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KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – April 16, 2015) – FISSION URANIUM CORP. (TSX:FCU)(OTCQX:FCUUF)(FRANKFURT:2FU) (“Fission” or “the Company“) is pleased to announce assay results from four holes drilled at the R00E zone and five drilled at the R780E zone, in addition to 24 regional exploration holes at its PLS property, host to the Triple R deposit, in Canada’s Athabasca Basin region. Of particular note are four step out holes in the eastern region of the R780E zone (line 1020E, 1050E and 1080E), which have grown the vertical up-dip extent of the zone up to 60m (PLS15-337 on line 1080E). Within the mineralized intervals, the holes also returned significant high-grade composite results, such as 3.71% U3O8 over 4.0M in 1.60% U3O8 over 10.5m (hole PLS15-341).
The regional exploration results comprise 20 holes drilled at Forest Lake and four drilled at Patterson Lake. Of note, four of the holes at Forrest Lake intersected anomalous radioactivity on three discrete basement electromagnetic (EM) conductors. These holes include PLS15-314 on the PLG-54A EM Conductor, which intersected up to 600cps over 1.5 meters. The area has been prioritized for follow up drilling.
The 2015 winter drill program is now complete, with total of 28,296m drilled in 88 completed drill holes.
Ross McElroy, President, COO, and Chief Geologist for Fission, commented,
“The winter 2015 program has delivered notable and meaningful growth in the R780E and R600W zones and opened up numerous new areas for us to focus on future programs. As today’s assays confirm, we are continuing to see strong growth in the Triple R deposit footprint, particularly in the R780E zone. The large, high-grade step-outs near the R600W zone were obvious major highlights of our exploration drilling and we are also very encouraged by today’s results from Forest Lake approximately 7km south-east of the Triple R deposit. With anomalous radioactivity intersected on three different EM conductors, Forest Lake has been confirmed as a highly prospective area and will be prioritized for follow up drilling.”
News Highlights Include:
Winter 2015 Program Summary Highlights:
Triple R Deposit Expansion
Exploration Drilling
| Table 1: | ||||||||
| Zone | Hole ID | Grid Line |
Az | Dip | From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
U3O8 (wt%) |
| R780E | PLS15-330 | 1020E | 336 | -72.30 | 142.00 | 175.00 | 33.00 | 0.66 |
| 154.50 | 157.00 | 2.50 | 1.87 | |||||
| 164.00 | 165.00 | 1.00 | 8.78 | |||||
| 183.00 | 186.50 | 3.50 | 0.05 | |||||
| 197.50 | 198.50 | 1.00 | 0.08 | |||||
| 202.00 | 208.50 | 6.50 | 0.21 | |||||
| 211.00 | 216.50 | 5.50 | 0.33 | |||||
| 248.00 | 250.00 | 2.00 | 0.23 | |||||
| 268.00 | 268.50 | 0.50 | 0.34 | |||||
| 281.00 | 282.00 | 1.00 | 0.31 | |||||
| PLS15-334 | 495E | 334 | -70.20 | 61.55 | 102.00 | 40.45 | 0.42 | |
| 72.50 | 73.50 | 1.00 | 2.87 | |||||
| 108.00 | 108.50 | 0.50 | 0.05 | |||||
| 111.00 | 124.00 | 13.00 | 0.09 | |||||
| 137.00 | 137.50 | 0.50 | 0.13 | |||||
| 160.50 | 163.50 | 3.00 | 0.23 | |||||
| PLS15-337 | 1080E | 339 | -70.70 | 150.00 | 153.50 | 3.50 | 0.05 | |
