ALX Uranium Corp. Announces Resumption of Drilling Program at the Hook-Carter Uranium Project, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan
24 May 2018 - 9:57PM
ALX Uranium Corp. (“ALX” or the “Company)
(TSXV:AL) (FSE:6LLN) (OTC:ALXEF) is pleased to announce that a
diamond drilling program has resumed at the Hook-Carter Uranium
Project (“Hook-Carter”, or the “Project”) located in the
southwestern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada. Exploration
at Hook-Carter is operated by Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison”)
(TSX:DML) (NYSE MKT:DNN) and is owned 80% by Denison and 20% by
ALX.
Summer 2018 Drilling
Program
Drilling has commenced, following on from the
Company’s maiden winter 2018 drilling program which encountered
hydrothermal alteration in both the sandstone and the basement
lithologies associated with graphitic basement structures -
indicative of the continuation of the mineralizing system within
the prolific Patterson Lake Corridor. The 2018 summer program is
planned to include 3,500 metres of diamond drilling in five to six
holes using two drill rigs to test high-priority geophysical
targets developed by Denison in 2017.
To view maps of Hook-Carter’s location along the
Patterson Lake Corridor and the 2018 drilling plan, please
click here.
About Hook-Carter
Hook-Carter consists of 45 claims covering
20,522 hectares and is located approximately 575 kilometres (357
miles) north of La Ronge, SK. The Project is located along the
prolific Patterson Lake Corridor – host to the Triple R uranium
deposit (Fission Uranium Corp.), the Arrow uranium deposit,
Harpoon, Bow and South Arrow uranium discoveries (NexGen Energy
Ltd.), and the Spitfire, Hornet and Dragon uranium discoveries (a
joint venture of Purepoint Uranium Group Inc., Cameco Corp., and
Orano Canada Inc.). Denison has agreed to fund the first $12.0
million of expenditures at Hook-Carter (see ALX news releases dated
October 13, 2016 and November 7, 2016).
Four holes were completed during the inaugural
winter 2018 drilling program, which encountered hydrothermal
alteration in both the sandstone and the basement lithologies
associated with graphitic basement structures. These features are
consistent with unconformity-related uranium mineralizing systems
in the Athabasca Basin and provide indication of the continuation
of the mineralizing system within the Patterson Lake Corridor onto
Hook-Carter. Elevated radioactivity was noted in two holes ranging
up to 184 counts per second measured on a Mount Sopris 2GHF-1000 -
Triple Gamma downhole probe.
ALX believes Hook-Carter is significantly
underexplored, with only five historical drill holes located along
the 15 kilometres of interpreted strike length of the Patterson
Lake Corridor that lies within the Project.
Technical information in this news release has
been reviewed and approved by Sierd Eriks, P.Geo., President and
Chief Geologist of the Company, who is a Qualified Person, in
accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements as set out in
National Instrument 43-101.
About ALX
ALX’s mandate is to provide shareholders with
multiple opportunities for discovery by exploring a portfolio of
prospective uranium properties in northern Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Company executes well-designed exploration programs using the
latest technologies and has interests in over 200,000 hectares in
the Athabasca Basin, which hosts the richest uranium deposits in
the world. ALX is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada and its common
shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol
“AL”, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “6LLN” and
in the United States OTC market under the symbol “ALXEF”. Technical
reports are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com for several of the
Company’s active uranium properties.
For more information about the Company, please
visit the ALX corporate website at www.alxuranium.com or contact
Roger Leschuk, Manager, Corporate Communications at Ph:
604.629.0293 or Toll-Free: 1.866.629.8368, or by email:
rleschuk@alxuranium.com
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of ALX Uranium
Corp. "Warren Stanyer"
Warren Stanyer, Chairman and CEO
FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTSStatements in this document which are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements, including any statements
regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the
future. Forward looking statements in this news release for example
include and are not limited to the 2018 drilling programs by
Denison at Hook-Carter, and the anticipated benefits of the planned
programs. It is important to note that actual outcomes and the
Company's actual results could differ materially from those in such
forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include
economic, competitive, governmental, environmental and
technological factors that may affect the Company's operations,
markets, products and prices. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially may include misinterpretation of data;
that we may not be able to get equipment or labour as we need it;
that we may not be able to raise sufficient funds to complete our
intended acquisitions, exploration or development; that our
applications to drill may be denied; that weather, logistical
problems or hazards may prevent us from exploration; that equipment
may not work as well as expected; that analysis of data may not be
possible accurately and at depth; that results which we or others
have found in any particular location are not necessarily
indicative of larger areas of our properties; that we may not
complete environmental programs in a timely manner or at all; that
market prices may not justify commercial production costs; and that
despite encouraging data there may be no commercially exploitable
mineralization on our properties.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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