Highlights of 2023 Geochemical Results:
- All 2023 drill holes contained trace amounts of uranium averaging 4.33 ppm over 419 samples.
- Most holes returned anomalous values for Th and for
REEs . Table 1 lists significant intercepts from the KLS 2023 diamond drilling program. - Although anomalous intercepts for
REEs are listed for cerium (Ce), lanthanum (La), neodymium (Nb) and praseodymium (Pr), intercepts of anomalous values were also returned for most of the other 13 REEs at various locations within the 2023 program area. - The majority of anomalous intercepts, including elevated REE values, were returned from intervals of pegmatite and pegmatoidal rocks. However, several intercepts originated from structural zones such as fault and shear zones, as well as near amphibolite dykes.
- The deepest intercept in hole KLS23-008, grading 239.00 ppm Th and 10.70 ppm U with anomalous Ce, La, Nd and Pr values, was taken from a quartz-rich zone within basement metasediments directly underlying the contact with overlying granitic orthogneiss.
The anomalous intercepts in hole KLS23-011 are all associated with zones of fracturing or brecciation. These are hosted both within orthogneissic and pegmatitic units, indicating structural control may play a role in mineralization along the south flank of
Analytical results indicate that the majority of basement-hosted elevated gamma ray “counts per second” (cps) originated from anomalous thorium (Th) values. Most holes returned elevated to anomalous values for “Rare Earth Elements” (
Anomalous values for Th and
Table 1*: Significant Intercepts, 2023 Diamond Drilling Program, Key
Hole ID | Interval | Width | Th | U | Nd (ppm) | Ce (ppm) | Pr (ppm) | La (ppm) | |
from (m) | to (m) | (m) | |||||||
KLS23-001 | 138 | 146 | 8.00 | 42.7 | 5.38 | 49.7 | 149 | 15.4 | 80 |
KLS23-001 | 157.95 | 161.45 | 3.50 | 37.9 | 9.9 | 62.3 | 164 | 17.95 | 84 |
KLS23-002 | No significant intercepts | ||||||||
KLS23-002A | No significant intercepts | ||||||||
KLS23-003 | 81.43 | 85.12 | 3.69 | 56.56 | 10.46 | 69.0 | 131 | 19.18 | 69 |
Includes: | 83.43 | 84.12 | 0.69 | 218.00 | 11.00 | 271.0 | 493 | 75.20 | 251 |
KLS23-003 | 173.9 | 174.14 | 0.24 | 383.00 | 18.50 | 766.0 | 1,420 | 229.00 | 679 |
KLS23-004 | 54 | 55 | 1.00 | 69.60 | 4.18 | 105.0 | 199 | 29.00 | 104 |
KLS23-005 | 53 | 61 | 8.00 | 56.54 | 9.55 | 170.6 | 328 | 46.30 | 160 |
KLS23-005 | 75.25 | 77.68 | 2.43 | 97.91 | 6.38 | 188.6 | 385 | 49.50 | 172 |
KLS23-006 | 43 | 44 | 1.00 | 143.00 | 2.79 | 166.0 | 313 | 43.80 | 161 |
KLS23-006 | 138.0 | 139.0 | 1.00 | 103.00 | 6.33 | 195.0 | 440 | 55.30 | 202 |
KLS23-007 | 31 | 83.8 | 52.80 | 113.99 | 4.87 | 193.3 | 420 | 54.86 | 194 |
Includes: | 50.24 | 56.12 | 5.88 | 190.74 | 5.90 | 294.4 | 595 | 83.38 | 275 |
Includes: | 59.18 | 62.25 | 3.07 | 184.96 | 4.93 | 234.2 | 563 | 71.64 | 272 |
Includes: | 72.58 | 73.75 | 1.17 | 277.29 | 13.57 | 498.5 | 1,096 | 140.40 | 496 |
Includes: | 79.8 | 83.8 | 4.00 | 214.50 | 10.29 | 368.8 | 772 | 103.88 | 359 |
KLS23-007 | 109.67 | 111.73 | 2.06 | 188.15 | 7.59 | 298.4 | 637 | 82.51 | 304 |
KLS23-008 | 111.63 | 114.63 | 3.00 | 56.60 | 13.67 | 194 | 21.50 | ||
KLS23-008 | 159.78 | 160.47 | 0.69 | 239.00 | 10.70 | 342.0 | 777 | 96.20 | 354 |
KLS23-009 | No significant intercepts | ||||||||
KLS23-010 | No significant intercepts | ||||||||
KLS23-011 | 138.37 | 138.75 | 0.38 | 7.49 | 3.77 | 244 | 536 | 68.6 | 279 |
KLS23-011 | 142.80 | 143.80 | 1.00 | 18.00 | 3.38 | 132 | 330 | 37.7 | 162 |
KLS23-011 | 146.64 | 147.49 | 0.85 | 8.02 | 4.42 | 101 | 227 | 27.6 | 115 |
*Total Digestion: A 0.125 g pulp is gently heated in a mixture of ultrapure HF/HNO3/HClO4 until dry and the residue dissolved in dilute ultrapure HNO3.
Hole KLS23-007, which returned a 52.80-metre intercept of anomalous basement-hosted cps readings, also returned the longest significant intercept to date, of 52.80m grading 113.99 ppm Th, 4.87 ppm U, 193 ppm neodymium (Nd), 420 ppm cerium (Ce), 54.86 ppm praseodymium (Pr) and 194 ppm lanthanum (La). This long intercept included four sub-intercepts (Table 1) within pegmatitic units, returning grades up to 277.29 ppm Th, 13.57 ppm U, 498.5 ppm Nd, 1,096 (0.11%) Ce, 140.40 ppm Pr and 496 ppm La across 1.17m.
NOTES:
Cerium is an element utilized within flat screen TV’s, low energy light bulbs, floodlights and as a pigment. Lanthanum is used for carbon lighting, utilized for studio lighting and cinema projection. Neodymium is crucial for the production of permanent magnets, utilized in electronic devices. Praseodymium is used as an alloy for the production of aircraft engines, and also for permanent magnets (Wikipedia). REE’s, having similar chemical properties to each other, tend to occur together and have become crucial for the advancement of high-technology instruments.
Overburden Radioactivity Follow Up Program:
At this time, the source and mineralogy of overburden-hosted anomalous CPS values in holes KLS23-007 and KLS23-009 have not been determined (see
- DDH KLS23-007: down-hole gamma ray probing intersected 2 zones of anomalous radioactivity: Zone 1; 6 metres (1.6 m to 7.6m) within overburden, with values up to 1,254 cps;
- DDH KLS23-009: downhole probing detected an approximately 69-centimetre interval of anomalous radioactivity within overburden, extending from 0.023 metres to 0.716 metres with values ranging from 121 to 236 cps
An overburden testing program is currently being developed to sample and test the shallow, near surface overburden anomalies at KLS23-007 and KLS23-009. This will be designed to determine the geochemical signature of overburden-hosted mineralization causing the radioactivity detected by down-hole probing.
Also, it has not been determined whether bedrock intercepts throughout the 2023 drilling represent true widths of mineralized zones.
Geochemical Assaying
Core samples were submitted to the
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