Laramide drills 10 m of 0.66% U3O8 at Redtree - 2008-12-08
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Laramide drills 10 m of 0.66% U3O8 at Redtree
2008-12-08 13:48 ET - News Release
Mr. Peter Mullens reports
LARAMIDE REPORTS DRILL RESULTS AS 2008 PROGRAM CONCLUDES AT WESTMORELAND; HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE HOLE WDD08-096 WITH 10 METRES GRADING 0.66% U3O8
Laramide Resources Ltd. has released further results from 21 of the 39 drill holes completed in the Redtree project area within the 100-per-cent-owned Westmoreland project in North Queensland, Australia. These results include WDD08-096, which contains 10 metres at 0.66 per cent U3O8 from 10 metres depth, WDD08-100, with eight metres at 0.25 per cent U3O8 from 10 metres, and WDD08-106, which intersected 10 metres at 0.23 per cent U3O8 from eight metres, all located within the Jack lens of the Redtree project area.
The second drill phase was completed in October and focused on the thinner Jack lens, which forms the western half of the Redtree deposit. The Jack lens is located very close to the surface at Westmoreland, generally within 10 metres. This allows for open pit mining and a low strip ratio, leading to robust economics of the deposit.
Peter Mullens, vice-president, exploration, stated: "The results continue to confirm our belief in the technical merits of the project. The shallow nature of the resource at Westmoreland means that a future operation can operate with an open cut technology, reducing costs and technical challenges of the project. The historic favourable metallurgical testwork also confirms the compelling economics of the project. Mineral processing at Westmoreland can be completed with conventional technology used currently in other uranium mines throughout the world, as detailed in our scoping study announced by press release April, 2007. Results from the remaining 18 holes will be announced when the assays are returned, and we expect to publish an updated resource estimate in the first quarter of 2009."
Mr. Mullens continued: "We strongly believe that Westmoreland is one of the more robust economic uranium projects held by a junior company. This is especially important during these challenging times with uranium developers, as a number of projects have been impacted by technical challenges and production issues."
All 21 drill holes reported in the table were drilled with either NQ or HQ core.
LATEST DRILL ASSAY RESULTS FROM REDTREE Drill RL From To Inter- U3O8 True hole (m) (m) (m) val (%) width (m) (m) Redtree WDD08-089 187.81 No significant assays WDD08-090 191.46 14 17 3 0.04 3 WDD08-091 181.69 No significant assays WDD08-092 182.96 0 8 8 0.16 8 WDD08-093 183.59 2 13 11 0.07 11 WDD08-094 180.25 5 10 5 0.04 5 WDD08-095 186.27 6 18 12 0.06 12 WDD08-096 185.99 10 20 10 0.66 10 WDD08-097 181.1 7 12 5 0.03 5 WDD08-098 188.04 11 20 9 0.19 9 WDD08-099 180.5 2 13 11 0.08 11 WDD08-100 182.41 10 18 8 0.25 8 WDD08-101 179.94 4 14 10 0.03 10 WDD08-102 182.27 12 18 6 0.12 6 WDD08-103 172.92 2 4 2 0.09 2 WDD08-104 181.41 5 21 16 0.12 16 WDD08-105 171.46 No significant assays WDD08-106 178.09 8 18 10 0.23 10 WDD08-107 179.75 8 11 3 0.31 3 WDD08-108 177.6 8 10 2 0.09 2 WDD08-109 170.13 No significant assays
The second phase of drilling was completed with two small man-portable diamond drill rigs, which were moved from drill site to drill site with the assistance of a helicopter. Thirty-nine drill holes were completed in the program for 928.4 metres of drilling. Drilling was completed with HQ-size core. Certain holes have had half the core retained for metallurgical testwork to be completed in the first quarter of 2009.
In addition to the assays reported in the table, seven drill holes were completed for hydrological investigations with a reverse circulation rig. The bulk of these holes were approximately 100 metres deep and will be used to monitor groundwater within the Westmoreland project area. Water data are being compiled for inclusion in an environmental impact study, expected to commence during 2009.
Laramide has implemented a quality control program at Westmoreland to ensure best practices. Under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101, the qualified person for the Westmoreland uranium project is Mr. Mullens, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr. Mullens has reviewed and approved the technical content of this release.
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