Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH)
(OTCQX: SYHBF) (Frankfurt: SC1P)
(“Skyharbour” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that its
partner company, North Shore Uranium (“North Shore”), has provided
an update update on its Falcon property (“Falcon”) target
generation efforts. Falcon is located at the eastern margin of the
Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan. In its September 17,
2024, news release, North Shore summarized work being done at its
Falcon and West Bear properties, with Falcon being divided into
three uranium exploration zones. This news release summarizes
targeting efforts being undertaken in Zone 2 at Falcon. North Shore
may acquire an initial 80% interest in Falcon by issuing common
shares having an aggregate value of CAD $1,225,000, making
aggregate cash payments of $525,000 to Skyharbour, and incurring an
aggregate of $3,550,000 in exploration expenditures on the property
over a three-year period.
Location Map of Falcon Project:
https://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/Sky-SouthFalconOption.jpg?v=0.1
Falcon Target Generation:
Falcon is located approximately 30 kilometres
east of the active Key Lake uranium mill and former mine. Between
1983 and 2002, two deposits at the Key Lake Mine produced a total
of 209.9 million lbs. of U3O8 at an average grade of over 2.0%.
There is no guarantee that a uranium deposit similar to Key Lake
will be discovered on the Falcon Property. The uranium discovery
potential at Falcon is significant and includes shallow
basement-hosted unconformity-style and pegmatite-hosted
mineralization. As reported on May 16, 2024, North Shore discovered
near-surface uranium mineralization in two drill holes at targets
P03 and P08 in Zone 1.
Map Showing Falcon Exploration Targets and
Priority Zones:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/Map-showing-Falcon-exploration-targets-and-priority-zones.jpg
To date, North Shore has identified 36 uranium
targets at Falcon with 15 of these being in Zone 2. The targets are
associated with electromagnetic (“EM”) conductor systems and have
been selected based on the analysis of multiple datasets utilizing
interpretation by Condor North Consulting LLC (“Condor”),
Earthfield Technologies Inc., Skyharbour Resources Ltd., TerraLogic
Exploration Inc. and North Shore. Unlike in Zone 1, where there had
been no significant drilling prior to 2024, there have been several
drill programs focused on parts of prominent EM conductor systems
in Zone 2. In 1979, seven holes were drilled by Brinex Ltd., in
2028, 28 holes were drilled by JNR Resources, and in early 2024,
North Shore drilled one hole at target P12. One focus of the
evaluation of Zone 2 is to determine the priority of investigating
areas with previous drilling utilizing results from the drill
programs and new interpretation, versus new target areas that have
seen no drilling. Examples of four target areas that are being
considered for future work in Zone 2 are the South Walker Area,
target FA020 (EWA showing), and targets FA011 and FA019.
Mr. Brooke Clements, President and CEO of North
Shore stated: “We have a great pipeline of targets to choose from
for our next drill program at Falcon. Zone 2 has attracted uranium
explorers in the past, and we believe there is potential to make a
significant uranium discovery using new data and
interpretation.”
Summary of Targets in Zone 2:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/Summary-of-targets-in-Zone-2-with-emphasis-on-the-South-Walker-Area-and-targets-FA011-FA019-and-FA0.jpg
South Walker Area:
The strong northeast-trending EM conductor
system in the South Walker Area has been the focus of exploration
programs in the past. In 1979, Brinex Ltd. drilled three holes. In
2008, JNR Resources drilled six holes, with five of those at the
north end of the conductor trend and associated with North Shore’s
target FA010. Structure-associated clay and chlorite alteration was
reported in several holes and elevated copper, molybdenum, nickel,
cobalt and vanadium were encountered in one hole (Sask. Mineral
Assessment File 74H02-0045). Additionally, target FA010 coincides
with a gravity low anomaly that could be an expression of
alteration that may be associated with uranium mineralization. In
early 2024, North Shore drilled one hole at target P12, due to
unstable ground conditions, the hole was abandoned at 107.6 m,
short of the targeted conductor depth of 125m. Whilst no
significant uranium results were returned from North Shore’s
drilling at P12, a fault zone with associated elevated Boron values
up to 74 ppm was identified from 10-12m.
Future work options in the South Walker Area
contemplated by North Shore include:
- Complete drilling of hole P12 within target FA036 beyond the
target depth of 125m;
- Determine if more drilling is justified at target FA010 where
five holes were drilled in 2008, based on new data and
interpretation; and
- Select other priority targets for drilling along the South
Walker EM conductor system that have yet to be evaluated.
Summary of the South Walker Area:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/Summary-of-the-South-Walker-area.jpg
Target FA020/EWA Showing:
Target FA020 is centered on a short, strong
northeast-trending 1.5km long EM conductor and includes the EWA
showing. At the EWA showing, up to 0.492% U3O8 and 1,300 ppm
lead was encountered in outcrop grab samples within a 10-20 m wide
northeast-trending sheared pelitic unit with granitic inliers
(Sask. Mineral Deposits Index [SMDI] 5038).
