TORONTO, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Latitude Uranium Inc. (“Latitude Uranium”, “LUR” or the “Company”) (CSE: LUR, OTCQB: LURAF, FRA: EI1) is pleased to announce it has completed Phase 1 of its 2023 drill program at the Company’s recently acquired Angilak Project located in Nunavut, Canada. The Phase 1 program was comprised of 15 holes totaling 4,750 metres and focused on the Main Zone of the Lac 50 Trend. Drilling identified a potential new lens just south of the Main Zone and continuity on the west and east sides of the Main Zone.
Phase 2 is expected to include up to an additional 700 metres for a total of 5,500 metres for the entire 2023 season. The full results for Phase 1 are presented in Table 1 and are summarized as follows:
Highlights of Phase 1 2023 Drill Program
- Potential new lens identified just south of the Main Zone mineralization with anomalous radioactivity up to 11,000 counts per second (“cps”).
- West side of the Main Zone shows continuity and downdip extension with all three holes showing anomalous radioactivity of up to 21,000 cps.
- East side of the Main Zone shows continuity with off scale reading the best hole showing off-scale mineralization of up to >65,535 cps, RS230.
2023 Angilak Drill Program
Phase 1 of the 2023 Angilak drill program consisted of 15 holes totaling 4,750 metres focused on the Main Zone of the Lac 50 Trend. Drilling is currently paused for the required rest time in accordance with the Nunavut Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) regulations. Phase 2 of the drill program is currently being mobilized and is anticipated to include an additional 700 metres for a total of 5,500 metres for the entire 2023 field season.
Drillhole results from Phase 1 are shown below in Table 1 as cps, with the first batch of core samples currently enroute to the Saskatchewan Research Council in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for assay. Assay turnaround times have been delayed due to the normal logistics routes through Yellowknife being impacted by the ongoing fires. Our thoughts are with those affected by the fires and evacuations.
Main Zone – South: Potential New Lens (3 holes)
Holes 4, 6 and 8 (23-LC-004, 23-LC-006, 23-LC-008) returned anomalous radioactivity up to 11,000 cps, suggesting the possibility of previously unidentified near surface mineralization within a tuff horizon parallel to the Main Zone mineralization and coincident with a VLF-EM conductor. There appears to be continuity between the three holes in this potential new lens which is parallel to and slightly south of the Main Zone mineralization. This area remains open for further testing along strike to the east and west, and downdip to the south. Follow-up drilling will require additional analysis, including updating structural understandings, and are expected to be a main focus of the 2024 drill program.
Main Zone – West Side (4 holes)
Holes 11, 12 and 14 (23-LC-011, 23-LC-012, 23-LC-014) were focused on extending mineralization downdip of existing southwesterly plunging mineralized lenses. All three holes had anomalous radioactivity, suggesting potential downdip extensions (to 300 metres) from historical shallower intercepts. Hole 15 (23-LC-015) is on the western-most edge of the western side of the Main Zone and was designed to test the continuity and extension from historical intercepts. Highlights from historical drillholes in the west Main Zone east of 23-LC-015 include 11-LC-001, 11-LC-002 and 11-LC-003, which respectfully returned 1.37% U3O8 over 1.7 m from 169.4 – 171.2 m, 0.29% U3O8 over 0.4 m from 197.0 – 197.4 m, and 0.05% U3O8 over 0.6 m from 262.4 – 263 m. When assays are received and reviewed, the Company plans to provide cross-sections so that continuity and extension can be better understood.
Main Zone – East Side (8 holes)
A total of 8 holes were drilled on the east side of the Main Zone to test continuity and extension of known mineralization. Hole 5 (23-LC-005) was the best hole, which returned mineralization of up to 65,535 cps, RS230 and is along strike of results from historical intercepts of 3.45% U3O8 (1.04 m, from 170.1 – 171.2 m) in 10-LC-099 to the west, and downdip of historical drillhole 10-LC-089 which returned 7.23% U3O8 (1.13 m, 143.7 – 144.8 m). The radioactivity in 23-LC-005 established continuity within a roughly 100 m gap in historical drilling.
