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Cauldron identifies initial exploration target of 25 to 35 million pnds of uranium at Yanrey WA
Media Release
15 September 2009
Cauldron identifies initial exploration target of 25 to 35 million
pounds of uranium at Yanrey in WA
Highlights:
- Cauldron Energy continues to define a large fertile uranium exploration
project at Yanrey, in the north-west of Western Australia,
- Initial Exploration Target of 25 to 35 million pounds of U3O8 at a grade
of 300 to 900 ppm identified,
- Project is adjacent to Paladin Resources Manyingee project, which
contains 24 million pounds of U3O8,
- Reconnaissance exploration has been effective in identifying several new
sandstone hosted roll-front uranium targets and,
- Company to undertake focused exploration to provide a quick test of the
potential of new areas.
Australian resources company, Cauldron Energy Limited (ASX: CXU)
("Cauldron" or "the Company") plans to accelerate exploration activities
at its 100% owned Yanrey Project "Yanrey") in Western Australia,
following confirmation the project hosts an initial Exploration Target of
25 to 35 million pounds of U3O8 at a grade of 300 to 900 ppm.
In the Companys view, Yanrey (figure 1), which is adjacent to Paladin
Resources Ltds Manyingee deposit containing 24 million pounds of U3O8,
has the potential to be a major uranium resource centre.
Cauldrons Executive Chairman, Tony Sage, said several new uranium
exploration targets have been identified using newly acquired geophysics,
coupled with a detailed analysis of past drilling.
"While it is very early on in the exploration of this area of Western
Australia, we believe the area is emerging as a significant uranium
province", Mr Sage said.
The company believes the style of mineralisation at Yanrey is similar to
that of the Beverly-Four Mile and Honeymoon deposits in South Australias
Lake Frome Basin.
"Weve defined an initial resource in the palaeochannels at Bennet Well of
just under 5 Mlbs eU3O8, but only a small area has been drilled and we can
see from reconnaissance drilling where this resource will grow," Mr Sage
added.
"Bennet Well, or any one or number of newly defined palaeochannels have
the potential to be another Manyingee."
In the area explored by Cauldron, there are at least eleven favourable
palaeochannels targets, including five (5) newly discovered mineralised
palaeochannels.
These are all close to known uranium resources at Bennet
Well and Manyingee and include potential extensions in palaeochannels
leading from those resources.
In addition to these targets, the company
believes it has over 90 km2 of untested prime target areas which are
favourable for uranium mineralisation.
Uranium exploration in the Yanrey area of Western Australia commenced in
1970s; there has been very little work done in the last 25 years, and the
intensity of exploration does not compare with that of the Lake Frome Basin
in South Australia.
Cauldron are in the process of getting government and heritage approvals
for drilling, and the timing of the drilling will depend on whether the
approvals are granted before or after the coming wet season.
Exploration Target
The Exploration Target is for sandstone hosted roll front uranium
mineralisation.
It is based on work which has identified over 60
kilometres of redox front in the Yanrey area with associated
palaeochannels.
Work carried out by Cauldron has identified at least eleven palaeochannels
which are highly prospective for uranium mineralisation.
The Exploration
Target has yet to be fully drill tested and is conceptual in nature.
There
has been insufficient exploration (ie.
Drilling) to define a mineral
resource and it is uncertain if future exploration will result in the
determination of a mineral resource.
Cauldron Energy announced its maiden resource at the Bennet Well prospect
in 2008.
It was calculated by Hellman and Schofield from 174 air core, 8
diamond, and 8 mud rotary holes over a small area of 1.2 km2.
The results
returned an inferred resource of 4.8 million pounds of eU3O8 at a grade of
300 ppm eU3O8 using a cut-off grade of 150 ppm.
To date, the area of the
mineralisation at Bennet Well is small in comparison to that of Manyingee,
and there is a good indication to suggest it has the potential to grow with
additional drilling.
There are many areas around Bennet Well that contain potential uranium
mineralisation, as shown by the Companys drilling program conducted in
late 2008.
The Exploration Target is based on previous exploration of the
project area, including:
- Gravity surveys conducted by CRAE in the 1970s, and interpretation of
palaeochannels and redox boundaries.
- Previous drilling by CRAE and others from the late 1960s to early
1980s.
- Gravity surveys conducted by Cauldron completed in 2006 covering the
Bennet Channel and the Main Road Channel for a total of 75 km2.
- Three Airborne EM surveys conducted by Cauldron covering over 1,430 km2
completed in 2006,2007 and 2009.
- Over 280 aircore, mud rotary and diamond drill holes for 30,000 metres
of drilling conducted by Cauldron resulting in the definition of a JORC
classified inferred resource at Bennet Well in 2008.
The company now believes it has over 90 km2 of untested prime target areas
which are favourable to uranium mineralisation.
These include, but are not
limited to:
-The Bennet Well channel has had both gravity and EM surveys, as well as
174 holes over seven programs drilled by Cauldron.
The area of the current
resource is small (1.2 km2) compared to Manyingee (approximately 7km2).
There is over 11 km2 of potential mineralisation around Bennet Well with
an area open to the north east returning 4.32m at 488 ppm eU3O8.
- The Barradale channel was previously outlined by CRAE by gravity and
drilling over an interpreted redox boundary with the best result of 1.7 m
at 290ppm eU3O8.
- The South and North Ballards have previous drill results of 1.3m at
580ppm and 3.7m at 107ppm eU3O8, respectively.
Chemical analyses from the
south Ballard channel produced a result of 2m at 700 ppm U3O8).
They are
known to contain a redox boundary and the historic gravity and the recent
EM outlines the palaeochannels.
- The Main Road Channel produced result of 1.05m at 566 ppm eU3O8.
The
recent EM program shows it is more extensive than previous
interpretations
- A new palaeochannel as yet unnamed was interpreted from historic drill
holes and EM surveys conducted by Cauldron.
The area has been sparsely
drilled and includes 2.66m at 161ppm and 0.35 at 580ppm eU3O8.
- The Osborne channel was outlined by CRAE during the 1970s and has only
been sparsely tested.
- North of Bennet Well there is potential along the redox boundary towards
the Manyingee Deposit.
- Inadequately tested to date, however Cauldrons EM interpretation
indicates the presence of potential palaeochannels.
- North of Manyingee there are several other target areas including the
extensions of the Manyingee channel, and the Spinifex channel, outlined by
Cauldrons EM and historic interpretations.
Inadequately tested to date.
End
To view the full ASX Announcement please see below:
http://esp.gewru.com/download/files/12414/927027/Cauldron%20identifies%20inital%20exploration%20target%20of%2025%20to%2035%20millio.pdf
For further information contact:
Tony Sage (Executive Chairman, Cauldron Energy Limited)
C/o Cape Lambert Iron Ore Limited
Ph: (08) 9380 9555
Terry Topping / Brett Smith
Cauldron Energy Limited
Ph: (08) 9211 5777
Karen Oswald
Professional Public Relations
Ph: (08) 9388 0944
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