The drilling program will test one of the new targets identified by the ongoing reverse circulation drilling program, which has found a number of zones with strong hematization both above and below the unconformity.
The company said that several of these zones have associated elevated radiometric background as well as clay-filled shear zones.
The diamond drill currently on-site, will carry out a preliminary program testing near surface targets until 25 March that will be followed by the three weeks of drilling on a nearby project, also being operated by CanAlaska
The drill will then return to Fond Du Lac in April to test further new targets and mineralization associated with the reverse circulation drill program, and the company’s previous (2009) intersection of 40.4m at 0.32% U3O8 located in basement rocks.
The FDL project is a joint venture between the company and the Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation.