| 155.50 | 156.50 | 1.00 | 0.08 | |||||
| 162.50 | 166.50 | 4.00 | 5.40 | |||||
| 163.00 | 164.50 | 1.50 | 14.07 | |||||
| 175.50 | 176.00 | 0.50 | 0.06 | |||||
| 182.50 | 189.50 | 7.00 | 0.23 | |||||
| 193.00 | 195.50 | 2.50 | 0.13 | |||||
| 208.50 | 211.00 | 2.50 | 0.22 | |||||
| 335.00 | 335.50 | 0.50 | 0.06 | |||||
| PLS15-341 | 1050E | 339 | -72.30 | 144.00 | 154.50 | 10.50 | 1.60 | |
| 144.50 | 148.50 | 4.00 | 3.71 | |||||
| 167.00 | 169.50 | 2.50 | 0.28 | |||||
| 172.50 | 185.00 | 12.50 | 0.37 | |||||
| 187.50 | 199.50 | 12.00 | 0.27 | |||||
| 202.50 | 203.00 | 0.50 | 0.06 | |||||
| 204.00 | 204.50 | 0.50 | 0.09 | |||||
| 253.50 | 258.50 | 5.00 | 0.07 | |||||
| 261.50 | 263.00 | 1.50 | 0.14 | |||||
| 272.00 | 277.50 | 5.50 | 0.08 | |||||
| 285.50 | 286.50 | 1.00 | 0.14 | |||||
| PLS15-344 | 1020E | 341 | -70.20 | 129.00 | 138.50 | 9.50 | 0.16 | |
| 141.50 | 153.00 | 11.50 | 0.08 | |||||
| 173.00 | 173.50 | 0.50 | 0.06 | |||||
| 185.50 | 186.00 | 0.50 | 0.26 | |||||
| 207.00 | 210.50 | 3.50 | 0.16 | |||||
| 249.50 | 253.50 | 4.00 | 0.15 | |||||
| 258.00 | 271.00 | 13.00 | 0.14 | |||||
| 273.50 | 276.50 | 3.00 | 0.07 | |||||
| 281.00 | 285.00 | 4.00 | 0.12 | |||||
| 305.00 | 312.50 | 7.50 | 0.18 | |||||
| 318.50 | 319.50 | 1.00 | 0.09 | |||||
| 342.00 | 342.50 | 0.50 | 0.07 | |||||
| Composite Parameters | ||
| 1. | Minimum Thickness: 0.50m | |
| 2. | Grade Cut-Off: 0.05 U3O8 (wt%) | |
| 3. | Maximum Internal Dilution: 2.00m | |
| Table 2: | ||||||||
| Zone | Hole ID | Grid Line |
Az | Dip | From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
U3O8 (wt%) |
| R00E | PLS15-328 | 150E | 337 | -69.70 | 278.50 | 280.50 | 2.00 | 0.09 |
| 286.50 | 288.00 | 1.50 | 0.14 | |||||
| PLS15-332 | 060E | 337 | -71.20 | 67.50 | 69.50 | 2.00 | 0.19 | |
| PLS15-333 | 075W | 337 | -68.90 | 203.00 | 203.50 | 0.50 | 0.05 | |
| PLS15-339 | 030W | 337 | -71.70 | 65.00 | 66.00 | 1.00 | 0.08 | |
| Composite Parameters | ||
| 1. | Minimum Thickness: 0.50m | |
| 2. | Grade Cut-Off: 0.05 U3O8 (wt%) | |
| 3. | Maximum Internal Dilution: 2.00m | |
Composited % U3O8 mineralized intervals are summarized in Tables 1 & 2. Samples from the drill core are split in half sections on site. Where possible, samples are standardized at 0.5m down-hole intervals. One-half of the split sample is sent to SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories (an SCC ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Accredited Facility) in Saskatoon, SK for analysis which includes U3O8 (wt %) and fire assay for gold, while the other half remains on site for reference. Analysis also includes a 63 element ICP-OES, and boron. Individual zone wireframe models constructed from assay data and used in the resource estimate indicate that both the R780E and R00E zones have a complex geometry controlled by and parallel to steeply south-dipping lithological boundaries as well as a preferential sub-horizontal orientation. All depths reported of core interval measurements are measured down-hole and mineralization intervals widths are not always representative of true thickness and thus true thicknesses are yet to be determined.
