Fission Step-Out Drilling Expands R600W and R780E Zones; Seven New High-Grade Holes

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – July 28, 2015) – FISSION URANIUM CORP. (TSX:FCU)(OTCQX:FCUUF)(FRANKFURT:2FU) (“Fission” or “the Company“) is pleased to announce results from an additional ten holes of the 20,000m 60-hole summer drill program at its PLS property in Canada’s Athabasca Basin region: two holes drilled on the R600W zone, six drilled on the R780E zone and two holes on the R1620E. All ten holes returned mineralization, with seven holes returning strongly radioactive mineralized intervals measuring >10,000 cps. Of particular note, step out drilling has expanded the high-grade footprint of R600W and R7680E zones.

Drilling Highlights Include:

R600W Zone

  • Expanded R600W zone an additional 15m west to line 660W by high-grade hole PLS15-395
  • R600W zone now extended to a strike length of 75m

R780E Zone

  • Line 1125E – zone expanded a further 10m south (hole PLS15-393)
  • Line 540E – PLS15-397 expands high-grade zone 10m down-dip from PLS15-379 and a further 20m north
  • Line 555E – PLS15-402 expands high-grade zone 20m up-dip from PLS14-181 and extends mineralization a further 20m north

R1620E Zone

  • First high-grade mineralization discovered at R1620E zone on line 1620E (hole PLS15-394)

Intersection Highlights Include:

  • Hole PLS15-402 (line 555E)
    • 102.5m total composite mineralization over a 140.5m section (between 104.5m – 245.0m) including:
      • 5.11m total composite mineralization of >10,000 cps radioactivity
  • Hole PLS15-397 (line 540E)
    • 85.0m total composite mineralization over a 188.5m section (between 86.5m – 275.0m) including:
      • 5.70m total composite mineralization of >10,000 cps radioactivity
  • Hole PLS15-395 (line 660W)
    • 50.0m total composite mineralization over a 60.0m section (between 101.0m – 161.0m) including:
      • 4.18m total composite mineralization of >10,000 cps radioactivity

Ross McElroy, President, COO, and Chief Geologist for Fission, commented,

“Our zone growth drilling continues to deliver excellent results, expanding the footprints of the shallow, high-grade R600W and R780E zones. We are also very pleased to have encountered the first high-grade mineralization at R1620E zone.

R600W

Collar * Hand-held Scintillometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum) Lake Sandstone Basement
Unconformity
Total
Drillhole
Hole ID Zone Grid
Line
Az Dip From
(m)
To
(m)
Width
(m)
CPS
Peak Range
Depth
(m)
From – To
(m)
Depth
(m)
Depth
(m)
PLS15-395 R600W 660W 4.5 -75.2 101.0 149.5 48.5 <300 – 39000 NA 95.2 – 103.8 103.8 192.2
157.0 157.5 0.5 370
160.0 161.0 1.0 400 – 820
PLS15-398 R600W 645W 349 -77.7 118.5 125.0 6.5 370 – 6200 NA 102.5 – 102.8 102.8 430.2
127.5 128.0 0.5 560
313.0 319.5 6.5 <300 – 720
337.0 339.0 2.0 <300 – 550
350.0 352.0 2.0 <300 – 1800

R780E

Collar * Hand-held Scintillometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum) Lake Sandstone Basement
Unconformity
Total
Drillhole
Hole ID Zone Grid
Line
Az Dip From
(m)
To
(m)
Width
(m)
CPS
Peak Range
Depth
(m)
From – To
(m)
Depth
(m)
Depth
(m)
PLS15-391A R780E 480E 328 -71.3 96.5 97.0 0.5 560 5.6 55.1 – 58.1 58.1 296.0
138.0 139.5 1.5 <300 – 400
142.0 160.0 18.0 <300 – 12700
165.0 165.5 0.5 340
184.5 185.0 0.5 420
PLS15-393 R780E 1125E 329 -67.7 185.0 188.0 3.0 <300 – 480 7.6 NA 67.3 395.0
194.5 198.5 4.0 <300 – 6500
207.0 207.5 0.5 420
212.0 241.5 29.5 <300 – 24300
308.5 313.5 5.0 <300 – 560
PLS15-397 R780E 540E 326 -69.7 86.5 87.0 0.5 340 5.6 NA 60.3 356.0
110.5 112.0 1.5 420 – 2400
122.5 137.0 14.5 <300 – 1100
142.5 150.0 7.5 <300 – >65535
161.0 165.5 4.5 <300 – 10100
172.5 178.5 6.0 <300 – 4200
182.0 226.5 44.5 <300 – 30600
229.5 234.5 5.0 <300 – 390
265.0 265.5 0.5 460
274.5 275.0 0.5 460
PLS15-399 R780E 1050E 313 -68 169.5 174.5 5.0 340 – 2100 7.6 NA 67.2 392.0
273.0 275.0 2.0 <300 – 330
281.0 284.5 3.5 470 – 4000
288.5 289.0 0.5 320
293.0 304.5 11.5 <300 – 4800
317.0 322.5 5.5 <300 – 2700
PLS15-402 R780E 555E 329 -73.9 104.5 116.0 11.5 470 – 22200 6.7 55.5 – 55.8 55.8 362.0
119.0 139.0 20.0 <300 – >65535
142.0 145.0 3.0 <300 – 10900
157.5 172.5 15.0 <300 – 15500
175.5 179.5 4.0 <300 – 4600
187.0 205.0 18.0 <300 – 3400
208.5 224.0 15.5 <300 – 16100
226.5 230.0 3.5 <300 – 830
233.0 245.0 12.0 <300 – 1500
PLS15-403 R780E 315E 334.5 -69.3 83.0 83.5 0.5 380 5.9 NA 69.0 335.0
87.5 88.0 0.5 360
101.0 103.5 2.5 <300 – 610
112.0 125.5 13.5 <300 – 3600
132.0 149.0 17.0 <300 – 11200
153.0 156.0 3.0 490 – 11000

R1620E

Collar * Hand-held Scintillometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum) Lake Sandstone Basement
Unconformity
Total
Drillhole
Hole ID Zone Grid
Line
Az Dip From
(m)
To
(m)
Width
(m)
CPS
Peak Range
Depth
(m)
From – To
(m)
Depth
(m)
Depth
(m)
PLS15-394 R1620E 1620E 342 -70.3 120.0 127.0 7.0 <300 – 15200 6.5 NA 58.1 320.0
PLS15-400 R1620E 1620E 344 -66.4 90.5 91.5 1.0 510 – 610 6.6 NA 53.9 278.0
97.5 98.0 0.5 330

PLS Mineralized Trend & Triple R Deposit Summary

Uranium mineralization at PLS has been traced by core drilling over 2.28km 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. Recent very positive drill results returning wide and strongly mineralized intersections approximately 555m west of the Triple R deposit, have significantly upgraded the R600W zone to a very prospective area for further growth of the PLS resource.

Updated maps and files can be found on the Company’s website at http://fissionuranium.com/project/pls/.

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.

Samples from the drill core will be split in half sections on site. Where possible, samples will be standardized at 0.5m down-hole intervals. One-half of the split sample will be 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 will remain on site for reference. Analysis will include a 63 element ICP-OES, and boron.

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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