Forum Uranium Corp.: 4,500 Metre Drill Program at Henday; New Geochemical Targets Identified by Summer Program
09 November 2010 - 3:30PM
Marketwired
Forum Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE: FDC) announces that preparations
are underway for the 2011 drill program on the Henday Project,
northern Saskatchewan. A total of 4,500 metres of drilling is
planned, starting in early January.
Drill Plan
Drilling will commence on the Mallen Lake zone, where a large
alteration system extending well into the overlying sandstones and
down into the basement rocks was discovered in the 2010 drill
season. The unconformity in the Mallen Lake area is shallow at
110m, easily reached by open pit methods. Several drillholes
intersected uranium mineralization, with 0.5 metres at 723ppm U in
RL-66 and 0.5 metres of 1610ppm U in RL-68, both within basement
lithologies. Clean geochemistry (very minor arsenic and nickel)
returned from this zone suggests that the uranium mineralization is
basement hosted, similar to Hathor's Roughrider zone or Cameco's
Millennium deposit.
Summer Geochemical Survey Identifies New Targets
A series of four soil sampling grids (218 samples) were
completed in the summer of 2010, located down-ice from several
priority structural and geophysical targets on the Henday project.
These were completed to determine if any alteration or
mineralization reached surface, and was incorporated into the
overlying soils. This was done to aid in prioritizing drill targets
for the upcoming program. Geochemistry returned from the soils show
two areas of interest shown in Figure1. A weakly anomalous area of
uranium, lead and nickel occurs in the northeast quadrant of the
Henday property and a uranium and nickel anomaly is also present at
the south end of the property. Both these "Areas of Interest" occur
along the interpreted Midwest Trend which has been identified on
the property and is the controlling structure for Areva/Denison's
Midwest deposit, Hathor's Roughrider deposits and Fission's J zone.
Drilling of these areas is planned in the upcoming program.
Hathor Exploration Ltd. currently holds a 40% interest in the
Henday project with Forum as Operator. The funding of this drill
program by Hathor will complete Hathor's option to earn a 60%
interest in the Henday project and a joint venture will be formed
with Forum holding a 40% interest.
Ken Wheatley, P.Geo. (Saskatchewan, Alberta, Nunavut), Vice
President, Exploration is the Qualified Person that has reviewed
the contents of this news release.
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About Forum Uranium
Forum Uranium Corp. is a Canadian-based energy company with a
focus on the acquisition, exploration and development of Canadian
uranium and rare earth projects. Forum has assembled a highly
experienced team of exploration professionals with a track record
of mine discoveries for unconformity-style uranium deposits in
Canada. The Company has a strategy to discover near surface uranium
deposits nearby existing infrastructure by exploring on its 100%
owned properties and through strategic partnerships and joint
ventures.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Rick Mazur, P.Geo., President & CEO
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.
Contacts: Forum Uranium Corp. Rick Mazur President & CEO
604-630-1585 604-689-3609 (FAX) info@forumuranium.com
www.forumuranium.com
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