| Forest Lake Regional Exploration Holes |
| Hole ID | Corridor | Conductor | Collar | * Hand-held Scintillometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum) | Lake Depth (m) |
Sandstone From – To (m) |
Basement Unconformity Depth (m) |
Total Drillhole Depth (m) |
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| Az | Dip | From (m) |
To (m) |
Width (m) |
CPS Peak Range |
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| PLS15-305 | ForestLake | PLG-45B | 157 | -82.9 | No Significant Radioactivity | 4.5 | NA | 62.8 | 200.0 | |||
| PLS15-306 | ForestLake | PLG-55A | 139 | -82.2 | No Significant Radioactivity | 3.8 | NA | 98.6 | 287.0 | |||
| PLS15-307 | ForestLake | PLG-47A | 50 | -88.9 | No Significant Radioactivity | 18.4 | NA | 95.7 | 230.7 | |||
| PLS15-309 | ForestLake | PLG-47A1 | 302 | -88.5 | No Significant Radioactivity | 23.9 | NA | 104.0 | 251.0 | |||
| PLS15-310 | ForestLake | PLG-54B | 153 | -87.6 | 178.0 | 179.5 | 1.5 | 340 – 440 | 27.6 | NA | 102.6 | 236.0 |
| PLS15-313 | ForestLake | PLG-47A | 239 | -85.7 | No Significant Radioactivity | 51.0 | NA | 92.4 | 263.0 | |||
| PLS15-314 | ForestLake | PLG-54A | 341 | -87.9 | 169.0 | 170.5 | 1.5 | 300 – 600 | 68.0 | NA | 112.3 | 230.0 |
| PLS15-316 | ForestLake | PLG-45A | 139 | -89.1 | No Significant Radioactivity | 33.0 | NA | 62.5 | 242.0 | |||
| PLS15-320 | ForestLake | PLG-47A | 192 | -87.9 | No Significant Radioactivity | 19.5 | NA | 95.4 | 281.0 | |||
| PLS15-322 | ForestLake | PLG-45B | 321 | -68.4 | No Significant Radioactivity | 4.6 | NA | 64.7 | 350.0 | |||
| PLS15-326 | ForestLake | PLG-63C2 | 328 | -65.9 | No Significant Radioactivity | NA | NA | 98.0 | 260.0 | |||
| PLS15-331 | ForestLake | PLG-54A | 273 | -88.4 | No Significant Radioactivity | 67.8 | NA | 110.7 | 354.0 | |||
| PLS15-335 | ForestLake | PLG-74B | 144 | -81.2 | No Significant Radioactivity | 3.8 | NA | 52.8 | 345.8 | |||
| PLS15-336 | ForestLake | PLG-63C2 | 327 | -66.2 | No Significant Radioactivity | NA | NA | 96.4 | 244.2 | |||
| PLS15-338 | ForestLake | PLG-73A | 315 | -83.1 | No Significant Radioactivity | 7.1 | NA | 66.6 | 296.0 | |||
| PLS15-340 | ForestLake | PLG-63D | 304 | -69 | 244.5 | 245.0 | 0.5 | 320 | NA | NA | 85.0 | 303.0 |
| PLS15-342 | ForestLake | PLG-52B | 109 | -88.4 | No Significant Radioactivity | 55.0 | NA | 100.0 | 338.0 | |||
| PLS15-345 | ForestLake | PLG-54A | 261 | -89.7 | 188.5 | 189.0 | 0.5 | 500 | 68.0 | NA | 108.0 | 336.4 |
| 331.5 | 332.0 | 0.5 | 490 | |||||||||
| PLS15-347 | ForestLake | PLG-43B | 315 | -72.3 | No Significant Radioactivity | 10.7 | NA | 50.8 | 302.0 | |||
| PLS15-349 | ForestLake | PLG-19F | 322 | -75.3 | No Significant Radioactivity | NA | NA | 91.6 | 287.0 | |||
| Patterson Lake Regional Exploration Holes |
| Hole ID | Corridor | Conductor | Collar | * Hand-held Scintillometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum) | Lake Depth (m) |
Sandstone From – To (m) |
Basement Unconformity Depth (m) |
Total Drillhole Depth (m) |
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| Az | Dip | From (m) |
To (m) |
Width (m) |
CPS Peak Range |
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| PLS15-317 | PattersonLake | PLG-2C | 335 | -71 | No Significant Radioactivity | 5.8 | NA | 50.2 | 326.7 | |||
| PLS15-323 | PattersonLake | PLG-1D | 288 | -89.3 | No Significant Radioactivity | 31.3 | NA | 56.0 | 413.0 | |||
| PLS15-329 | PattersonLake | PLG-1D | 167 | -88.5 | No Significant Radioactivity | 17.7 | NA | 73.0 | 287.0 | |||
| PLS15-350 | PattersonLake | PLG-1E | 101 | -87.9 | No Significant Radioactivity | 24.6 | NA | 59.0 | 286.0 | |||
