The directors of Thor Mining Plc (“Thor”) (AIM, ASX: THR) are pleased to provide an exploration update on the Company’s 100% owned Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain uranium and vanadium projects in the Uravan Mineral Belt, USA, Ragged Range gold-nickel project in the Pilbara, WA and Molyhil tungsten-molybdenum project, NT.
Project highlights:
- Maiden 2000m drilling program to commence in mid-September 2022 at the priority Rim Rock, Groundhog and Section 23 prospects within the Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain Projects (Figure 2). Site preparation has commenced.
- Drilling at Rim Rock and Groundhog Prospects is designed to test extensions to high- grade uranium and vanadium mineralisation sampled within and around historic workings of up to 1.25% uranium (U3O8) and 3.47% vanadium (V2O5) (THOR ASX, AIM: 21 July 2020).
- Section 23 is the highest priority drill target in the Colorado Uranium-Vanadium Project. This area represents the only large area in the claim block with the perspective “Salt Wash” Member precluded from historic prospecting, drilling and mine production.
- Drill assay results from the recently completed 3000m RC drilling program at Sterling Prospect, Ragged Range Project are pending due to delays with the laboratory (THR ASX, AIM; 11 July 2022).
- Sampling at Kelly’s prospect, Ragged Range continues to return high grade gold and copper results in rock chips including 15.5g/t Au (and 185 g/t Ag) and 0.91g/t Au (and 535 g/t Ag).
- Airborne Magnetics Survey over the eastern portion of Ragged Range tenure completed with interpretation underway, with emphasis on Kelly’s copper-gold area and lithium prospective ground associated with the Split Rock super suite (THOR ASX, AIM 1 August 2022).
- Downhole Electromagnetic Survey (DHEM) completed on Krona nickel drill hole with data interpretation underway.
- Discussions have commenced with potential Joint Venture partners to progress the Molyhil tungsten-molybdenum project, NT towards development.
The Thor team has been busy on the ground at our Ragged Range Project, WA and in the US, at the Wedding Bell Uranium-Vanadium Project, as such we are keen to provide a brief exploration update. “We are seeing an increase in the uranium price as it becomes clear that many countries, including the UK, USA and Japan, are revisiting nuclear power as a response to rising energy prices driven by the Ukraine war and as a ‘green baseload energy’ source to meet decarbonization goals. Thor is positioned well as we advance our uranium-vanadium projects and looking forward to the commencement of our upcoming drilling program.
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High Grade Uranium and Vanadium Assays – Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain Projects, USA
Assays return up to 3,0348 ppm (3.0%) V2O5 vanadium pentoxide, with uranium assay grades up to 6,250ppm (0.63%) U3O8, consistent with the high-grade downhole gamma uranium results
Uranium Update – Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain Projects, USA
An exploration update on the Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain Projects, located in the uranium-vanadium mining district of the Uravan Mineral Belt, southwest Colorado, USA.
High-Grade Uranium Intercepts at Groundhog Prospect
Downhole gamma logging returns up to 6,885ppm (0.69%) eU3O8 uranium along strike of the historic mine working at Groundhog Mine.