VANCOUVER, June 8, 2010
- Terra Ventures Inc. (TSX-V:TAS) is please to provide an update on
the Midwest Northeast Uranium property in which Terra owns a 10% production
carried interest. In a press release dated June 8, 2010, Hathor reported:
Hathor
Exploration Limited (HAT:TSX-V) announces the highest grade-thickness
intersections to date from the Roughrider uranium deposit at it's Midwest
Northeast Project in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. Please visit
the Company's website at www.hathor.ca to view updated figures and
tables referenced herein. This infill drilling has discovered new mineralization
in the west-central part of the deposit. Highlights of assays include:
- INFILL:
Intersections of high grade uranium mineralization BOTH within and below
the lower grade outer shell of the Initial Resource Model.
Drill Hole MWNE-10-204: 7.5 m of 43.64 % U3O8
Drill Hole MWNE-10-205: 4.5 m of 16.44 % U3O8
Drill Hole MWNE-10-209: 23.0 m of 24.31 % U3O8, including
9.5 m at 55.91 % U3O8
Drill Hole MWNE-10-212: 3.5 m of 10.23 % U3O8
- EXTENSION:
Intersections of high grade mineralization adjacent to and outside of
the Initial Resource Model. For example:
Drill Hole MWNE-10-210: 24.5 m of 1.09 % U3O8,
Drill Hole MWNE-10-214: 15.0 m of 0.44 % U3O8,
Figure
3 and Figure 4 show the importance of the new
intersections in Area 2: they confirm significant high grade mineralization
in areas classified in the Initial Resource Model as weak or non mineralized.
These new intersections emphasize the strength of the mineralizing system
at Roughrider and confirm the potential to increase the resource model
for the deposit. These results confirm the preliminary scintillometer
data released as drilling progressed in Area 2 (see April 15, 2010 NR).
High
grade mineralization in Hole 209 is characterized by higher than normal
core loss. However, equivalent uranium (eU3O8) data derived from down-hole
gamma probe data and geochemical assay data correlate well, as shown
in Table
1.
This
is the third and final set of assays from the 27,000 metre, 77 hole
2010 winter drill program on the Roughrider uranium deposit at its Midwest
Northeast property in the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan. Figure 1 on the Company's website shows
the 400 m strike length potential of the Roughrider uranium deposit
and Roughrider East discovery. Figure
2 shows the
location of the 47 drill holes completed for 14,978m on the Roughrider
deposit this winter. This release covers Areas 2 and 4 shown on Figure 2 . A total of 13 drill holes
were completed in Area 2 for approximately 4,368 metres. The holes span
grid lines 5 E to 25 E in the west-central part of the deposit. There
were only 6 drill holes completed for 1,566 metres in Area 4, the fewest
holes in any of the 4 areas. There are no material intersections to
report from Area 4, with more drilling yet required to complete it's
full evaluation. Supporting geochemical data for both areas are in Table 2 and Table 3.
Included
with this release is Table
4, data for
uranium intersections in drill hole MWNE-10-211, the final hole yet
to be reported in Area 3 of the deposit (see previous NR dated June
02, 2010, with Area 3 results).
As shown
on Figure
2, Area 2
includes parts of both the high grade core shell of mineralization
(>5% uranium oxide) and the lower grade outer shell of mineralization
(<5% uranium oxide), as defined by the Initial NI43-101 compliant
resource model ("Initial Resource Model") completed by Scott
Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. (SWRPA) in December, 2009. The
report is posted on SEDAR and on the Company's website at www.hathor.ca, and includes all drilling prior
to the summer of 2009.
Summary
of Area 2 Drill Holes
Line
10E . Line 10E was poorly constrained by drill holes prior to winter
2010: the mineralization on the Initial Resource Model was largely inferred
from drill holes off-section. Drill hole 10-217C successfully tested
the new shallower zone of mineralization first intersected in drill
hole 09-126, which returned 8.0 m of 0.16 % U3O8. Drill holes 10-209,
10-213, 10-216 and 10-219 were all designed to test the mineralization,
both low and high grade, inferred based on drill hole intersections
off-section or down dip from drill hole 08-022. Drill hole 10-216 intersected
three separate zones of mineralization, including a lower zone that
returned 24.5 m of 7.13 % U3O8 including 7.0 m of 23.38 % U3O8, which
contains visible massive, semi-massive and worm-rock type uranium mineralization.
This massive mineralization is within a modelled low grade zone. Drill
hole 10-209 intersected a number of mineralized zones including a wide
package of high grade mineralization. Although this zone was characterised
by increased core loss, up to 60%, the chemical assay results (23.0
m of 24.31 % U3O8) compare well with the calculated equivalent uranium
grades obtained from the down hole probe results (23.0 m of 21.60 %
eU3O8). Drill hole 10-213 was drilled to try to replicate drill hole
10-209, however due to excessive drill swing, it ended up intersecting
a different mineralized zone. On the 10E cross section, drill holes
10-209 and 10-213 appear to be in the same location. In three dimensions,
these two drill holes a lateral separation of 5 m. Despite the drill
swing, drill hole 10-213 intersected mineralization of up to 16.0 m
of 2.0 % U3O8.
