized system. In particular, results from the eastern area of the R780E show considerable upside. The 43 holes earmarked for the main mineralized trend are designed to show growth, both laterally north and south as well as expansion along strike to the east, as well as to demonstrate continuity as required for an upcoming NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate expected towards the end of 2014.
Fission Changes to More Advanced Scintillometer Technology: For reporting purposes Fission has replaced the Exploranium GR-110 Scintillometer with a RS-121 Super GAMMA Scintillometer manufactured by Radiation Solutions. The RS-121 is a state-of-the art hand portable scintillometer capable of measuring higher radioactivity than the GR-110, with readings up to 65,535 cps (counts per second) before saturation, whereas the previously used GR-110 saturates (i.e. off-scale) at 9999 cps. Field studies conducted at PLS have shown the RS-121 and GR-110 hand scintilometers to give statistically similar radioactivity results for measurements returning less than 9999 cps. The RS-121 allows for far more accuracy and resolution of readings in zones of strongly anomalous radioactivity.
Natural gamma radiation in drill core that is reported in this news release was measured in counts per second (cps) using a hand held RS-121 Scintillometer manufactured by Radiation Solutions. The reader is cautioned that scintillometer readings are not directly or uniformly related to uranium grades of the rock sample measured, and should be used only as a preliminary indication of the presence of radioactive materials. The degree of radioactivity within the mineralized intervals is highly variable and associated with visible pitchblende mineralization. All intersections are down-hole, core interval measurements and true thickness is yet to be determined.
Samples from the drill core will be split in half sections on site. Where possible, samples will be standardized at 0.5m down-hole intervals. One-half of the split sample will be sent to SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories (an SCC ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Accredited Facility) in Saskatoon, SK for analysis which includes U3O8 (wt %) and fire assay for gold, while the other half will remain on site for reference. Analysis will include a 63 element ICP-OES, uranium by fluorimetry and boron.
All depth measurements reported, including radioactivity and mineralization interval widths are down-hole, core interval measurements and true thickness are yet to be determined.
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(i) Hand-held
Scintillometer Results
On Mineralized Drillcore Base-
(greater than 300 cps / ment Total
greater than 0.5M Sand- Uncon- Drill-
Collar minimum) stone formity hole
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CPS From
Grid From To Width Peak - To Depth Depth
Zone Line Az Dip (m) (m) (m) Range (m) (m) (m)
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less
than
PLS14- 300 -
217 R780E 600E 325 -81.0 59.0 64.0 5.0 2400 NA 59.0 320.0
less
than
300 -
66.5 76.0 9.5 1800
less
than
300 -
107.5 114.5 7.0 1200
340 -
122.5 127.0 4.5 1900
340 -
135.0 137.5 2.5 2700
430 -
140.5 144.0 3.5 6200
370 -
147.0 151.0 4.0 7000
310 -
158.5 161.5 3.0 3100
less
than
300 -
165.0 167.5 2.5 1600
175.5 176.0 0.5 1600
less
than
300 -
180.0 190.0 10.0 7200
300 -
195.0 196.5 1.5 800
less
than
300 -
199.0 209.5 10.5 3400
less
than
300 -
212.0 217.5 5.5 2700
360 -
222.0 225.0 3.0 1300
340 -
232.0 234.0 2.0 470
less
than
300 -
243.0 248.5 5.5 1900
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less
than
PLS14- 300 -
