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Pitchstone
Provides Uranium Exploration Update
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Drilling Begins on
Wolverine in the Athabasca Basin
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Airborne Geophysical
Survey Finalized for Namibia
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Corporate Changes &
Stock Option Grant
Pitchstone
Exploration Ltd.
(TSX-V: PXP; “Pitchstone”) is pleased to report that summer
exploration activities have begun in the Athabasca Basin,
Saskatchewan, with drilling having commenced on the Wolverine
property. Wolverine was optioned to Japan Oil, Gas and Metals
National Corporation (“JOGMEC”) in 2009. Also, airborne geophysical
surveying is expected to begin within the next two weeks on the Dome
property in Namibia. Dome is part of a uranium exploration joint
venture between Pitchstone (64%) and private company Manica Minerals
Ltd. (36%) through Manica’s wholly-owned subsidiary Cheetah Minerals
Exploration Ltd.
Athabasca
Geophysical
surveying consisting of ground gravity and DC-resistivity surveys was
completed at Wolverine during January to April, 2010 in preparation
for a diamond drilling program that has now commenced. This first
phase of drilling consists of four drill holes totaling 1,280 meters
that tests two target areas. All exploration on the Wolverine
property is being funded by JOGMEC. Other work planned for the summer
in the Athabasca basin includes drilling at three other properties:
Gumboot, Johnston Lake and Candle.
Namibia
High definition
helicopter-borne magnetic and radiometric surveying is expected to
commence within the next two weeks on the Dome property in Namibia.
The 1,880 line kilometer survey is designed to aid in the mapping of
Damaran stratigraphy and leucogranite (commonly referred to as
Alaskite) at Dome North. A program of geological mapping and sampling
at Dome North completed in March, 2010 returned uranium values up to
0.61% U3O8 from a grab sample of leucogranite
containing visible yellow uranium oxide mineralization (see May 25,
2010 news release).
Annual General
Meeting Results
At the company’s
Annual General meeting (AGM) on June 3, all resolutions put before the
shareholders were approved, including the re-election of the five
current directors and the election of Steve Blower, President, to the
Board. At a Board meeting immediately following the AGM, Ted Trueman
was appointed Executive Chairman, and Steve Blower was appointed
President and CEO. A total of 100,000 additional stock options were
granted as a result of the above changes.
Steve Blower,
P.Geo., President and CEO of Pitchstone, is the Qualified Person for
the purposes of NI 43-101 with respect to the technical information in
this news release. Sample preparation and analysis in Namibia was
done by ALS Chemex, Johannesburg. A multi-element ICP-MS analysis was
completed on the samples after a four acid, near-total digestion.
Pitchstone utilizes internally and externally submitted standard
reference materials for quality assurance and quality control of the
sample preparation and analyses. Field work in Namibia is supervised
by Cape Town based Remote Exploration Services on behalf of the joint
venture.
About Pitchstone
Pitchstone is
exploring for uranium in three proven districts in Canada and Namibia.
The property portfolio
features 12
projects in the eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, four of which
are 100% owned. In addition, there is a joint venture on two projects
in Namibia and several joint venture projects in the Hornby Bay Basin,
Nunavut. Pitchstone benefits from the collaboration of a unique group
of geologists with extensive uranium exploration and production
experience.
On behalf of the
Board,
E.A.G. (Ted)
Trueman, Executive Chairman
For further information contact Claire
Stewart at 604 630 5563, Mark T. Brown, CFO, at 604 687 3520, or visit
www.pitchstone.net.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy
or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain
assumptions, estimates, and other forward-looking statements regarding
future events. Such forward-looking statements involve inherent risks
and uncertainties and are subject to factors, many of which are beyond
Pitchstone’s control, that may cause actual results or performance to
differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
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