Alpha Exploration Inc. Completes Winter Drilling at Middle Lake, Athabasca Basin
The 2015 diamond drilling program consisted of 1850 metres in 17 drill holes, and was a continuation of diamond drilling program in 2014 (Figure – ML Drill Holes 2014/2015, Figure ML Geophysics and Drilling), which focused primarily on testing geochemical anomalies west of Middle Lakein the southern part of the property (Figure - ML Drill Holes 2014). Drilling in 2015 was focused on geophysical features in the northern part of the property, around and west of Skull Lake (Figure - Skull Lake Drill Holes); integrated targets based on gravity, electromagnetic and magnetic features were tested (Figure - ML Geophysics and Drilling). An expansive historic radon anomaly and scattered high-grade uraniferous boulders are located immediately to the south and west of the area tested (Figure - Cluff Lake_Middle Lake Ortho Photo).
Geophysical targets were corroborated by drilling. Conductors intersected west and north of Skull Lake are related to sulfide-bearing graphitic shear zones in psammitic gneiss with pegmatite in contact with Archean Earl River gneiss complexes. Farther to the west, a large gravity low anomaly was explained by the presence of abundant Cluff Lake impact breccia containing local graphitic shear zones.
While graphite and sulfides intersected along target shear zones is encouraging, anomalous radioactivity and evidence of hydrothermal alteration related to mineralizing processes are lacking. Further exploration will be evaluated once all drill data including geochemistry from systematic core sampling are in-hand and synthesized along with all existing regional and property-scale exploration data.
Please see the Company's website at www.alpha-aex.com for property location maps and summary exploration figures for Middle Lake, including proximity to the Cluff Lake uranium deposits (see Cluff Lake Region map).
About Middle Lake Property
The Middle Lake Property consists of one claim covering 2,416 hectares. Exploration is conducted according to a joint venture agreement with Acme Resources Inc., which holds a 20 percent carried interest. Please see the Company's website at www.alpha-aex.com for additional details of the agreement.
The Property is situated adjacent to the decommissioned Cluff Lake Mine site, where over 62 million pounds of U3O8 were extracted during a 22-year operating life through a combination of three open pitmines and four underground mines by predecessors of AREVA Resources Canada Inc. ("AREVA") (see AREVA website at www.areva.com).
The Property is approximately 10 km north of Shea Creek uranium deposits currently being explored by AREVA and UEX Corp., about 75 km north of the Triple R uranium deposit at Patterson Lake, and nearly 250 km north of the town of La Loche, all connected by Highway 955 (see Athabasca Basin Map ).
About Alpha Exploration Inc.
Alpha is a mineral exploration company focused on uranium in the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company is based in Vancouver and its common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "AEX". Alpha is well-financed to actively explore a portfolio ofearly-stage properties. Technical reports are available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) for three of the Company's active properties. Alpha continually and proactively reviews opportunities for new properties, whether by staking, joint venture or acquisition.
R. Sierd Eriks, P. Geo., VP Exploration, responsible for Alpha's exploration work, and Dr. Michael H. Gunning, Ph.D., P.Geo, President & CEO are Qualified Persons as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and have reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Alpha Exploration Inc.
"Dr. Michael H. Gunning"
President & CEO, Chairman
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Alpha Exploration Inc.
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