VANCOUVER,
Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Uracan
Resources Ltd. (the "Company" or "Uracan") (TSX.V: URC) announces
that, further to the Company's news release of September 13, 2011, an updated National
Instrument ("NI") 43-101 compliant resource estimation report on
the Double S Zone, located within Uracan's 100% owned 1,000
Km2 North Shore Uranium Property in Quebec, has been filed on SEDAR,
www.SEDAR.com.
Please refer to the updated NI 43-101 compliant
resource estimation report titled, "Uracan North Shore Property
Double S Zone Technical Report, Quebec,
Canada", on SEDAR for the specifics of the resource
estimation. A map outlining the resource estimate areas is
available at
http://www.uracan.ca/i/maps/URC_north-shore-property.jpg.
The previous resource estimation at the Double S
Zone was entirely in the inferred category. The updated
Double S mineralized Zone hosts an indicated resource of 21.5
million tonnes at an average grade of 0.014%
U3O8 containing 3.11 million kilograms (6.86
million pounds) of U3O8 and an inferred
resource of 59.96 million tonnes at an average grade of 0.012%
U3O8 containing 7.41 million kilograms (16.33
million pounds) of U3O8 using a 0.010%
cutoff.
The combined overall resource at the Double S,
TJ and Middle Zones contains a total indicated resource of 21.5
million tonnes at an average grade of 0.014%
U3O8 containing 3.11 million kilograms (6.86
million pounds) of U3O8 using a 0.010%
cutoff, and a total inferred resource estimate of 140.65 million
tonnes at a weighted average grade of 0.012%
U3O8 containing 16.826 million kilograms
(37.095 million pounds) of uranium using a 0.010% cut-off. A map
outlining the resource estimate areas is available at
http://www.uracan.ca/i/maps/URC_north-shore-property.jpg.
In the 2010 resource estimation report (see
May 10th, 2010 news
release for more details), SRK Consulting Canada Inc. ("SRK") was
of the opinion that the current level of drilling was sufficient to
classify some of the mineral resource as Indicated. However
additional metallurgical test work needed to be carried out before
this was done. Uracan retained SGS Canada Inc. ("SGS") to
carry out preliminary metallurgical test work in order to upgrade
the resource category, with the report of the test work being
received earlier this year. Recoveries noted in the SGS
report ranged up to 91% uranium. The SGS report is available
as an appendix to the SRK updated mineral resource statement.
The Double S Zone still remains open in all
directions. Only the Double S Zone has had economic
parameters applied to the resource with a whittle shell. See
below for more details. Details of the updated Double S
resource estimate are as follows:
Table 1: SRK Double S Indicated and Inferred
Resource Table within Whittle Pit Shell
Classification |
Cutoff Grade
U3O8
(%) |
Tonnage
(tonnes) |
Grade
U3O8
(%) |
U3O8
Contained
Metal (lbs) |
Indicated |
0.01 |
21,504,000 |
0.014 |
6,858,000 |
Inferred |
0.01 |
59,960,000 |
0.012 |
16,328,000 |
Reported at a cut-off grade of 0.01 percent
within a Whittle pit shell optimized using a
U3O8 price of US$75 per pound of U3O8,
metallurgical recovery of ninety percent, and overall mining and
processing costs of CN$14.50. All numbers are rounded to reflect
relative accuracy of the estimates.
Table 2: Total Combined Double S, MZ and TJ
Indicated and Inferred Resource Table
Resource
Type |
Zone |
Cutoff
Grade
U3O8% |
Average
Grade
U3O8
% |
Tonnes
(MT) |
Contained
U3O8
(M Kg) |
Contained
U3O8
(Mlbs) |
Resource
Estimated
By |
Indicated
Total |
Double S |
0.010 |
0.014 |
21.504 |
3.111 |
6.858 |
SRK |
Inferred |
Double S |
0.010 |
0.012 |
59.960 |
7.406 |
16.328 |
SRK |
Inferred |
Middle Zone |
0.009 |
0.012 |
52.027 |
6.209 |
13.688 |
M Jutras |
Inferred |
TJ Zone |
0.009 |
0.011 |
28.662 |
3.211 |
7.079 |
M Jutras |
Inferred Weighted Total |
|
0.010 |
0.012 |
140.649 |
16.826 |
37.095 |
|
All tabulated data has been rounded to three
decimal places for U3O8grades. The
Qualified Person for the Double S resource estimation is
Marek Nowak P. Eng. The
Qualified Person for the Middle Zone and TJ Zone resource
estimation is Marc Jutras M.A.Sc.,
P. Eng.
Summer 2011 Drilling and Exploration
Program
Uracan's summer 2011 drill and surface
exploration program has been completed. The drill program was
designed to further test the Costebelle A4 target area which has
been the focus of drilling during 2010 and winter 2011. The
main focus of the surface exploration program was to follow up
significant channel sample results (highlights include 7 metres of
0.128%, 4 metres grading 0.115%, and 2 metres grading 0.265%
U3O8) on the Pontbriand claim group. Initial
results are expected in the coming weeks.
Highlights from previous drilling at the A4 Zone
include 59.65 meters of 0.026% U3O8 (265ppm
or 0.53 lbs/t) in CA4-10-22, 43.5 meters of 0.019%
U3O8 (193 ppm or 0.38 lbs/t) in CA4-11-42,
17.6 meters of 0.025% U3O8 (252 ppm or 0.5
lbs/t) in CA4-11-38, 13.55 meters of 0.038%
U3O8 (0.76 lbs/t) U3O8
in CA4-10-15, and 15 meters of 0.034% U3O8
(337 ppm or 0.68 lbs/t) in CA4-11-46.
About Quebec,
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World since 2001 by the Fraser Institute Mining Survey,
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Uracan Resources Ltd. is a publicly-listed
uranium exploration company, exploring for shallow, bulk tonnage
style uranium mineralization in Canada. Uracan is led by a team of
proven exploration and mine entrepreneurs and mine-builders.
The information in this news release has been prepared and reviewed
by Marc Simpson, P. Geo., the
Company's Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101
standards.
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