Aero Energy Announces Targets for Upcoming Drill Program at the Murmac Uranium Project, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan Multiple High-Priority Targets Selected for Immediate Drilling
Aero Energy Announces Targets for Upcoming Drill Program at the Murmac
Uranium Project, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan
Multiple High-Priority Targets Selected for Immediate Drilling
Vancouver, British Columbia – June 4, 2024 – Aero Energy Ltd (TSXV: AERO) (OTC Pink:
AUUGF) (FSE: UU3) (“Aero” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the first drill targets
for its Murmac Uranium Project (“Murmac or the “Project”) located in northern Saskatchewan. A
drilling program is scheduled to commence in the coming days to test up to thirteen (13) of
these targets with the potential to discover high-grade, basement-hosted uranium mineralization
related to the Athabasca Basin. The drilling program is being funded by the Company and is
being operated by Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV: FOR, OTCQB: FTBYF) (“Fortune Bay”).
Key Highlights
• Aero’s First-Ever Drill Program: A total of thirteen priority drill targets have been selected
following the recent completion of a high-resolution VTEM TM survey ( April 2024) and 3D
modelling of the existing ground gravity data.
• High-Grade Focus: The targets represent favorable settings for high-grade basement-hosted
uranium deposits related to the Athabasca Basin.
• Strong Potential for Discovery: Target selection has been based on criteria including
geophysical signature, geological/structural setting, proximity to historical uranium
occurrences of interest, and Fortune Bay’s previous positive drilling results.
• Drilling Imminent: Drilling is expected to commence in the coming days with approximately
2,600 meters planned in ten to thirteen drill holes. The program is expected to be results-driven
and may be modified based on results from drilling.
• Additional Targets Being Prioritized: The Company is currently working closely with its
partners to prioritize additional fully funded targets across the Sun Dog and Strike projects
representing an additional 2,000 meters of drilling.
Galen McNamara, CEO of Aero Energy, commented: “Murmac represents a rare and unique
high-grade uranium discovery opportunity where small zones of historically prospected uranium
are widespread across the project, but modern exploration knowledge shows that the real trap
rocks remain largely untested. The project has clearly benefited greatly from the strong
fundamental exploration work completed by Fortune Bay over the last several years . We would
like to thank both Fortune Bay and Convolutions Geoscience for their collaborative approach to
target selection. After an extensive deep-dive into all available data, we are very much looking
forward to beginning the Company’s first drill program with our partner in the coming days.”
Figure 1: Murmac Drill Targets
Drill Target Selection
Background
The Project is located within the original uranium mining district of Canada, lying between the
historical Gunnar and Lorado Uranium Mines. The Project was explored for Beaverlodge-style
uranium mineralization, predominantly during the period 1960 to 1980. Historical exploration work
focused on ground prospecting and sampling, followed by trenching and/or drill testing. Numerous
high-grade (> 1% U3O8) uranium occurrences were discovered (see Fortune Bay News Release
dated September 28, 2021) demonstrating a substantial endowment of uranium within the project
area. The numerous conductive units (graphite- bearing metasediments) were however never
systematically explored for high-grade, basement-hosted uranium mineralization typical of the
Athabasca Basin and its margins. Due to their physical properties, these conductive units
predominantly manifest as valleys and topographical lows, covered by overburden and small
shallow lakes. These blind conductors have therefore not been properly explored by historical
surface prospecting and warrant drill testing where favorable targets have been identified. The
Athabasca Basin margin is located approximately five kilometres to the south of the Project,
indicating vertical proximity to the basal unconformity (now eroded) and good preservation
potential for basement-hosted mineralization.
During summer 2022, Fortune Bay completed a maiden drilling program of fifteen (15) drill holes
to commence regional testing of the conductive units along three principal corridors, namely
Pitchvein, Armbruster and Howland, that collectively cover over 30 kilometres in strike extent. The
drilling program identified shallow, highly elevated concentrations of uranium in six (6) of the drill
holes, including 0.18% U3O8 and 0.17% U3O8 from individual assay samples. Importantly, these
discoveries demonstrated geological and geochemical characteristics consistent with
unconformity-related, basement-hosted deposits, thereby validating the exploration model and
demonstrating the potential for high-grade discovery through additional exploration. Further
details regarding Fortune Bay’s drill results can be found within the News Releases dated August
23, 2022 and December 13, 2022.
