CanAlaska Commences Key Extension Maiden Drill Program Drilling Focused on Priority Uranium Targets 10 Kilometres from Key Lake Mine and Mill Coincident Ground Gravity Anomalies and EM Conductors Along the Prolific Key Lake Fault
CanAlaska Commences Key Extension Maiden
Drill Program
Drilling Focused on Priority Uranium Targets 10 Kilometres from Key Lake Mine and Mill
Coincident Ground Gravity Anomalies and EM Conductors Along the Prolific Key Lake Fault
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 14, 2023) -
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSXV:
CVV
) (OTCQX:
CVVUF
) (FSE:
DH7N
)
("CanAlaska or the "Company") is pleased to announce
completion of the temporary work camp and mobilization of drill crews and equipment to the Key
Extension project in the southeastern Athabasca Basin. The 2023 Key Extension drill program will focus
on phase-one exploration of newly defined exploration targets generated through a series of geophysical
programs completed in 2022. The Key Extension project is located approximately 10 kilometres
southwest of the Key Lake mine and mill near Highway 914 (Figure 1).
Figure 1 – Key Extension Project Location
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CanAlaska CEO, Cory Belyk, comments,
"The CanAlaska team has generated several very intriguing
drill targets defined by multiple geophysical surveys. Results from these surveys closely resemble
results commonly found in association with major basement-hosted uranium deposits in the
Athabasca Basin region, namely NexGen's Arrow deposit and Cameco's Eagle Point deposit. This
maiden drilling program is designed to test several of these targets where they are associated with the
interpreted location of the large Key Lake fault, host to the nearby Deilmann and Gaertner ore bodies
that together produced over 150 million pounds of uranium. I am very excited about the potential for
this project to be among the front-runners for new discoveries in the eastern Athabasca Basin right
next to all the critical infrastructure of Cameco's Key Lake mill."
Figure 2 – Priority Target Areas for Winter Drill Program
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The Company completed a ground gravity survey on the project that defined three high-priority gravity
anomalies. These ground gravity anomalies are associated with historically mapped conductors in areas
where these conductors bend or flex (Figure 2). Ground gravity lows (shown in blue on Figure 2) are
interpreted to be alteration of the basement rocks and represent high priority exploration targets where
the lows are associated with conductors. The importance of gravity lows associated with conductive
stratigraphy have been well documented at several recent discoveries in the Athabasca Basin including
NexGen's Arrow deposit and the GMZ/ACKIO discovery. In addition, the Company believes the Key
Lake fault, host to the nearby Key Lake uranium deposits, trends onto the property and continues through
these three priority gravity anomalies. The primary focus of the 2023 drill program will be drilling of two of
the most prominent gravity anomalies one of which is located at the boundary between the Wollaston
and Mudjatik geological domains and the intersection of the Key Lake fault. This gravity feature is a high
priority target because of the coincidental intersection of two structural features with a north to northeast-
trending conductor.
Figure 3 – Spotting Drill Collar
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The drilling and geology teams are in the field and have prepared the first drill collars for the program
(Figure 3). The Company is completing work on the Key Extension project under an option agreement
with Durama Enterprises Limited ("Durama"), a private company, which has granted CanAlaska a right
to earn up to 100% interest in the project.
About the Key Extension Project
The Key Extension project is located approximately 10 kilometres south of the Athabasca Basin edge,
within the highly prospective Wollaston-Mudjatik Transition Zone. The Key Lake uranium deposits and
associated uranium zones are located approximately 10 kilometres from the northeastern project
boundary. The Key Lake deposits consisted of a series of east-northeast striking pods of high-grade
unconformity associated uranium mineralization, which have historically produced over 150 million lbs
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from the Gaertner and Deilmann open pits.
Other News
The Company is currently drilling on its West McArthur project in the eastern Athabasca Basin. The 2023
West McArthur drill program is focused on advancing the Company's new high-grade Pike Zone uranium
discovery.
About CanAlaska Uranium
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSXV: CVV) (OTCQX: CVVUF) (FSE: DH7N) holds interests in
approximately 300,000 hectares (750,000 acres), in Canada's Athabasca Basin - the "Saudi Arabia of
Uranium."
CanAlaska's strategic holdings have attracted major international mining companies.
CanAlaska is currently working with Cameco and Denison at two of the Company's properties in the
Eastern Athabasca Basin. CanAlaska is a project generator positioned for discovery success in the
world's richest uranium district. The Company also holds properties prospective for nickel, copper, gold
and diamonds. For further information visit
www.canalaska.com
.
The qualified technical person for this news release is Nathan Bridge, MSc., P.Geo., CanAlaska's Vice
President, Exploration.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Cory Belyk"
Cory Belyk, P.Geo., FGC
CEO, Executive Vice-President and Director
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd.
Contacts:
Cory Belyk, Executive VP and CEO
Tel: +1.604.688.3211 x 306
Email:
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