Line
20E . Line 20E was poorly constrained by drill holes prior to winter
2010: the mineralization on the Initial Resource Model was largely inferred
from drill holes off-section. Drill hole 10-204 targeted the inferred
lower grade mineralization that separated two high grade zones as modelled
in the Initial Resource Model. This drill hole successfully intersected
mineralization that was much stronger than modelled, returning 7.5 m
of 43.64 % U3O8. Drill hole 10-205 was designed to test the mineralization,
both low and high grade, inferred in the initial resource model. The
drill hole successfully intersected several zones of mineralization,
including 4.0 m of 16.44 % U3O8. Drill holes 10-210, 10-214, 10-207A
were designed to tested the new shallower zone of basement-hosted mineralization
was first identified in drill hole 09-126 and subsequently intersected
in 10-200A (NR 13 Apr 10). All four drill holes successfully intersected
variable amounts of mineralization, including 24.5 m of 1.09 % U3O8
(MWNE-10-210), 15.0 m of 0.44 % U3O8 (MWNE-10-210), and 5.0 m of 0.6
% U3O8 (MWNE-10-207A). In addition to testing the new zone, these drill
holes also successfully tested a low grade mineralization inferred win
the initial resource model. Drill hole 10-210 intersected the strongest
and widest interval of radioactivity. This entire interval was outside
any previously modelled zone and returned 24.5 m of 1.09 % U3O8.
Summary
of Area 4 Drill Holes
Line
90E. Drill hole 10-201 was designed to test for down-dip continuation
of high grade mineralization intersected in 09-088, this drill hole
did intersect thin intervals of weak mineralization, the best of which
returned 1.0 m of 0.08 % U3O8. Drill hole 10-206, although collared
on line 100E, due to drill swing intersected the target depth on line
90E. This drill hole was designed to test for mineralization outside
the current extents of the Main Zone of mineralization, as well as thin
Footwall Zones. It intersected a thin zone of mineralization up-dip
from both the Main Zone and one of the Footwall Zones, that returned
1.0 m of 0.08 % U3O8 and 3.0 m of 0.34 % U3O8, respectively.
Line
100E: Drill hole 10-208 was designed to test for possible extensions
of mineralization 20-30 m laterally from the extents of the modelled
mineralization on line 100E. This drill hole did not intersect any anomalous
activity. It did intersect variably altered package of rocks comprising
the lower sandstone and the upper basement.
Line
110E. Drill holes 10-199 and 10-218 were designed to test for lateral
extensions of the mineralization on Line 110E. Both drill holes only
intersected thin intervals that returned values of 1.5 m of 0.08 % U3O8and
0.6 m of 0.2 % U3O8, respectively.
Line
130E. Drill hole 10-202 were designed to test the mineralization
identified in 09-096 and 09-104. This drill hole successfully intersected
1.0 m of 1.64 % U3O8. In addition to this zone of radioactivity, it
additionally intersected another shallower zone of radioactivity at
and just below the unconformity that returned 4.5 m of 0.19 % U3O8.
QAQC
Samples
were analyzed for U3O8at the Geoanalytical Laboratories of the Saskatchewan
Research Council (SRC). The facilities used for the analysis operate
in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (CAN-P-4E). The samples were analyzed
using ISO/IEC 17025:2005-accredited U3O8method. The samples were analyzed
for a suite of other base metal elements including nickel, cobalt, copper
and lead by ICP-ES. Select samples will be analysed for precious metals
including gold, platinum, palladium and rhenium. Dry bulk density determinations
were also carried out on the drill core.
Field
and laboratory of select samples show good reproducibility, consistent
to those documented in the NI43-101 report containing the Initial Resource
Model.
All intersections
are down-hole, core-length intervals and true thickness of mineralization
is yet to be determined.
Ownership
Terra
Ventures Inc. owns a 10-per-cent interest, carried until a decision
is made to go to production, in the Midwest NorthEast property.
Alistair
McCready, Ph.D., P.Geo., Hathor's Exploration Manager with responsibility
for all of Hathor's exploration in Saskatchewan, and Michael Gunning,
Ph.D., P.Geo, Hathor's Chief Operating Officer, are Qualified Persons
as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and have reviewed and approved
the technical disclosure contained in this news release
Terra Ventures Inc. is
a Vancouver, British Columbia based junior exploration company focused
principally on acquiring and developing quality uranium projects which
have world class potential. The Company is dedicated to building shareholder
value by acquiring strategic uranium properties in this period of strengthening
global demand for uranium supply. The Company's combination of strategic
land positions, advanced stage projects and no risk carried interest
projects - combined with technical expertise and management's fundraising
ability - are the foundation for growth in the uranium business.
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about the Company, please contact Ryan Johnson, Investor Relations,
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