Traction Uranium Provides Hearty Bay Research Program Update
Traction Uranium Provides Hearty Bay Research Program Update
Research Project on the “radiation-induced defects in quartz” is a novel uranium
vectoring technique pioneered by Dr. Yuanming Pan
January 31
st
, 2023
(Calgary,
AB):
Traction
Uranium
Corp.
(CSE:
TRAC)
(OTC:
TRCTF)
(FRA:
Z1K)
(the
“
Company
”
or
“
Traction
”)
is
pleased
to
provide
the
following
progress
update
on
the
Hearty
Bay
research
program
(the
“
Research
Program
”)
currently
being
conducted
by
the
Company’s
research
team
on
the
Hearty
Bay
core
samples
collected
from
14
diamond
drill
holes
punched
in
the
winter
2022
diamond drill program (see Traction’s previous news release dated August 30
th
, 2022).
The
main
purpose
of
the
Research
Program
is
to
assist
the
Company
in
determining
whether
there
are
uranium-bearing
fluids
within
a
target
area
and
to
help
Traction’s
team
define
and
trace
the
conduit(s)
of
any
such
uranium-bearing
fluids.
The
data
from
the
work
examines
quartz
degradation
caused
by
radiation
emitted
from
decaying
uranium
as
another
vector
to
add
to
the
Company’s
exploration
program.
Progress Update:
●
All
selected
core
samples
from
the
Hearty
Bay
Property
(a
total
of
85
samples
from
14
diamond drill holes) have been split into two halves.
●
One-half
was
made
into
polished
thin
sections
for
petrographic
observations
and
the
other
half
was then crushed, sieved, and cleaned for the separation of quartz.
●
The
purest
grains
were
handpicked
under
a
binocular
microscope
and
then
cleaned
again
before
powdering.
●
To
date,
60
samples
from
10
of
the
14
diamond
drill
holes
are
ready
for
EPR
measurements
and
interpretation.
●
Quartz separation for the remaining 25 samples from the last four boreholes is underway.
Technical Overview:
The
Research
Program
is
a
collaboration
between
the
University
of
Saskatchewan
and
Traction,
and
aims
to
make
use
of
radiation-induced
defects
in
quartz
as
a
new
vector
for
uranium
exploration
at
the
Company’s
Athabasca
Basin
properties.
The
Research
Program
is
based
on
the
discovery
of
some
radiation-induced
defects
in
quartz
formed
from
the
bombardment
of
alpha
particles
emitted
from
the
decay
of
uranium
(and
thorium)
isotopes.
The
amounts
of
these
radiation-induced
defects
in
quartz
often
record the quantity/duration of uranium-bearing fluids that existed in that area in the past.
This
method
started
from
research
on
the
Key
Lake
and
McArthur
River
mines
and
has
been
applied
to
the Maw Zone, the Phoenix Deposit, and the Arrow Deposit.
The
main
analytical
techniques
used
for
the
Research
Program
are
cathodoluminescence
(“
CL
”)
imaging
and
electron
paramagnetic
resonance
(“
EPR
”)
spectroscopy.
The
former
technique
visually
detects
radiation-induced
defects
in
minerals
but
is
less
sensitive,
while
the
latter
is
more
sensitive
and
allows
quantitative estimations of radiation-induced defects.
The
Research
Program
will
start
with
a
systematic
sampling
of
drill
cores
from
the
Company’s
properties
and
is
followed
by
careful
sample
preparations
and
data
analyses
(polished
thin
sections
for
CL
imaging
and
mineral
separates
for
EPR).
The
anticipated
results
from
this
Research
Program
are
in
the
form
of
a
detailed
documentation
on
the
distribution
(both
2D
and
3D)
of
radiation-induced
defects
in
quartz
at
both
the
Company’s
properties,
which
can
be
integrated
with
data
from
other
techniques
(e.g.
geophysics
and
geochemistry) to guide the exploration program (i.e., narrowing down targets for further exploration).
About Traction Uranium Corp.
Traction
Uranium
Corp.
is
in
the
business
of
mineral
exploration
and
the
development
of
discovery
prospects in Canada, including its two uranium projects in the world renowned Athabasca Region.
We
invite
you
to
find
out
more
about
our
exploration-stage
activities
across
Canada’s
Western
region
at
www.tractionuranium.com
.
Qualified Person
The
technical
content
of
this
news
release
has
been
reviewed
and
approved
by
Boen
Tan,
Ph.D,
P.
Geo.,
who
is
a
Qualified
Person
as
defined
by
National
Instrument
43-101,
Standards
of
Disclosure
for
Mineral
Projects.
The
information
provides
an
indication
of
the
exploration
potential
of
the
Company’s
properties
but may not be representative of expected results.
On Behalf of The Board of Directors
Lester Esteban
Chief Executive Officer
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Forward-Looking Statements
This
news
release
includes
forward-looking
statements
that
are
subject
to
risks
and
uncertainties,
including
with
respect
to
the
Research
Program.
The
Company
provides
forward-looking
statements
for
the
purpose
of
conveying
information
about
current
expectations
and
plans
relating
to
the
future
and
readers
are
cautioned
that
such
statements
may
not
be
appropriate
for
other
purposes.
By
its
nature,
this
information
is
subject
to
inherent
risks
and
uncertainties
that
may
be
general
or
specific
and
which
give
rise
to
the
possibility
that
expectations,
forecasts,
predictions,
projections,
or
conclusions
will
not
prove
to
be
accurate,
that
assumptions
may
not
be
correct,
and
that
objectives,
strategic
goals
and
priorities
will
not
be
achieved.
These
risks
and
uncertainties
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
the
risks
that
the
Research
Program
will
not
be
completed
as
contemplated,
that
the
Research
Program
may
not
yield
the
types
of
information
anticipated,
and
those
risks
identified
and
reported
in
the
Company’s
public
filings
under
the
Company’s
SEDAR
profile
at
www.sedar.com.
Although
the
Company
has
attempted
to
identify
important
factors
that
could
cause
actual
actions,
events,
or
results
to
differ
materially
from
those
described
in
forward-looking
information,
there
may
be
other
factors
that
cause
actions,
events
or
results
not
to
be
as
anticipated,
estimated
or
intended.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
such
information
will
prove
to
be
accurate
as
actual
results
and
future
events
could
differ
materially
from
those
anticipated
in
such
statements.
The
Company
disclaims
any
intention
or
obligation
to
update
or
revise
any
forward-looking
information,
whether
as
a
result
of
new
information,
future events or otherwise unless required by law.
The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.