RNS18 Mar 2021 07:24
Project prospective for "Salt wash" type sandstone hosted mineralisation within the high-grade uranium-vanadium Uravan mineral belt.
-- Three priority target areas identified - Section 23, Groundhog and Rim Rock.
-- Field sampling by Thor returned assay results of high-grade uranium (up to 1.25% U(3) O(8) ) and vanadium (up to 3.47% V(2) O(5) ) as announced on 21 July 2020.
-- Historic uranium-vanadium mining jurisdiction, within close proximity to well-developed infrastructure.
-- Close to the White Mesa mill which has historically acted as toll milling plant
-- Shallow depth of prospective uranium-vanadium fluvial sandstone hosted uranium is conducive to testing with low-cost reverse circulation ("RC") drilling.
-- We aim to quickly and inexpensively see if there is mineralisation which may require further investigation
-- Drilling is scheduled to commence in May 2021, once permitting is complete.
Mick Billing, Executive Chairman of Thor Mining, commented:
"With uranium prices at current levels, we are pleased to be in a position to commence drilling at our Colorado uranium-vanadium project once permitting is complete. Based on the historic mining in the region and our due diligence, we are excited to be testing this prospective area which is known to host high-grade uranium deposits.
"In particular, Section 23 appears to have not been drill tested by previous mining companies despite the geological setting which appears very similar to that of the nearby historical high-grade production areas, hopefully providing Thor with a potential opportunity to make a significant new discovery.
"Thor is led by a management and technical team with proven uranium credentials, working closely with our US team.
"We look forward to updating investors on the progress of this project in due course."
PROJECT LOCATION AND HISTORY
The US Uranium-Vanadium Project comprising Vanadium King, Radium Mountain, and the Wedding Bell group of claims, lies within the 110km long Uravan mineral belt extending across Colorado and Utah, USA.
The Uravan mineral belt and adjacent uranium-vanadium mining districts of the Colorado Plateau are reported to have produced, over the past 100 years, in excess of 85million lbs U(3) O(8) and over 660 million lbs of V(2) O(5) from the Salt Wash Sandstone member of the Jurassic, Morrison Formation. The average production grades from the Uravan mineral belt from the 1940s to January 1979 are reported be 0.25% U(3) O(8) and 1.29% V(2) O(5) (Thamm. et al., 1981(b) ).
(b) www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6512174
The Uravan mineral belt is a historic uranium-vanadium mining jurisdiction, close to well-developed infrastructure. A processing plant which has historically taken ore from the region on a toll treatment basis is located near Blanding, Utah within relatively close proximity to Thor's claims.
A map showing the project location and the nearby White Mesa processing plant location is on the Thor