VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
(TSX-V:SYH) (OTCQB:SYHBF) (Frankfurt:SC1P) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the Company’s option partner Azincourt Energy
(TSX-V:AAZ) (“Azincourt”) has announced details for an upcoming exploration program at the East Preston Uranium Project located in
the western Athabasca Basin 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 Project Claims Map:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/SYH_Patterson_Lake_Area_Promo_20161212_blue_hi_res.pdf
Skyharbour and Clean Commodities entered into an Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Azincourt which
provides Azincourt an earn-in option to acquire a 70% working interest in the East Preston Property (see news release dated March
28th, 2017). Under the Agreement, Azincourt has issued to Skyharbour and Clean Commodities each 2,250,000 common shares and will
contribute cash and exploration expenditure consideration totaling up to CAD $3,500,000 in exchange for up to 70% of the applicable
property area over three years. Of the $3,500,000 in project consideration, $1,000,000 will be in cash payments to Skyharbour and
Clean Commodities.
East Preston Program Highlights:
- Extensive reinterpretation of historical helicopter-borne VTEM and ground geophysical data by expert geophysical consultant
highlights untested conductor systems and corridor trends
- Ground geophysical program planned to refine drill targets over with grid establishment, Horizontal Loop Electromagnetic
(HLEM) and Gravity surveys to be used
- Work to commence after freeze-up in November
- Azincourt may earn a 70% interest in East Preston totaling 25,329 hectares, which represents the eastern region of the larger
74,965 hectare Preston Project through the upfront issuance of 4,500,000 shares as well as $3,500,000 of total project
consideration over three years, including up to $2,500,000 of exploration work programs and $1,000,000 of cash payments to
Skyhabour and Clean Commodities to be split equally.
- In addition to the Azincourt Agreement on the Preston East Property, Skyhabour also announced an option agreement with AREVA
Resources Canada whereby AREVA may earn up to a 70% interest in a separate 49,635 hectare portion of the Preston Project.
East Preston Project 2017 Geophysical Program:
Skyharbour’s option partner Azincourt engaged a highly experienced geophysical consultant, Mr. Lawrence Bzdel,
PGeo, to interpret the extensive historical airborne and ground geophysical data set and build on the already extensive previous
work. The reinterpretation work has identified and prioritized numerous conductor trends, with the highest priorities being the A,
B and D trends, respectively (see figure in link below).
East Preston Survey Grid Location Map:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/Low-res-Figure-2---East-Preston-Survey-Grid-Location-Map-with-mid-time-channel-VTEM-440-us.pdf
Trend A is a very long, wide N to NE trending conductive corridor with an observed flexure bound and crosscut by
interpreted E-W cross-faults. Trend B is a long linear conductor system coincident with an interpreted NE trending fault. Trend D
is a NNW trending conductor system parallel to an interpreted fault.
The East Preston geophysical program is expected to commence in November following freeze-up in northwestern
Saskatchewan. Grid establishment will precede the planned surveys. The grid lines will be perpendicular to the interpreted VTEM
conductive trends. The HLEM and Gravity surveys will consist of 47 line km of each method.
The HLEM data will be collected with a 200 m Transmitter-Receiver separation, and 50 m station
intervals. The survey is designed to accurately identify multiple conductor systems in this shallow depth to basement environment.
Unconformity-related uranium deposits are often associated in proximity to basement conductive trends, and represent a first order
criteria for discovery.
The Gravity survey will record measurements at 50 m station intervals. Subtle gravity low anomalies
can highlight areas of alteration and structural disruption. Gravity highs may represent basement topography, which are also
associated with unconformity-related uranium deposits.
This initial ground geophysical program is expected to yield drill targets within previously untested corridors.
Skyharbour and its option partner Azincourt expect to generate enough targets for several drill programs.
Overview of East Preston:
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). More than $4.7-million in expenditures on the entire Preston
Uranium Project have been incurred to date, including over $2 million at East Preston. This exploration has consisted of ground
gravity, airborne and ground electromagnetics, radon, soil, silt, biogeochem, lake sediment, and geological mapping surveys, as
well as two exploratory drill programs. Several high-priority drill target areas associated with multiple prospective exploration
corridors have been successfully delineated through this methodical, multiphased exploration initiative, which has culminated in an
extensive, proprietary geological database for the project area.
Preston Uranium Property Map and Regional Exploration Corridors:
http://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/SYH_Regional_Corridors.jpg
Furthermore, on March 9th, 2017, Skyharbour announced an option agreement with AREVA Resources Canada which
provides AREVA an earn-in option to acquire up to a 70% working interest in a 49,635 hectare portion of the total 74,965 hectare
Preston Uranium Project (see News Release dated March 9th, 2017). Under the agreement, AREVA can 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 years.
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 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, a large strategic shareholder of the Company, to acquire 100% of the Moore
Uranium Project which is located approx. 15 kilometres east of Denison's Wheeler River project and 39 kilometres south of Cameco's
McArthur River uranium mine. Moore is an advanced stage uranium exploration property with high-grade uranium mineralization at the
Maverick Zone with drill results returning 6.0% U3O8 over 5.9 metres including 20.8% U3O8 over 1.5 metres at a vertical depth of
265 metres. Skyharbour recently signed option agreements with AREVA Resources Canada and Azincourt Energy whereby AREVA and
Azincourt can earn in 70% on the Preston Project through a combined $9,800,000 in total exploration expenditures, as well as
$1,700,000 in total cash payments and 4,500,000 Azincourt shares. Preston is a large, geologically prospective property proximal to
Fission Uranium's Triple R deposit as well as NexGen Energy's Arrow deposit. The Company also owns a 100% interest in the Falcon
Point Uranium Project on the eastern perimeter of the Basin which contains 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. 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 Trimble
President and CEO
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Nick Findler
Corporate Development and Communications
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
Telephone: 604-639-3850
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