Natural gamma radiation in drill core that is reported in this news release was measured in counts per second (cps) using a hand held RS-121 Scintillometer manufactured by Radiation Solutions, which is capable of discriminating readings to 65,535 cps. The reader is cautioned that scintillometer readings are not directly or uniformly related to uranium grades of the rock sample measured, and should be used only as a preliminary indication of the presence of radioactive materials. The degree of radioactivity within the mineralized intervals is highly variable and associated with visible pitchblende mineralization. All intersections are down-hole. Individual zone wireframe models constructed from assay data indicate that both the R780E and R00E zones have a complex geometry controlled by and parallel to steeply south-dipping lithological boundaries as well as a preferential sub-horizontal orientation. All depths reported of core interval measurements including radioactivity and mineralization intervals widths are not always representative of true thickness and thus true thicknesses are yet to be determined.
PLS Mineralized Trend & Triple R Deposit Summary
Uranium mineralization at PLS has been traced by core drilling over 2.27km of east-west strike length in four separate mineralized “zones”. From west to east, these zones are; R600W, R00E, R780E and R1620E.
The discovery hole of what is now referred to as the Triple R uranium deposit was announced on November 05, 2012 with drill hole PLS12-022, from what is considered part of the R00E zone. Through successful exploration programs completed to date, it has evolved into a large, near surface, basement hosted, structurally controlled high-grade uranium deposit.
The Triple R deposit consists of the R00E zone on the western side and the much larger R780E zone further on strike to the east. Within the deposit, the R00E and R780E zones have an overall strike length of approximately 1.2km with the R00E measuring approximately 125m in strike length and the R780E zones measuring approximately 900m in strike length. A 225m gap separates the R00E zone to the west and the R780E zones to the east, though sporadic narrow, weakly mineralized intervals from drill holes within this gap suggest the potential for further significant mineralization in this area. The R780E zones are located beneath Patterson Lake which is approximately six metres deep in the area of the deposit. The entire Triple R deposit is covered by approximately 50 m of overburden.
Mineralization remains open along strike both to the western and eastern extents. Mineralization is both located within and associated with a metasedimentary lithologic corridor, associated with the PL-3B basement Electro-Magnetic (EM) Conductor.
Updated maps and files can be found on the Company’s website at http://fissionuranium.com/project/pls/.
Patterson Lake South Property
The 31,039 hectare PLS project is 100% owned and operated by Fission Uranium Corp. PLS is accessible by road with primary access from all-weather Highway 955, which runs north to the former Cluff Lake mine and passes through the nearby UEX-Areva Shea Creek discoveries located 50km to the north, currently under active exploration and development.
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 on behalf of the company by Ross McElroy, P.Geol. President and COO for Fission Uranium Corp., a qualified person.
About Fission Uranium Corp.
Fission Uranium Corp. is a Canadian based resource company specializing in the strategic exploration and development of the Patterson Lake South uranium property – host to the world-class Triple R uranium deposit – and is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia. Common Shares are listed on the TSX Exchange under the symbol “FCU” and trade on the OTCQX marketplace in the U.S. under the symbol “FCUUF”.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Ross McElroy, President and COO
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