Geiger Makes New Uranium Discovery at the Previously Undrilled Fox Zone, Directly on Trend with Orano's Kiggavik Uranium Deposits
Geiger Makes New Uranium Discovery at the
Previously Undrilled Fox Zone, Directly on
Trend with Orano's Kiggavik Uranium Deposits
Key Highlights
New Discovery in the First Hole Ever Drilled at Fox:
FOX26-001 intersected ~50 metres of
elevated radioactivity in 2 zones largely exceeding 100 cps
1
, and locally exceeding 500 cps, from
173 to 230 m depth, with additional elevated radioactivity from near surface to the current end of
the 350-metre hole.
A Genuine Greenfield Discovery:
Fox had never been drill tested. Geiger targeted it from
gravity, magnetic and structural data and made a discovery with the first hole.
Directly on the Kiggavik Trend:
Fox sits on the Andrew Lake Fault, along strike from Orano's
Kiggavik-area deposits (~133 million pounds of uranium resources
2
). The corridor extends 17
kilometres across Geiger's Aberdeen Project.
Kiggavik-Style Geology:
An altered quartz breccia stockwork reactivated by the Andrew Lake
Fault, with intense clay alteration, limonite, sooty pyrite and near-massive specular hematite, the
signature of the district's basement-hosted uranium systems.
A Shallow System:
Mineralization begins near surface, with the main zone starting at only ~173
metres.
Proof of Concept, the Corridor Is Fertile:
Fox validates Geiger's targeting model and shows
the Andrew Lake corridor is mineralized beyond the known Kiggavik deposits. Numerous untested
gravity anomalies of the same character lie along trend; follow-up drilling at Fox is an immediate
priority.
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 1, 2026) - Geiger Energy Corp. (TSXV: BEEP) (OTCQB:
BSENF) ("
Geiger
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce a new uranium discovery at the Fox Zone
on its Aberdeen Project in the Thelon Basin, Nunavut (
Figure 1
and
Figure 2
). The discovery was made
in the first drill hole ever completed at Fox, a previously untested greenfield target located directly on the
structural trend that hosts Orano's Kiggavik uranium deposits.
The Discovery
Drill hole FOX26-001 intersected 2 main mineralized intervals; a 20 m zone from 173 to 193 m and a 30
m zone from 200 to 230 m where radiometric counts largely exceed 100 cps and include 10-20 cm
intervals exceeding 300 cps and locally greater than 500 cps (
Figure 3
and
Figure 4
). Sporadic elevated
radioactivity occurs throughout the hole, from near surface to the current end of hole at 350 metres,
indicating a shallow mineralized system of the style that has proven most amenable to discovery and
delineation elsewhere in the district.
The mineralization is associated with a strongly altered quartz breccia stockwork and reactivation of that
stockwork along the Andrew Lake Fault. Alteration throughout the hole is extensive and locally intense:
strong clay alteration, limonite, sooty pyrite and hematite, including intervals of near-massive specular
hematite (
Figure 5
). This combination of uranium mineralization, pervasive alteration and significant
structural disruption in a single first hole, is the signature of a fertile basement-hosted uranium system
and warrants immediate follow-up drilling.
"Fox is exactly the proof of concept we set out to deliver," stated Rebecca Hunter, President and CEO of
Geiger Energy. "We drilled one hole into a target that had never been tested and hit uranium
mineralization, intense alteration and major structural disruption, the same ingredients that define the
Kiggavik deposits along trend from us. Fox tells us two things: our targeting model works, and the fertility
of the Andrew Lake corridor extends onto our ground. With 17 kilometres of that corridor on Geiger's
property and a series of untested gravity anomalies of the same character, Fox is not just one
encouraging drill hole — it potentially opens a new exploration front across Aberdeen."
Why Fox Matters: Directly on the Kiggavik Trend
Fox lies on the Andrew Lake Fault, the key mineralized structural corridor associated with Orano's
Kiggavik-area deposits, which collectively host approximately 133 million pounds of uranium resources
(
Figure 1
and
Figure 2
). That corridor does not stop at Orano's boundary: it extends approximately 17
kilometres across Geiger's Aberdeen Project, where it hosts numerous untested gravity anomalies, of
which Fox is only one. Fox itself comprises two conjoined gravity-low anomalies spanning approximately
1.3 kilometres, of which the first drill hole has tested only a fraction.