Target FA020/EWA Showing Area, Zone 2:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/Target-FA020-EWA-Showing-area-Zone-2.jpg
In 2008, JNR Resources drilled six holes
associated with the EWA showing at the eastern end of the EM
conductor. Anomalous uranium, boron, lead, and molybdenum were
encountered in structurally disrupted pegmatites; the best result
was 0.235% U3O8 over 0.5 m (within a 3.5 m interval of 0.113% U3O8)
in hole WYL-08-501 (Sask. Mineral Assessment File 74H02-0045).
North Shore will evaluate the 1.2km long conductor system
associated with EWA using 3D modeling to determine if more drilling
is warranted in this area.
Target F010 with Data From the 2022 Airborne
Gravity Survey Flown by Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/Target-F010-with-data-from-the-2022-airborne-gravity-survey-flown-by-Xcalibur-Airborne-Geophysics.jpg
Targets FA011 and F019:
Target FA011 is located along the strong
northeast-trending conductor system that has been the focus of
previous exploration programs. There is an interpreted fault
intersecting the conductor system coinciding with a slight
disruption in the conductor at the fault intersection. The nearest
2008 drillholes are one kilometre to the northeast and one
kilometre south.
Target FA019, which is located at the eastern
edge of the property, is a 700m long strong EM conductor that is
parallel to the main EM conductor trend. The conductor is
terminated at its western end by an interpreted prominent
north-south-trending fault zone.
Next Steps:
North Shore will continue prioritizing targets
at Falcon in pursuit of maximizing the chances of success in its
next drill program. As currently planned, that drill program would
have two components, follow-up in areas with previous drilling
including the 3.0 km trend within Zone 1 where North Shore
discovered near-surface uranium mineralization in early 2024, and
Zone 2, and the testing of new targets. Additional updates on North
Shore’s target prioritization efforts will be provided on an
ongoing basis.
Red Cloud’s Fall Mining Showcase,
Toronto:
Skyharbour’s President and CEO, Jordan Trimble
will be presenting at the Red Cloud Fall Mining Showcase on
Thursday, October 17 at 11:20 Eastern Standard Time at the Sheraton
Centre Toronto Hotel
https://redcloudfs.com/fallminingshowcase2024/
Falcon Uranium Project:
The Falcon Project, which constitutes part of
North Shore’s Falcon Property, contains eleven mineral claims
comprising approximately 42,908 hectares approximately 50 km east
of the Key Lake mine. Nine of the claims are from Skyharbour’s
original South Falcon Uranium Project and the remaining two claims
are from Skyharbour’s Foster River Project. Historical uranium
mineralization discovered at Falcon is shallow and is hosted in
several geological settings including classic Athabasca-style
basement mineralization associated with well-developed EM
conductors. At the EWA target, up to 0.492% U3O8 and 1,300 ppm
lead was encountered in outcrop grab samples (Sask. Mineral
Deposits Index [SMDI] 5038). Historical grab sampling at Knob Lake
(SMDI 1014) also encountered up to 0.01% U3O8 in an outcrop of
pegmatite, while anomalous nickel, copper, and molybdenum were
found in historical grab samples from the Fraser North target area
(SMDI’s 1125 and 1126).
A well-defined northeast-trending, locally
folded, electromagnetic conductor system runs throughout the
Property, which was defined by airborne and ground geophysical
surveys by JNR Resources (“JNR”) in the 2000’s. In 2008 JNR
conducted a drill campaign at the property area. Of the 47 holes
drilled that year, 28 holes (totaling 7,348 metres) were drilled on
the South Falcon Uranium Property at the Walker (14 holes), Walker
South (7 holes), and EWA target areas (6 holes). At the Walker and
South Walker targets, which lie along the aforementioned EM
conductor system, structurally disrupted and variably altered
metasediments (including graphitic pelitic gneisses) with anomalous
boron, copper, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, arsenic, and vanadium
were encountered in several drill holes. During this same drill
campaign, the Fraser Lakes Zone B uranium deposit was discovered
approximately four kilometres east of the Walker South target on a
refolded extension of the EM conductor system. At the EWA target,
which lies along a separate northeast-trending EM conductor,
anomalous uranium, boron, lead, and molybdenum were encountered in
structurally disrupted pegmatites; the best result was 0.235% U3O8
over 0.5 m (within a 3.5 m interval of 0.113% U3O8) in hole
WYL-08-501 (Sask. Mineral Assessment File 74H02-0045).
Furthermore, in 2022, Skyharbour completed a
FALCON® airborne gravity gradiometer and magnetic survey over nine
of the eleven claims at the Falcon Property. This new geophysical
data will assist North Shore in prioritizing areas along the EM
conductor system for drilling. Over 30 kilometres of the EM
conductor system remains untested on the Falcon Property. North
Shore’s initial focus will be on the two claims formerly part of
the Foster Project (geophysics), and on generating drill targets on
three claims at the southeastern end of the EM conductor systems
including Knob Lake, which shows similarities to the Fraser Lakes
Zone B deposit approximately 6 km to the northeast and several
other high-priority targets elsewhere along the main EM conductor
system.
