Mr. Corey Dias reports
ANFIELD RESOURCES INC. PROVIDES UPDATE REGARDING ITS URANIUM ASSETS
Anfield Resources Inc. has provided an update on its uranium assets. On Sept. 1, 2015, Anfield announced the acquisition of the Shootaring Canyon uranium mill, one of only three licensed, permitted and constructed conventional uranium mills in the United States, and a portfolio of conventional mining assets from Uranium One.
Since the closing of the Uranium One transaction, Anfield has made significant progress in advancing the project. The Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (UDWMRC), following its extensive review and a public hearing, formally transferred the Shootaring Canyon uranium mill's radioactive materials licence (RML) and the groundwater quality discharge permit from Uranium One Americas Inc. to Anfield, and Anfield is now preparing an RML renewal application to extend its term. The company also continues to work with BRS Inc., an engineering firm, to complete a preliminary economic assessment of the Velvet-Wood mine. In addition, the company has increased its focus on the acquired Henry Mountains property, an area which includes Anfield's Frank M mine. Finally, the company has also initiated a review of a sampling and survey program related to the surface stockpiles acquired in the Uranium One transaction.
Corey Dias, Anfield's chief executive officer, stated: "We continue to make progress with advancing our uranium assets. We believe the steps we have taken are providing Anfield with a solid base from which to incorporate the development of the Shootaring Canyon mill. Over all, we remain positive with regard to the uranium market. Primary production cannot meet present-day consumption. Moreover, only 35 per cent of the uranium consumed over the past three years has been replaced with long-term contracting, which means that uncovered demand is likely to be a significant concern moving forward. We feel that Anfield is well positioned to play a role in addressing the future uranium supply and demand imbalance."
About Anfield's properties
Key assets
Shootaring Canyon uranium mill
The Shootaring Canyon uranium mill is one of only three licensed, permitted and constructed conventional uranium mills in existence in the U.S., with the other two held by BHP Billiton (Sweetwater) and Energy Fuels Inc. (White Mesa). Located approximately 48 miles (77 kilometres) south of Hanksville, Utah, the Shootaring Canyon mill is a conventional acid-leach facility that is permitted to process up to 750 tonnes of ore per day, with a capacity to process up to 1,000 tonnes per day. The mill was built in 1980 and during its period of operation it processed and sold 27,825 pounds of U3O8. It ceased operation with the collapse of the uranium price in the early 1980s.
Velvet-Wood project
The Velvet-Wood project is one of the most advanced conventional uranium projects in the U.S. Between 1979 and 1984, approximately 400,000 tons of ore were mined from the Velvet deposit at grades of 0.46 per cent U3O8 and 0.64 per cent VO5
(recovering approximately four million pounds of U3O8
and five million pounds of V2O5).
Some underground infrastructure is already in place at the Velvet mine including a 3,500-foot-long, 12-foot-by-nine-foot decline to the resource. The remaining mineral resources of the combined Velvet and Wood mines have been estimated to comprise 4.6 million pounds of U3O8
at a grade of 0.29 per cent U3O8
(measured and indicated resource) and 552,000 pounds of U3O8
at a grade of 0.32 per cent U3O8
(inferred resource).
Area/classification Tons Average grade % eU3O8 Pounds U3O8
Velvet measured mineral resource 362,600 0.27 1,966,000
Velvet indicated mineral resource 71,200 0.38 548,000
Wood indicated mineral resource 377,000 0.28 2,113,000
Total measured and indicated mineral resource 810,800 0.29 4,627,000
Total inferred mineral resource 87,000 0.32 552,000
(Source: Velvet-Wood Mine uranium project, San Juan county, Utah, U.S. 43-101 mineral reserve
and resource report; author: BRS Inc.; date: Nov. 14, 2014.)
Frank M deposit
The Frank M deposit, located approximately 12 km north of the Shootaring Canyon mill, has a historic indicated mineral resource estimate of 2.2 million pounds of U3O8
at a grade of 0.101 per cent U3O8.
Classification Tons Average grade % U3O8 Pounds U3O8
Historic indicated 1,095,000 0.101 2,210,000
(Source: Frank M uranium project, 43-101 mineral resource report,
Garfield county, Utah, U.S.; author: BRS Inc.; date: Aug. 10, 2008.)
Anfield is not treating the Frank M historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. A qualified person has not yet done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves.
This historical resource estimate was developed based on analysis of radiometric data from 838 historic holes and chemical assay from 17 historic core holes. The historical estimate also utilizes nine additional core holes that were drilled in 2007 to provide data verification and equilibrium evaluation. The grade thickness contour method was used to develop the resource estimates, evaluating grade thicknesses
ranging from 0.10 to 1.00. The results disclosed in the table are based on a grade thickness of 0.25.
The Frank M historical estimate was prepared by BRS Inc., a mineral exploration and mining consulting firm using the standards of CIM indicated mineral resources. Thus, the company considers the historical estimate to be reliable.
Anfield intends to work with the same group to complete sufficient verification drilling at Frank M to bring the historical estimate to a current indicated mineral resource.
Royalty portfolio
The transaction also contains a number of royalty arrangements on projects held by publicly traded companies that have the potential to be an additional source of income for Anfield. The royalty projects are not currently in production, and no royalty would be due to Anfield until commencement of production. The royalty arrangements are summarized as follows:
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2-per-cent to 4-per-cent sliding-scale production royalty on Azarga Uranium Corp.'s (formerly Powertech (USA) Inc.) Dewey Burdock project in Custer and Fall River counties, South Dakota;
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2-per-cent net smelter returns royalty on Western Uranium Corp.'s San Rafael project in Emery county, Utah;
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2-per-cent to 4-per-cent sliding-scale gross value royalty on Energy Fuels Inc.'s Whirlwind project in Grand county, Utah;
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1-per-cent royalty on Energy Fuels Inc.'s Energy Queen project in San Juan county, Utah.
Surface stockpiles
Anfield currently holds two surface stockpiles. One of the stockpiles is located at the Shootaring Canyon mill, with a historical estimate of 250,000 pounds of
U3O8
at an average grade of 0.13 per cent
U3O8
(source: definitive cost estimate for the restart of Shootaring Canyon mill, Ticaboo, Utah, Lyntek Inc., July 28, 2008). The other surface stockpile is located in the Lisbon Valley, having a historical mineral resource estimate of approximately 165,000 pounds of
U3O8
at an average grade of 0.09 per cent
U3O8 (source: technical report on the Lisbon Valley uranium properties, Utah, Roscoe Postle Associates Inc., Sept. 12, 2005).
These surface stockpiles are significant, in that they represent potential mill feed sources with no mining costs and very low removal costs.
Anfield is not treating the historical estimates of the surface stockpiles as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. A qualified person has not yet done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves.
Anfield cannot guarantee the reliability of these historical estimates, as the parameters, assumptions and methods used to estimate the historical resource are not known.
Anfield intends to conduct a sampling program and survey, in accordance with CIM standards and terminology, to determine the grade and tonnage of material present in the stockpiles, and to upgrade the historical estimates to a current resource.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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