The geological and geophysical parallels to the Kiggavik system are direct. The deposits of the Kiggavik
district are shallow, basement-hosted uranium systems controlled by fault reactivation and marked by
intense clay alteration and hematite, which is the same structural setting, the same alteration
assemblage and the same geophysical expression (a gravity low reflecting the altered, structurally
disrupted rock mass) now confirmed at Fox.
Figure 2
shows the trend, defined by magnetics and
structural interpretation, extending from the Kiggavik area onto Geiger's ground and through the Fox
target.
Proof of Concept and What It Unlocks
Fox is the first of Geiger's untested "blue-sky" targets to be drilled, and the first hole delivered a
discovery. That result is a proof of concept: it demonstrates that Geiger's target-generation model,
gravity lows on reactivated structures along the Andrew Lake corridor, identifies real, mineralized
uranium systems. It also demonstrates that the corridor is fertile well beyond the known Kiggavik
deposits, materially upgrading the prospectivity of every analogous untested anomaly along the 17-
kilometre trend on Geiger's ground.
Geiger will prioritize follow-up drilling at Fox to evaluate the mineralized system within the broader 1.3-
kilometre gravity anomaly, and will apply the validated targeting model systematically along the corridor
to the remaining targets in 2026 and beyond.
Figure 1
: Aberdeen Project map showing the Fox discovery, the Andrew Lake Fault Trend, and Orano's
Kiggavik-area deposits along strike.
Figure 2
: The Andrew Lake Fault Trend over total-field magnetics, showing the structural corridor
extending from the Kiggavik area across Geiger's ground, the Fox target and additional untested
anomalies along trend.
Figure 3
: Core photograph of the strongest mineralized interval in drill hole FOX26-001, starting at
approximately 173 metres depth.
Mineralization is associated with hematized breccias surrounded by
strong clay and bleaching and the highest counts are shown in the red boxes.
Figure 4
: Cross section of FOX26-001 showing the main zone of elevated radioactivity and uranium
mineralization.
Figure 5
: Close-up core photograph of strong hematite and bleached rock with uranium mineralization
associated with gray sooty sulphide fronts.
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Radioactivity is reported in counts per second ("cps") as measured on drill core using a handheld GammaGuard CT-007 scintillometer. Scintillometer
readings provide a qualitative indication of the presence of radioactive minerals only and are not a substitute for, and may not correlate with, uranium
grades determined by geochemical assay.
2
Orano Annual Activity Report and Denison Mines corporate disclosure. Kiggavik mineral resources comprise 127.3 million pounds Indicated grading
0.55% U
₃
O
₈
and 5.4 million pounds Inferred grading 0.33% U
₃
O
₈
. The estimate is historical in nature; a qualified person has not completed sufficient
work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves and Geiger is not treating the historical estimate as current
mineral resources or mineral reserves.
About Geiger
Geiger controls approximately 338,000 hectares in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin and 95,519
hectares in Nunavut's Thelon Basin, two of the world's most prospective uranium districts. The
Company's flagship Aberdeen Project (Thelon Basin) hosts the high-grade, basement-hosted Tatiggaq
and Qavvik discoveries — both shallow systems open along strike and at depth — together with more
than 50 high-priority targets, many showing strong alteration and anomalous uranium from limited
historical drilling and several, like Fox, previously untested. In the Athabasca Basin, Geiger is advancing
the Hook Project, host to the near-surface ACKIO uranium discovery, which comprises at least nine
mineralized pods beginning at 28 metres depth and remains open in multiple directions.
Qualified Person Statement
The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Rebecca
Hunter, Ph.D., P.Geo., President & CEO of Geiger Energy Corp., a Qualified Person as defined in
National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
For More Information, Please Contact:
Geiger Energy Corp.
Rebecca Hunter, Ph.D., P.Geo.
CEO, President & Director
Email:
Phone: 416-644-1567
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