Azimut advances on its North Rae and Daniel Lake Uranium properties, Nunavik,
Quebec
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LONGUEUIL, QC,
The 2009 program was designed to further assess the grade continuity of six (6) of these mineralized zones through the collection of 297 m of channel samples. The channel samples were collected by rock-saw on extensive surface exposures from the six zones (Aqpiq, Jonas, Amitujaq, Cirrus, Puqila and R7). The samples have been sent for analysis at the Saskatchewan Research Council Laboratory in Saskatoon. Results are pending.
New field observations made during the program reinforce Azimut's earlier appraisal of this region as an emerging uranium district:
(a) At the regional scale, the weakly-deformed pegmatitic bodies hosting uranium mineralization appear to be conformable with the enveloping foliated rocks. These pegmatitic bodies are closely associated with the contact between Archean basement and overlying Proterozoic metasedimentary rocks, and are now interpreted to be an extensive sill system rather than dyke swarms. This key Archean-Proterozoic contact has a strike length of more than 70 km along a major synform on the North Rae and Daniel Lake properties and presents a strong potential for additional discoveries. (b) At the prospect scale, several of the mineralized zones represent kilometric, shallow-dipping targets with significant near-surface uranium potential. The possibility of stacked mineralized pegmatitic bodies is also envisioned. (c) Within the Proterozoic metasedimentary sequence, a radioactive, grey to black, silica-rich banded facies, has been interpreted as a quartzite horizon and may represent sediment-hosted uranium mineralization with potentially significant lateral extensions.
The North Rae and
This press release was prepared by geologist Jean-Marc Lulin acting as Azimut's Qualified Person under NI 43-101. Azimut is a mineral exploration company using cutting-edge targeting methodologies with the objective of discovering major ore deposits.
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For further information: Jean-Marc Lulin, President and CEO, (450) 646-3015, Fax: (450) 646-3045, [email protected]; www.azimut-exploration.com
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