Significant potential exists on the project for
basement-hosted, unconformity-related uranium deposits like those
further to the north in the Wollaston Domain (i.e. Eagle Point,
Rabbit Lake, Key Lake and others), as well as for
pegmatite/granite-hosted (i.e. alaskite-type) U-Th-REE
mineralization like at the Fraser Lakes Zone B deposit on
Skyharbour’s adjacent South Falcon East Property, currently under
option to Tisdale Clean Energy.
The Option Agreement:
North Shore may acquire an initial 80% interest
in the Property by issuing common shares of the Resulting Issuer
(“Shares”) having an aggregate value of CAD $1,225,000; making
aggregate cash payments of CAD $525,000; and incurring an aggregate
of CAD $3,550,000 in exploration expenditures on the Property over
a three-year period. Once North Shore has earned an initial 80%
interest in the Property, North Shore may acquire the remaining 20%
interest in the Property within 90 business days by issuing Shares
having a value of CAD $5,000,000, and making a cash payment of CAD
$5,000,000 to Skyharbour. If North Shore does not elect to acquire
the remaining 20% interest, a joint venture will be formed with
Skyharbour holding a 20% participating interest.
North Shore will be the operator of the
exploration programs during the earn-in stage and for the joint
venture if formed. Two claims totaling 10,673 hectares that form
part of Skyharbour’s Foster River Property are subject to a one
percent (1%) NSR royalty payable to Skyharbour. The remaining nine
claims totaling 32,235 hectares that comprise Skyharbour’s South
Falcon Point Property are subject to a two percent (2%) NSR royalty
payable to Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison”) with North Shore having
the right to purchase one percent of the royalty from Denison at
anytime by paying $1 million. All Shares will be subject to a
four-month-and-one-day statutory hold period in accordance with
applicable securities laws.
Qualified Person:
The technical information in this news release
has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory
requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed and
approved by David Billard, P.Geo., a Consulting Geologist for
Skyharbour as well as a Qualified Person.
About North Shore Uranium Ltd:
North Shore is a mineral exploration company
focused on uranium exploration at the eastern margin of the
Athabasca Basin through its Falcon property which will increase
from 12,800 to 55,700 hectares with the addition of the claims
subject to the Agreement, and the West Bear property located 90
kilometres to the northeast.
About Skyharbour Resources Ltd.:
Skyharbour holds an extensive portfolio of
uranium exploration projects in Canada's Athabasca Basin and is
well positioned to benefit from improving uranium market
fundamentals with twenty-nine projects, ten of which are
drill-ready, covering over 580,000 hectares (over 1.4 million
acres) of land. Skyharbour has acquired from Denison Mines, a large
strategic shareholder of the Company, a 100% interest in the Moore
Uranium Project which is located 15 kilometres east of Denison's
Wheeler River project and 39 kilometres south of Cameco's McArthur
River uranium mine. Moore is an advanced-stage uranium exploration
property with high-grade uranium mineralization at the Maverick
Zone that returned drill results of up to 6.0% U3O8 over 5.9
metres including 20.8% U3O8 over 1.5 metres at a vertical
depth of 265 metres. Adjacent to the Moore Uranium Project is the
Russell Lake Uranium Project, which hosts several high-grade
uranium drill intercepts over a large property area with robust
exploration upside potential. The Company is actively advancing
these projects through exploration and drill programs.
Skyharbour has joint-ventures with
industry-leader Orano Canada Inc., Azincourt Energy and Thunderbird
Resources (previously Valor) at the Preston, East Preston and Hook
Lake Projects, respectively. The Company also has several active
earn-in option partners including: CSE-listed Basin Uranium Corp.
at the Mann Lake Uranium Project; CSE-listed Medaro Mining Corp. at
the Yurchison Project; TSX-V listed North Shore Uranium at the
Falcon Project; UraEx Resources at the South Dufferin and Bolt
Projects; and TSX-V listed Terra Clean Energy (previously Tisdale)
at the South Falcon East Project which is host to the Fraser Lakes
Zone B uranium and thorium deposit. In aggregate, Skyharbour has
now signed earn-in option agreements with partners that total to
over $38 million in partner-funded exploration expenditures, over
$29 million worth of shares being issued and over $21 million in
cash payments coming into Skyharbour, assuming that these partner
companies complete their entire earn-ins at the respective
projects.
Skyharbour's goal is to maximize shareholder
value through new mineral discoveries, committed long-term
partnerships, and the advancement of exploration projects in
geopolitically favourable jurisdictions.
Skyharbour’s Uranium Project Map in the
Athabasca Basin:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/SKY_SaskProject_Locator_2024-02-14_V2.jpg
To find out more about Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
(TSX-V: SYH) visit the Company’s website
at www.skyharbourltd.com.
SKYHARBOUR RESOURCES LTD.
“Jordan
Trimble"______________________________Jordan TrimblePresident and
CEO
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ColturaInvestor Relations Manager Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
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