218 R780E 465E 345 -70 161.0 167.0 6.0 960 NA 52.9 287.0
less
than
300 -
170.5 195.5 25.0 5200
less
than
300 -
224.0 229.5 5.5 2600
500 -
260.0 261.5 1.5 1100
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PLS14- 470 -
219 R780E 300E 371 -88 86.5 88.0 1.5 1300 NA 57 326.7
350 -
90.5 91.5 1.0 500
less
than
300 -
134.0 136.0 2.0 590
less
than
300 -
143.0 147.0 4.0 420
380 -
153.5 154.5 1.0 800
less
than
300 -
160.0 177.0 17.0 33000
less
than
300 -
180.5 195.0 14.5 5700
less
than
300 -
198.5 212.5 14.0 3600
235.5 236.0 0.5 380
259.0 259.5 0.5 300
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less
than
PLS14- 300 -
220 R780E 540E 243 -86.6 59.5 91.5 32.0 15000 NA 57.0 341.0
less
than
300 -
97.0 111.5 14.5 30000
2000 -
117.5 118.5 1.0 55000
410 -
123.9 129.0 5.1 32000
1100 -
132.0 133.5 1.5 40000
460 -
146.5 147.5 1.0 490
less
than
300 -
156.0 158.5 2.5 2100
less
than
300 -
163.0 174.0 11.0 41000
less
than
300 -
177.0 199.5 22.5 3000
202.0 202.5 0.5 360
410 -
206.0 207.0 1.0 570
246.0 246.5 0.5 380
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PLS14- 330 -
221 R780E 735E 333 -71.7 139.0 144.0 5.0 960 NA 63.0 317.0
less
than
300 -
146.5 151.0 4.5 860
less
than
300 -
153.5 164.0 10.5 1800
320 -
166.5 167.5 1.0 420
191.0 191.5 0.5 600
204.5 205.0 0.5 340
less
than
300 -
213.0 225.5 12.5 23000
less
than
300 -
252.5 257.5 5.0 2200
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45.2
PLS14- -
222 R780E 375E 342 -70 99.0 100.0 1.0 420 57.6 57.6 221.0
300 -
112.0 113.0 1.0 560
less
than
300 -
117.0 125.5 8.5 6100
less
than
300 -
129.0 133.5 4.5 4200
less
than
300 -
137.0 149.0 12.0 10200
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less
than
PLS14- 300 -
223 R780E 540E 234 -88 79.5 88.0 8.5 3900 NA 53.0 308.4
less
than
300 -
91.0 110.5 19.5 8900
less
than
300 -
114.5 118.5 4.0 9000
less
than
300 -
121.0 132.5 11.5 32000
320 -
135.0 137.0 2.0 450
148.0 148.5 0.5 360
480 -
151.0 155.0 4.0 1600
460 -
157.5 166.0 8.5 4500
580 -
172.0 174.0 2.0 12000
less
than
300 -
176.5 190.0 13.5 41000
480 -
193.5 195.5 2.0 9800
500 -
208.0 209.0 1.0 800
221.0 221.5 0.5 3100
251.0 251.5 0.5 2200
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less
than
PLS14- 300 -
224 R780E 870E 335 -70 91.5 113.5 22.0 3700 NA 61.6 389.0
117.0 117.5 0.5 350
340 -
125.0 126.0 1.0 550
less
than
300 -
128.5 148.0 19.5 42000
less
than
300 -
150.5 168.5 18.0 12000
182.5 183.0 0.5 360
510 -
244.0 248.0 4.0 12000
251.0 251.5 0.5 350
269.5 270.0 0.5 1100
340 -
272.5 274.0 1.5 660
480 -
276.5 277.5 1.0 530
less
than
300 -
280.0 283.5 3.5 780
320 -
290.5 291.5 1.0 380
510 -
312.0 316.5 4.5 3400
340 -
342.0 343.0 1.0 370
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less
than
PLS14- 300 -
225 R780E 825E 336 -69 126.5 133.5 7.0 3300 NA 61.5 329.0
less
than
300 -
138.5 142.5 4.0 1200
less
than
300 -
145.5 184.5 39.0 30000
less
than
300 -
195.0 203.5 8.5 16000
209.0 209.5 0.5 330
less
than
300 -
214.5 224.0 9.5 19000
226.5 227.0 0.5 600
400 -
238.0 239.5 1.5 2100
243.0 243.5 0.5 330
1000 -
255.0 256.5 1.5 24000
2500 -
260.0 261.5 1.5 35000
less
than
300 -
266.0 268.0 2.0 380
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PLS14-
226 R780E 510E 338 -72 105.0 105.5 0.5 340 NA 53.9 360.0
109.5 110.0 0.5 350
less
than
300 -
116.5 119.0 2.5 1300
less
than
300 -
121.5 129.0 7.5 500
less
than
300 -
135.5 138.5 3.0 680
less
than
300 -
150.5 160.0 9.5 1800
440 -
175.5 181.0 5.5 43000
less
than
300 -
192.0 202.5 10.5 32000
320 -
226.5 229.0 2.5 890
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less
than 61.5
PLS14- 300 - -
227 R780E 645E 329 -69 130.5 133.5 3.0 6100 61.6 61.6 317.0
less
than
300 -
136.0 175.5 39.5 3300
310 -
198.5 200.0 1.5 420
less
than
