Athabasca Uranium Inc. is pleased to report that core
samples from the Company's 2011 diamond drilling program at
Keefe Lake are currently undergoing geochemical analysis at
the Saskatchewan Research Council. As reported previously,
five holes (1,645 meters total) were completed at Keefe
Lake in late 2011, with two holes encountering
significantly anomalous alteration and a third hole
containing chloritic alteration at various intervals below
the unconformity, a common feature found in the host rocks
containing uranium mineralization. One hundred and sixty
nine core samples will be subject to ICP1 (Multi Element
Uranium Exploration Package) by partial & total digestions,
as well as Boron by ICP-OES and Uranium by
Fluorimetry. In addition, 43 of the samples will be
tested for gold by Fire Assay. PIMA (Portable
Infrared Mineral Analysis) is also being employed to aid
with clay type analysis and identification of "pathfinder
minerals." Results are expected shortly.
Subsequently, the Company intends to begin geological
modeling and commissioning of a reinterpretation of its
seismic dataset with the intention of reconciling the
geological layers and enhancing drill targets at Keefe
Lake. Gil Schneider, President commented "The 2011 drilling
program confirmed that the seismic interpretation
performed by the University of Saskatchewan under the
direction and supervision of Dr. Zoltan Hajnal, PhD (GeoPh)
was very accurate in predicting subsurface structures. The
refined interpretation will be extremely valuable in
guiding the Company to discovery." Athabasca has also
expanded its drilling permit at Keefe Lake to include an
additional 13 holes totalling 3,900 meters.
In addition, the Company is also pleased to report that it
has received a drilling permit for its property at
Volhoffer Lake, which adjoins and is part of the Keefe Lake
Project. The Volhoffer permit covers up to 26
holes, totalling 7,800 meters.
The Company is currently
designing a program to test
ground conductors delineated at Volhoffer by a ground
EM and gravity survey conducted in 1980 by Uranez
Exploration. The conductors lie predominantly within
interpreted faults, areas identified as sharp boundaries
between magnetic lows and highs.
Dr. Peter Born, PGeo, Athabasca Uranium's qualified person,
is responsible for the geological content of this news
release.
About Athabasca Uranium
Athabasca Uranium Inc. is a uranium exploration and
development company exploring an aggregate of over
60,000 hectares strategically located in the uranium-rich
Athabasca Basin region of northeast Saskatchewan. The
Company's stated vision is to explore the region using
leading-edge technology to become a world-class uranium
mining company. Additional information on
Athabasca Uranium and its vision is available on the
Company's website at www.athabascauranium.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Gil Schneider"
Gil Schneider, President & CEO
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