A further 5 holes (23-LC-002, 23-LC-007, 23-LC-009, 23-LC-010 and 23-LC-013A) were designed as infill holes, step outs from known mineralization, and to test the downdip potential of plunging mineralization on the east side of the Main Zone. Initial results indicate that uranium-bearing structures maintain continuity within tested gaps, but that the main mineralized tuff layer is not extended at depth in the tested areas, likely indicating lithological or structural complexity.
The final two holes (23-LC-001 and 23-LC-003) tested continuity of mineralization from the most eastern end of the Main zone, potentially linking mineralization to the Eastern Zone. Historical 2010 drilling at this edge of the Main Zone in drillhole 10-LC-084 returned 3.09% U3O8 over 0.30 m from 83.4 – 83.7 meters. No mineralization was intersected in 23-LC-001 and 23-LC-003. Results will be analyzed to aid in future targeting between the Main and Eastern Zone.
| Table 1 – Results from Phase 1 Drill Program at Angilak | |||||
| Drillhole | From (metres) | To (metres) | Length (metres) | CPS Range | Equivalent Times (x) Background of Max Value |
| 23-LC-001 Easting: 519794.0 Northing: 6939864.0 Elev: 200.0 m Az: 25, Dip: -55 EOH: 234.0 m | 28.5 | 234.0 | 205.5 | Background | x 1.0 |
| 23-LC-002 Easting: 519322.0 Northing: 6939769.0 Elev: 206.0 m Az: 26, Dip: -55 EOH: 260.0 m | 95.6 | 96.1 | 0.5 | 130 – 800 | x 4.0 |
| 125.6 | 126.0 | 0.4 | 200 – 3,700 | x 18.5 | |
| 23-LC-003 Easting: 519668.0 Northing: 6939864.0 Elev: 203.0 m Az: 26, Dip: -55 EOH: 197.0 m | 112.1 | 112.6 | 0.5 | 230 – 500 | x 2.5 |
| 23-LC-004 Easting: 519002.0 Northing: 6940001.0 Elev: 208.0 m Az: 24, Dip: -55 EOH: 317.0 m | 55.5 | 58.8 | 3.3 | 400 – 3,700 | x 18.5 |
| 61.0 | 67.0 | 6.0 | 500 – 2,500 | x 12.5 | |
| 69.7 | 70.1 | 0.4 | 500 – 2,500 | x 12.5 | |
| 70.7 | 70.9 | 0.2 | 500 – 800 | x 4.0 | |
| 78.5 | 78.9 | 0.4 | 500 – 2,500 | x 12.5 | |
| 23-LC-005 Easting: 519488.0 Northing: 6939864.0 Elev: 201.0 m Az: 26, Dip: -70 EOH: 266.1 m | 165.4 | 165.5 | 0.1 | 4,500 | x 22.5 |
| 218.0 | 219.4 | 1.4 | 715 – 65,535 | x 328.0 | |
| 23-LC-006 Easting: 519002.0 Northing: 6940001.0 Elev: 210.0 m Az: 24, Dip: -70 EOH: 362.0 m | 70.2 | 80.0 | 9.8 | 130 – 7,000 | x 35.0 |
| 101.0 | 104.7 | 3.7 | 200 – 1,700 | x 8.5 | |
| 23-LC-007 Easting: 519306.0 Northing: 6939838.0 Elev: 206.0 m Az: 25, Dip: -60 EOH: 380.0 m | 248.3 | 248.9 | 0.6 | 320 - 910 | x 4.6 |
| 250.1 | 250.3 | 0.2 | 635 - 800 | x 4.0 | |
| 275.2 | 275.4 | 0.2 | 825 – 850 | x 4.3 | |
| 23-LC-008 Easting: 518957.0 Northing: 6939966.0 Elev: 209.0 m Az: 23, Dip: -74 EOH: 402.8 m | 115.5 | 115.7 | 0.2 | 1,000 – 3,000 | x 15.0 |
| 125.9 | 130.3 | 4.4 | 130 – 11,000 | x 55.0 | |
