Denison Reports New High-Grade Uranium Discovery ON the Waterbury Lake Property
Denison Mines Corp.
1100 – 40 University Ave
Toronto, ON M5J 1T1
www.denisonmines.com
@DenisonMinesCo
PRESS RELEASE
DENISON REPORTS NEW HIGH-GRADE URANIUM
DISCOVERY ON THE WATERBURY LAKE PROPERTY
Toronto, ON – August 1, 2017 Denison Mines Corp. (“Denison” or the “Company”) (DML: TSX, DNN:
NYSE MKT) is pleased to report a new high-grade uranium inte rsection in basement rocks from the first
hole completed as part of the summer 2017 drilling program at the Waterbury Lake property. Drill hole
WAT-17-443 intersected 1.1% eU 3O8 over 0.8 metres (from 296.9 to 297.7 metres) approximately 1.5
kilometres to the northeast of the property’s J Zone uranium deposit. The high-grade mineralization occurs
immediately below a broader 10.3 metre mineralized interval (from 282.8 to 293.1 metres) with an average
grade of 0.15% eU 3O8. The mineralization is open in all direct ions and follow-up drilling is presently
underway. Results are reported as prelimin ary radiometric equivalent grades ("eU 3O8") derived from a
calibrated downhole total gamma probe. The Company subsequently reports definitive assay grades
following sampling and chemical analysis of the mineralized drill core.
Dale Verran, Denison’s Vice President of Exploration, commented, “This is an exciting start to our summer
program at Waterbury Lake. This initial mineralized intercept, and the associated alteration and structure,
bodes well for this untested trend on the project. Our extensive knowledge from the Gryphon basement-
hosted deposit puts our team in good stead to evaluate this prospect and hopefully build upon the initial
intercept. We look forward to reporting further results over the next few weeks.”
Drill hole WAT17-443 was orientated steeply to the southeast (azimuth 157°, dip -73°) and intersected the
sub-Athabasca unconformity at a depth of 212 metres, followed by a moderately north dipping package of
basement rocks dominated by semi -pelitic gneisses. Mineralization was intersected approximately 70
metres vertically below the unconformity in semi- pelitic gneiss and was associated with strong hematite
alteration, bleaching and faulting – features typical of basement-hosted uranium mineralization within the
Athabasca Basin. The true thickness of the mineralization is yet to be determined.
The drill hole is the first of a planned six-hole program to test an east-west trend which shares interpreted
geological similarities with the east-west trend that hosts the J Zone and Roughrider deposits, which are
located approximately one kilometer to the south. The location of drill hole WAT17-443 and the J Zone and
Roughrider deposits are provided in Figure 1.
The J Zone deposit, located on the Waterbury Lake pr operty, occurs at the su b-Athabasca unconformity
and is estimated to contain indicat ed resources of 12.8 million pounds U 3O8 based on 291,000 tonnes of
mineralization at an av erage grade of 2.0% U 3O8. The Roughrider deposit on Rio Tinto’s Roughrider
property is located immediately along strike to the east of J Zone deposit and occurs at the sub-Athabasca
unconformity and below within the basement rocks. Prior to acquisition by Rio Tinto in 2012, the Roughrider
deposit was estimated to contain indicated resources of 17.2 million pounds U3O8 based on 394,200 tonnes
of mineralization at an average grade of 1.98% U 3O8 and inferred resources of 40.7 million pounds U 3O8
based on 161,600 tonnes of mineralization at an average grade of 11.43% U3O8.
The Waterbury Lake property consists of multiple cl aims covering 40,256 hectares, and is located in the
infrastructure rich eastern portion of the Athabasca Basin region in northern Saskatchewan. The property
is jointly owned by Denison (63.63%) and Korea Wa terbury Uranium Limited Partnership (“KWULP”)
(36.37%) through the Waterbury Lake Uranium Limited Partnership (“WLULP”). KWULP consists of a
consortium of investors in which Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (“KHNP”) holds a majority position. KWULP
has elected not to fund the 2017 explor ation program and, as a result, will incur dilution of its ownership
interest in the WLULP.
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KHNP is also a significant shareholder in Denison, holding 58,284,000 common shares of Denison, which
represents approximately 10.42% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares.
For more information on the J Zone deposit, please refer to the Technical Report on the Mineral Resource
Estimate on the J Zone Uranium Deposit, Waterbur y Lake Property dated September 6, 2013 by Allan
Armitage, Ph. D., P. Geo, and Alan Sexton, M.Sc., P. Geo, of GeoVector Management Inc. available on
Denison’s website and under the Company’s profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). For further details on
the Roughrider deposit, prior to acquisition by Rio Tinto in 2012, please refer to the Preliminary Economic
Assessment Technical Report for the East and We st Zones Roughrider Uranium Project, Saskatchewan
dated September 2013, 2011 by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. available on SEDAR.
Qualified Persons and Data Quality
Dale Verran, MSc, P.Geo, Pr.Sci.Nat., Denison's Vice President, Exploration, who is a Qualified Person in
accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101 has reviewed and approved the technical information
contained in this release. The Company currently r eports preliminary radiometric equivalent grades
("eU3O8"), derived from a calibrated downhole total gamma probe, during its exploration programs and
subsequently reports definitive assay grades following sampling and chemical analysis of the mineralized
drill core. Radiometric equivalent probe results are su bject to verification procedures by qualified persons
employed by Denison prior to disclosure. For further details on the total gamma downhole probe methods
employed by Denison, QAQC procedures and data veri fication procedures please see Denison's Annual
Information Form dated March 23, 2017 filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR.
About Denison
Denison is a uranium exploration and development company with interests focused in the Athabasca Basin
region of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. In addition to its 60% owned Wheeler River project, which hosts
the high grade Phoenix and Gryphon uranium deposits, Denison's exploration portfolio consists of
numerous projects covering approximately 359,000 hec tares in the Athabasca Basin region, including
340,000 hectares in the infrastructure rich eastern po rtion of the Athabasca Basin. Denison's interests in
Saskatchewan also include a 22.5% ownership interest in the McClean Lake joint venture (“MLJV”), which
includes several uranium deposits and the McClean Lake uranium mill, which is currently processing ore
from the Cigar Lake mine under a toll milling agreement, plus a 25.17% interest in the Midwest deposit and
a 63.63% interest in the J Zone deposit on the Wate rbury Lake property. Both the Midwest and J Zone
deposits are located within 20 kilometres of the McClean Lake mill.
Denison is also engaged in mine decommissioning and environmental services through its Denison
Environmental Services division and is the manager of Uranium Participation Corp., a publicly traded
company which invests in uranium oxide and uranium hexafluoride.
For more information, please contact
David Cates (416) 979-1991 ext. 362
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sophia Shane (604) 689-7842
Investor Relations
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Figure 1: Location of drill hole WAT17-443 on Denison’s Waterbury Lake project.