Recent Geophysical Data Acquisition and Interpretation
A helicopter-borne geophysical survey, including electromagnetics and magnetics, was
completed during late April 2024. The survey was undertaken by Geotech Ltd. using the VTEMTM
Plus geophysical system. The survey covered the entire Project on a 100-metre line spacing,
obtaining new coverage and infilling the area previously surveyed in 2022 using VTEMTM at a 200-
metre line spacing. Ground gravity data acquired during 2022 was subject to 3D inversion and
modelling. The geophysical data processing, interpretation and integration to assist in the
prioritization of drill targets was completed by Convolutions Geoscience Corporation
(“Convolutions”).
Target Selection for 2024 Drill Program
Targets were selected and prioritized through an iterative approach working in collaboration with
Fortune Bay and Convolutions. Target criteria included geophysical signature,
geological/structural setting, proximity to historical uranium occurrences of interest, and Fortune
Bay’s previous positive drilling results. A total of thirteen (13) priority targets were identified (Table
1, Figure 1) to encompass a variety of target types and provide a second phase of regional testing
across the Project’s three principal conductor corridors.
Table 1: Murmac 2024 Drill Targets.
Conductor
Corridor Target Target Summary
Pitchvein
P7
Along strike follow-up of mineralized intercepts and strong alteration in M22-013 & 014
(Fortune Bay holes). Test for extensions of historical mineralization in CKI-9 (1.01% U3O8
over 2.0 m) and CKI-10 (2.19% U3O8 over 0.5 m).
P4 Along strike follow-up of mineralized intercepts in M22-013 & 014 (Fortune Bay holes).
Test intersection of Pitchvein Corridor with property-scale, mineralized cross-fault.
Howland
H6 Geophysical target (EM and gravity).
H15 Geophysical target (EM and gravity). Intersection of conductor and property-scale,
mineralized cross-fault, beneath lake.
H16 Geophysical target (EM and gravity). Along strike of M22-012 (0.17% U3O8 over 0.1 m)
(Fortune Bay hole).
H17 Geophysical target (EM and gravity) at a flexure in the Howland Conductor.
Armbruster
A15 Geophysical target (EM and gravity) at intersection of conductor and mineralized cross-
fault.
A17 Intersection of conductor and property-scale, mineralized cross-fault. Conductor
break/termination.
A18 Geophysical target (EM and gravity). Located along strike to south of Quartzite Ridge
uranium showings.
A19 Geophysical target (EM and gravity). Located along strike to south of Quartzite Ridge
uranium showings at a flexure in the Armbruster Conductor.
A20 Intersection of conductor and mineralized cross-fault.
A21 Geophysical target (gravity) at intersection of conductor and mineralized cross-fault. Up-
ice of 8.82% U3O8 boulder.
A22 Geophysical target (EM and gravity) located at a break in the Armbruster conductor.
Drilling Program
Drilling of the targets is expected to commence in the coming days. The Company has approved
a budget that is expected to allow for the completion of approximately 2,600 meters of coring in
ten (10) to thirteen (13) drill holes. The program is expected to be results -driven and may be
modified based on results from drilling. Fortune Bay has all the required permits for the planned
drilling activities.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Galen McNamara,
P. Geo., CEO of the Company and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About Aero Energy Limited
Aero Energy is a mineral exploration and development company advancing a district- scale
250,000-acre land package in the historic Uranium City district within Saskatchewan's Athabasca
Basin. Aero Energy is focused on uncovering high-grade uranium deposits across its flagship
optioned properties - Sun Dog, Strike, and Murmac - in addition to its fully owned properties. With
the application of modern exploration techniques, the Company has identified over 50 shallow
drill-ready targets and 125 kilometres of target horizon on the frontier north rim of the Athabasca
Basin. Aero Energy is tapping into the Athabasca Basin's emerging potential for high-grade,
unconformity-style mineralization.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
“Galen McNamara”
Galen McNamara, Interim Chief Executive Officer
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at aeroenergy.ca and at www.sedarplus.ca, or by contacting the Company by email
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