| 131.1 | 134.0 | 2.9 | 130 – 6,000 | x 3.0 | |
| 142.9 | 143.4 | 0.5 | 600 – 3,000 | x 15.0 | |
| 164.0 | 164.2 | 0.2 | 1,000 – 1,500 | x 7.5 | |
| 23-LC-009 Easting: 519131.0 Northing: 6940067.0 Elev: 210.0 m Az: 2, Dip: -72 EOH: 242.0 m | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 950 – 1,250 | x 6.3 |
| 35.1 | 35.4 | 0.3 | 1,000 – 5,080 | x 25.4 | |
| 58.7 | 59.2 | 0.5 | 400 – 3,390 | x 17.0 | |
| 59.5 | 59.9 | 0.4 | 600 – 1,400 | x 7.0 | |
| 60.1 | 60.2 | 0.1 | 1,410 – 1,450 | x 7.3 | |
| 62.4 | 62.6 | 0.2 | 660 - 775 | x 3.9 | |
| 64.8 | 64.9 | 0.1 | 850 - 925 | x 4.7 | |
| 75.5 | 75.7 | 0.2 | 1,100 – 3,300 | x 16.5 | |
| 77.0 | 77.4 | 0.4 | 450 – 9,050 | x 45.3 | |
| 175.2 | 175.5 | 0.3 | 3,500 – 7,400 | x 37.0 | |
| 23-LC-010 Easting: 519131.0 Northing: 6940067.0 Elev: 210.0 m Az: 12, Dip: -85 EOH: 326.0 m | 86.7 | 86.9 | 0.2 | 900 | x 3.9 |
| 96.3 | 96.4 | 0.1 | 770 | x 4.5 | |
| 100.2 | 101.0 | 0.8 | 6,750 – 9,200 | x 46.0 | |
| 106.0 | 106.7 | 0.7 | 1,100 – 14,450 | x 72.3 | |
| 134.0 | 134.2 | 0.2 | 750 – 2,200 | X 11.0 | |
| 23-LC-011 Easting: 518717.0 Northing: 6940232.0 Elev: 203.0 m Az: 25, Dip: -54 EOH: 215.0 m | 45.9 | 46.3 | 0.4 | 1,500 – 2,000 | X 10.0 |
| 46.8 | 47.0 | 0.2 | 1,500 – 2,000 | X 10.0 | |
| 81.5 | 81.7 | 0.2 | 2,000 – 3,500 | X17.5 | |
| 118.0 | 118.2 | 0.2 | 1,000 – 1,200 | X 6.0 | |
| 133.4 | 133.5 | 0.1 | 900 – 1,000 | X 5.0 | |
| 170.7 | 170.8 | 0.1 | 1,000 – 2,000 | X 10.0 | |
| 171.2 | 171.7 | 0.5 | 800 – 21,000 | x 105.0 | |
| 172.0 | 172.1 | 0.1 | 1,000 – 3,000 | x 15.0 | |
| 23-LC-012 Easting: 518458.0 Northing: 6940275.0 Elev: 229.0 m Az: 26, Dip: -60 EOH: 347.0 m | 72.8 | 73.5 | 0.7 | 300 - 800 | x 4.0 |
| 113.3 | 113.5 | 0.2 | 900 – 1,200 | X 6.0 | |
| 130.0 | 130.3 | 0.3 | 900 – 1,000 | X 5.0 | |
| 232.1 | 232.4 | 0.3 | 875 – 1,400 | x 7.0 | |
| 234.8 | 235.9 | 1.1 | 800 – 15,000 | x 75.0 | |
| 236.3 | 236.7 | 0.4 | 800 – 1,300 | X 6.5 | |
| 255.3 | 255.5 | 0.2 | 1,000 – 1,400 | X 6.5 | |
| 282.9 | 283.2 | 0.3 | 800 – 1,000 | X 5.0 | |
| 286.6 | 286.7 | 0.1 | 800 | X 4.0 | |
| 308.6 | 308.7 | 0.1 | 1,000 | X 5.0 | |
| 23-LC-013A Easting: 519069.0 Northing: 6939977.0 Elev: 208.0 m Az: 12, Dip: -80.5 EOH: 413.0 m | 76.7 | 77.2 | 0.5 | 650 – 1,200 | X 6.0 |
| 80.2 | 80.6 | 0.4 | 750 – 1,000 | X 5.0 | |
| 84.6 | 84.8 | 0.2 | 800 – 1,100 | X 5.5 | |
| 283.1 | 283.7 | 0.6 | 840 – 5,740 | X 28.7 | |
| 23-LC-014 Easting: 518458.0 Northing: 6940275.0 Elev: 229.0 m Az: 25, Dip: -70 EOH: 362.0 m | 139.2 | 139.3 | 0.1 | 1,000 | X 5.0 |
| 139.9 | 140.3 | 0.4 | 1,000 – 11,000 | X 55.0 | |
| 258.6 | 258.8 | 0.2 | 1,000 – 3,500 | X 17.5 | |
| 268.8 | 268.9 | 0.1 | 1,000 | X 5.0 | |
| 288.6 | 288.7 | 0.1 | 2,600 | X 13.0 | |
