CanAlaska Begins Ground-Based Geophysical Program at Waterbury South Project Electromagnetic Survey Focused on Generating New Priority Drill Targets Project Located 10 Kilometers from Cigar Lake Mine; 2 Kilometers from Cigar Lake Haul Road
CanAlaska Begins Ground-Based Geophysical
Program at Waterbury South Project
Electromagnetic Survey Focused on Generating New Priority Drill Targets
Project Located 10 Kilometers from Cigar Lake Mine; 2 Kilometers from Cigar Lake Haul Road
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan--(Newsfile Corp. - February 19, 2026) -
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSXV:
CVV) (OTCQX: CVVUF) (FSE: DH7)
("
CanAlaska
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce the
start of the 2026 ground-based geophysical program on the Waterbury South project (the "Project") in
the eastern Athabasca Basin (Figure 1). The goal of the Waterbury South geophysical survey is to refine
conductive corridors to generate targets for future drilling programs focused around historical
mineralization on the Project. The Waterbury South project is 100% CanAlaska-owned and is located
approximately 10 km southeast of the currently operating Cigar Lake Mine and 2 km from the Cigar
Lake haul road.
Figure 1 – Location of Waterbury South Project
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CanAlaska CEO, Cory Belyk, comments,
"The Waterbury South project has been sitting in our
opportunity list for a few years as we advanced the West McArthur Pike Zone discovery. CanAlaska
now has access to lower-cost capital to move this project toward discovery by following up on these
very significant results from our recent drill programs in 2021 and 2022. The style and strength of
polymetallic mineralization in WAT009 is directly relatable to the style of mineralization encountered
at the nearby giant Cigar Lake uranium mine. Further discovery of uranium mineralization on this
project has been hampered by not having new geophysical data to support drilling. The CanAlaska
team is going to correct this through completion of this work in 2026. With Cigar Lake reaching its
natural production life end-point in 2036, now is a great time to advance this project for our
shareholders."
Figure 2 – Waterbury South Geophysical Program Focus
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2026 Waterbury South Ground Geophysical Program
The winter 2026 exploration program on the Waterbury South project will consist of a ground-based
electromagnetic survey to map the conductive corridors on the Project. A modern Stepwise Moving
Loop Time Domain Electromagnetic survey (SWML-TDEM) is planned to advance the Project. The
survey will consist of eight geophysical grid lines oriented perpendicular to a linear magnetic low corridor
on the Project designed to map the location of the graphitic basement conductors where they intersect
the sandstone and basement unconformity (Figure 2). The survey will consist of approximately 90 km of
SWML-TDEM surveying utilizing the Volterra-EM acquisition system. The Volterra-EM acquisition
system is a full-waveform, 100% duty cycle, on-time EM system which generates high-resolution three
component electromagnetic data.
The Waterbury South project is located along the regional prolific Collins Bay fault system which is
interpreted to run from northeast of Cameco's Eagle Point Mine through the Eagle Point, Collins Bay,
and Rabbit Lake uranium deposits and into the Project area. The Project has been subject to limited
historical exploration by SMDC, Noranda, COGEMA, and Cameco who performed a variety of
geochemical surveys, and airborne and ground based geophysical surveys. In the 1980's, Noranda
completed one drill fence on the project, which identified
basement-hosted uranium mineralization
grading 0.12% U
3
O
8
over 0.1 m from 283 m
. In the early 2000's, Cameco completed an EM survey
and three drill holes on the project. SOD-253, was abandoned before reaching the unconformity but
intersected pervasively bleached sandstone with weak sooty pyrite alteration.
Figure 3 – Waterbury South 2021/2022 Drill Program Results
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The Company acquired the Project in the mid-2000's and completed an airborne electromagnetic survey
followed by a DC Resistivity survey that identified likely sandstone resistivity low breaches, a typical
response for post-Athabasca structure and alteration on other projects in the area. In 2021, CanAlaska
completed three drillholes on the Waterbury South project. This drill program was highlighted by
WAT009 which intersected a strongly altered lower sandstone column with bleaching, sooty pyrite,
desilicification, and chlorite, associated with polymetallic mineralization at the unconformity.
The
polymetallic mineralization is characterized by
0.5 m with 405 ppm uranium, 2.42% nickel,
2.34% arsenic, 0.5% zinc, and 801 ppm cobalt from 349 - 349.5 m
(see News Release dated June
17
th
, 2021) (Figure 3). The Company completed an additional six drillholes on the eastern portion of the
Project in 2022 which confirmed a complex structural network with associated sandstone and basement
alteration (see News Release dated March 31
st
, 2022).
The 2026 winter exploration program is focused on mapping and refining conductive corridors on the
Project, specifically targeting the strike extension of the historical mineralization and geochemical
anomalism that was intersected during previous drill programs. The Company believes that modern
ground-based geophysical data will provide accurate targets for future exploration across the broader
Waterbury South project.
The survey, which is anticipated to be done by early April, will be completed by SJ Geophysics with
interpretation and processing support from Convolutions Geoscience.
Other News
The Company will be attending the Red Cloud Pre-PDAC 2026 Mining Showcase on February 26
th
and
27
th
in Toronto, Ontario.
The Company will also be attending the 2026 PDAC Convention from March 1
st
- 4
th
in Toronto, Ontario
and will have representatives at booth #2140.
Technical Disclosure - Historical Results, Neighbouring Properties, and Grab Samples
The historical results contained within this news release have been captured from the Saskatchewan
Mineral Assessment Database (SMAD) as available and may be incomplete or subject to minor location
inaccuracies. Management cautions that historical results collected and reported by past operators
unrelated to CanAlaska have not been verified nor confirmed by a Qualified Person; however, the
historical results form a scientific basis for ongoing work on the subject projects.
This news release refers to neighbouring properties in which the Company has no interest. Results,
discoveries, or mineralization on proximate land or neighboring properties, whether in stated current
resource estimates or historical resource estimates, are not necessarily indicative of results,
discoveries, or mineralization on the Company's properties.
All reported depths and intervals are drill hole depths and intervals, unless otherwise noted, and do not
represent true thicknesses, which have yet to be determined.
About CanAlaska Uranium
CanAlaska is a leading explorer of uranium in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada. With a
project generator model, the Company has built a large portfolio of uranium projects in the Athabasca
Basin. CanAlaska owns numerous uranium properties, totaling approximately 500,000 hectares, with
clearly defined targets in the Athabasca Basin covering both basement and unconformity uranium
deposit potential. The Company has recently concentrated on the West McArthur high-grade uranium
expansion with targets in 2024 and 2025 leading to significant success at Pike Zone. Fully financed for
the upcoming 2026 drill season, CanAlaska is focused on uranium deposit discovery and delineation in
a safe and secure jurisdiction. The Company has the right team in place with a track record of discovery
and projects that are located next to critical mine and mill infrastructure.
The Company's head office is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada with a satellite office in Vancouver,
BC, Canada.
The Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects for
this news release is Nathan Bridge, MSc., P. Geo., Vice-President Exploration for CanAlaska Uranium
Ltd., who has reviewed and approved its contents.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Cory Belyk"
Cory Belyk, P.Geo., FGC
CEO, President and Director
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd.
Contacts:
Cory Belyk, CEO and President
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