300 -
212.5 229.0 16.5 12700
310 -
248.0 249.0 1.0 320
272.5 273.0 0.5 480
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57.7
PLS14- 410 - -
228 R780E 660E 91 -87.6 65.5 67.5 2.0 670 58.2 58.2 527.0
less
than
300 -
81.0 96.5 15.5 2200
101.0 101.5 0.5 320
less
than
300 -
105.0 121.5 16.5 4900
126.0 126.5 0.5 340
less
than
300 -
129.5 141.0 11.5 1700
143.5 144.0 0.5 400
less
than
300 -
147.0 151.0 4.0 510
156.5 157.0 0.5 300
less
than
300 -
161.0 166.0 5.0 850
225.0 225.5 0.5 340
330 -
277.0 278.0 1.0 640
291.0 291.5 0.5 430
297.0 297.5 0.5 480
431.0 431.5 0.5 810
380 -
435.5 438.0 2.5 5700
450.5 451.0 0.5 410
410 -
460.5 461.5 1.0 490
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less
than
PLS14- 300 -
229 R780E 330E 337 -69 78.0 92.0 14.0 2100 NA 50.7 248.0
less
than
300 -
96.5 124.0 27.5 31300
less
than
300 -
131.0 136.5 5.5 2900
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less
than
PLS14- 300 -
230 R780E 915E 344 -71 115.0 124.5 9.5 1100 NA 62.2 420.0
less
than
300 -
127.5 137.5 10.0 3000
less
than
300 -
143.5 146.5 3.0 850
150.0 150.5 0.5 350
less
than
300 -
155.5 160.0 4.5 370
163.0 163.5 0.5 330
less
than
300 -
170.0 176.0 6.0 1000
180.0 180.5 0.5 360
less
than
300 -
183.5 206.5 23.0 33400
470 -
218.5 220.0 1.5 770
360 -
223.0 224.0 1.0 1300
less
than
300 -
229.0 253.0 24.0 65500
300 -
257.0 271.0 14.0 25300
less
than
300 -
275.0 288.5 13.5 7500
310 -
295.5 297.5 2.0 1300
less
than
300 -
312.5 315.5 3.0 5400
322.0 322.5 0.5 390
less
than
300 -
332.5 337.5 5.0 4500
less
than
300 -
343.5 346.5 3.0 360
351.0 351.5 0.5 400
less
than
300 -
359.5 362.0 2.5 370
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PLS Mineralized Trend Summary
Uranium mineralization at PLS has been traced by core drilling over 2.24km of east-west strike length in five separate mineralized "zones" from line 615W (PLS13-124) to line 1620E (PLS14-196). From west to east, these zones are; R600W, R00E, R780E, R1155E and R1620E. The former R390E, R585 and R945E zones have been merged into the R780E zone by successful winter drilling. Mineralization remains open along strike both to the western and eastern extents. Mineralization is both located within and associated with a metasedimentary lithologic corridor, bounded to the south by the PL-3B basement Electro-Magnetic (EM) Conductor.
Updated maps and files can be found on the Company's website at http://fissionuranium.com/project/pls/.
Patterson Lake South Property
The 31,039 hectare PLS project is 100% owned and operated by Fission Uranium Corp. PLS is accessible by road with primary access from all-weather Highway 955, which runs north to the former Cluff Lake mine and passes through the nearby UEX-Areva Shea Creek discoveries located 50km to the north, currently under active exploration and development.
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 on behalf of the company by Ross McElroy, P.Geol. President and COO for Fission Uranium Corp., a qualified person.
About Fission Uranium Corp.
Fission Uranium Corp. is a Canadian based resource company specializing in the strategic exploration and development of the Patterson Lake South uranium property and is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia. Common Shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "FCU" and trade on the OTCQX marketplace in the U.S. under the symbol "FCUUF."
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Ross McElroy, President and COO
Cautionary Statement:
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Contacts:
Fission Uranium Corp.
Rich Matthews
Investor Relations
TF: 877-868-8140
rich@fissionuranium.com
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