Skyharbour Executes Option Agreement with AREVA Resources Canada to Option up to 70% of a Portion of the Preston Uranium Proj...
09 März 2017 - 1:30PM
Skyharbour Resources
Ltd. (TSX-V:SYH) (OTCQB:SYHBF)
(Frankfurt:SC1P) (the “Company”), in conjunction with Preston
Uranium Project partner Clean Commodities Corp. (“Clean
Commodities”) (TSX-V:CLE), is pleased to announce the execution of
an Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) with AREVA Resources Canada
Inc. (“AREVA”) which provides AREVA an earn-in option to acquire up
to a 70% working interest in a portion of the Preston Uranium
Project (the “Preston Segment”) (see also news release dated
December 15, 2016). Under the Agreement, AREVA will contribute cash
and exploration program consideration totaling up to CAD $8,000,000
in exchange for up to 70% of the applicable project area over six
(6) years with a first option where AREVA may acquire an initial
51% working interest in the Preston Segment for a period of three
(3) years by funding exploration expenditures in the total amount
of $2,800,000 and making cash payments totaling $200,000 to
Skyharbour and Clean Commodities
Preston Uranium Project Claims
Map:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/SYH_Patterson_Lake_Area_Promo_20161212_blue_hi_res.pdf
Skyharbour’s President and CEO, Jordan Trimble,
commented: “The signing of this Option Agreement with
industry-leader AREVA is a significant milestone for Skyharbour. We
are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with a new strategic
partner to further advance the central portion of the Preston
Uranium Project with up to $7.3 million in exploration funded by
AREVA in addition to the cash payments. AREVA has a very
knowledgeable geological team with a long and productive history in
the Athabasca Basin so we are keen to see the commencement of
exploration programs at Preston this year. The Preston Uranium
Project is a strategic, district-scale property with robust
exploration upside potential throughout and is located near recent
high-grade discoveries in the Patterson Lake area including NexGen
Energy’s Arrow deposit, Fission Uranium’s Triple R deposit, and the
Spitfire discovery. Skyharbour continues to execute on its business
plan by adding value to its project base in the Athabasca Basin
through focused mineral exploration at its flagship Moore Lake
project as well as utilizing the prospect generator model to
advance its other projects with strategic partners.”
Highlights of the Option
Agreement:
- AREVA may earn up to a 70% interest in the Preston Segment
totaling 49,635 hectares of the total 121,148 hectare Preston
Project through $8,000,000 of total project consideration over six
(6) years, including up to $7,300,000 of exploration work programs
and $700,000 of cash payments.
- If carried to completion, a tripartite joint venture would be
formed being 70% as to AREVA and 30% as equally divided between
Skyharbour and Clean Commodities.
- Skyharbour and Clean Commodities will continue to retain 100%
ownership of the balance of the Preston Uranium Project consisting
of a further 71,513 hectares of minerals claims contiguous to the
Preston Segment optioned to AREVA. AREVA shall hold a right of
first refusal with respect to this tenure should Skyharbour or
Clean Commodities elect to involve additional parties.
- The Preston Uranium Project is one of the largest tenure
positions in the Patterson Lake region and currently consists of
121,148 hectares strategically located near NexGen Energy Ltd.’s
high grade Arrow deposit hosted on its Rook-1 property and Fission
Uranium Corp.’s Triple R deposit located within their PLS Project
area.
Preston Uranium Property Map and Regional
Exploration Corridors:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/SYH_Regional_Corridors.jpg
The significant potential of the Western
Athabasca Basin has been highlighted by recent discoveries in the
area by NexGen Energy Ltd. (Arrow), Fission Uranium Corp. (Triple
R) and a joint-venture consisting of Cameco Corporation, AREVA
Resources Canada Inc. and Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (Spitfire).
Through its involvement in the Western Athabasca Syndicate and the
Preston Uranium Project, the Company has been involved in a large
regional exploration program in the relatively under-explored
southwestern side of the Athabasca Basin since 2013. In excess of
$4.7 million in expenditures on the Preston Uranium Project have
been incurred to-date including ground gravity, airborne and ground
EM and magnetics, radon, soil, silt, biogeochem, lake sediment, and
geological mapping surveys, as well as two exploratory drill
programs. Fifteen high-priority drill target areas associated with
six prospective exploration corridors have been successfully
delineated through this methodical, multi-phased exploration
initiative which has culminated in an extensive, proprietary
geological database for the project area.
The Option Agreement is dated March 7, 2017 and
represents an arm’s length transaction with no finder’s fees being
paid.
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 Richard Kusmirski, P.Geo., M.Sc., Skyharbour’s Head
Technical Advisor and a Director, as well as a Qualified
Person.
About AREVA Resources Canada
Inc.:
AREVA in North America combines U.S. and
Canadian leadership to supply high added-value products and
services to support the operation of the commercial nuclear fleet.
Globally, AREVA is present throughout the entire nuclear cycle,
from uranium mining to used fuel recycling, including nuclear
reactor design and operating services. AREVA is recognized by
utilities around the world for its expertise, its skills in
cutting-edge technologies and its dedication to the highest level
of safety. AREVA Inc.’s 4,100 employees are helping build
tomorrow’s energy model: supplying ever safer, cleaner and more
economical energy to the greatest number of people. Visit us
at www.arevaresources.ca or follow us on Facebook and Twitter:
@arevaresources.
About Skyharbour Resources
Ltd.:
Skyharbour holds an extensive portfolio of
uranium and thorium exploration projects in Canada's Athabasca
Basin and is well positioned to benefit from improving uranium
market fundamentals with five drill-ready projects. In July 2016,
Skyharbour acquired an option from Denison Mines to acquire 100% of
the Moore Lake Uranium Project which is located 20 kilometres east
of Denison’s Wheeler River project and 39 kilometres south of
Cameco’s McArthur River mine. Moore Lake is an advanced stage
uranium exploration property with over $30 million in historical
exploration, 370 diamond drill holes, and a high-grade uranium zone
known as the Maverick Zone with drill results including 4.03% eU3O8
over 10 metres at a vertical depth of 265 metres. The Company owns
a 100% interest in the Falcon Point (formerly Way Lake) Uranium
Project on the eastern perimeter of the Basin which hosts an NI
43-101 inferred resource totaling 7.0 million pounds of U3O8 at
0.03% and 5.3 million pounds of ThO2 at 0.023%. The project also
hosts a high grade surface showing with up to 68% U3O8 in grab
samples from a massive pitchblende vein, the source of which has
yet to be discovered. Skyharbour also has a 50% interest in the
large, geologically prospective Preston Uranium Project proximal to
Fission Uranium’s Triple R deposit as well as NexGen Energy’s Arrow
deposit. The Company’s 100% owned Mann Lake Uranium project on the
east side of the Basin is strategically located adjacent to the
Mann Lake Joint Venture operated by Cameco, where high-grade
uranium mineralization was recently discovered. 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:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/SYH_Landpackage_2014.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
For further information contact myself or:Nick FindlerCorporate
Development and Communications Skyharbour Resources Ltd. Telephone:
604-687-3850 Toll Free: 800-567-8181 Facsimile: 604-687-3119 Email:
info@skyharbourltd.com
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This release includes certain statements that
may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements". All statements in
this release, other than statements of historical facts, that
address events or developments that management of the Company
expects, are forward-looking statements. Although management
believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are
not guarantees of future performance, and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs,
estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements, include market prices, exploration and
development successes, continued availability of capital and
financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.
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