| 23-LC-015 Easting: 518200.0 Northing: 6940389.0 Elev: 228.0 m Az: 28, Dip: -60 EOH: 359.0 m | 87.9 | 88.2 | 0.3 | 970 – 2,300 | X 11.5 |
| 170.5 | 170.8 | 0.3 | 805 – 4,400 | X 22.0 | |
| 230.0 | 230.3 | 0.3 | 2,000 – 24,500 | X 122.5 | |
| 241.2 | 241.3 | 0.1 | 920 | X 4.6 | |
| 274.5 | 274.6 | 0.1 | 970 | X 4.9 | |
| 280.9 | 281.0 | 0.1 | 945 | X 4.7 | |
| 282.0 | 282.1 | 0.1 | 1,055 | X 5.3 | |
| 282.5 | 282.6 | 0.1 | 720 | X 3.6 | |
| 295.0 | 295.2 | 0.2 | 780 – 1,300 | X 6.5 | |
| 299.1 | 299.5 | 0.4 | 900 – 30,800 | X 154.0 | |
| 299.6 | 300.0 | 0.4 | 845 – 10,375 | X 51.9 | |
- See Figure 1 for drillhole locations.
- Radioactivity is total gamma in cps (counts per second) measured directly from drill core using a recently calibrated RS230 spectrometer.
- The Company considers all spectrometer readings greater than 200 cps to constitute elevated radioactivity, with background radioactivity measuring less than 200 cps. Anomalous radioactivity is defined as anything over 700 cps.
- Measurements of cps on drill core are an indication of the presence of radioactive materials (uranium, thorium, and/or potassium), but may not directly correlate with uranium chemical assays. Total cps readings are preliminary and may not be used directly to quantify or qualify uranium concentrations of the rock samples measured.
- All reported depths and intervals are drill hole depths and intervals, unless otherwise noted, and do not represent true thicknesses, which have yet to be determined.
- CPS values are given as continuous composite elevated radioactivity (sum of drillcore length greater than or equal to the minimum value for that interval). During logging, cps is measured as 10 cm intervals through the radioactive zone and 1 – 2 m above and below into background radioactive core. This is performed when any measurements are above 200 cps.
Qualified Person (QP)
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Nancy Normore, M.Sc., P.Geo, the Vice President of Exploration of Latitude Uranium, who is a “Qualified Person” (as defined in NI 43-101).
About Latitude Uranium Inc.
Latitude Uranium is exploring and developing two district-scale uranium projects in Canada. Our primary focus is expanding the resource base at Angilak, which ranks amongst the highest-grade uranium deposits globally, outside of the Athabasca. Additionally, we are advancing the CMB Project, situated in the prolific Central Mineral Belt in central Labrador adjacent to the Michelin Deposit, with numerous occurrences of uranium, copper and potential IOCG style mineralization.
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John Jentz
CEO
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