MOUNTAIN LAKE DEPOSIT
By Andrew Johnson from Yellowknife, Canada – Kugluktuk, CC BY 2.0, Link
Deposit formation model – The same basic ingredients as nearly all uranium deposits:
Oxidizing fluids transport hexavalent U scavenged from basement or basement-derived rocks (Migmatites or sediments) Carbonaceous organic matter in Dismal Unit 12 shales acted reductant; interpreted that reduced fluids from overlying unit 12 entered unit 11 sandstones and created redox conditions.
Oxidized fluids meet redox boundary, U3O8 reduced to tetravalent state and precipitates in open space.
Structurally-controlled, higher-grade mineralization:
Extensive land package with an historic uranium deposit and over 40 prospects identified
KEY PROSPECTS
MINERAL SHOWINGS
MINERAL DEPOSIT
The Mountain Lake property contains a historical inferred mineral resource estimate of 8.2 million pounds U3O8 with an average grade of 0.23% U3O8 contained in 1.6 million tonnes of mineralization. The estimate was reported in the technical report entitled “Mountain Lake Property, Nunavut” prepared for Triex and dated February 15, 2005. This resource is a historical estimate, and a qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources. As a result, the historical estimate is not being treated as a current mineral resource. However, the Company believes that the historical estimate is relevant and reliable, as it was prepared by a Qualified Person (as defined in 43-101) with significant experience on the project, using methods that were standard in the industry. In order to upgrade or verify the historical estimate as current mineral resources, the Company anticipates that it will need to incorporate the drilling data collected by Triex and Pitchstone in 2006-2008. The historical resource uses the “inferred mineral resource” category set out in section 1.2 of NI 43-101. There are no more recent estimates available to the Company.
The historical estimate was prepared with the polygonal method using only intervals greater than 0.1% U3O8 with a vertical thickness of at least 1.0 metre. Polygon sides were determined by drawing lines perpendicular to, and one half the distance to each adjacent drill hole. Estimated uranium was then obtained by multiplying the polygon areas by their thickness, a specific gravity of 2.5, and the grade of the drill hole interval.
For more information please refer to the Company’s January 4, 2025 technical report on the Hornby Project, available under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
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