Laurentian Goldfields Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has staked approximately 130,600 ha of mineral claims over an intrusive complex in northern Saskatchewan that is prospective for “Rossing-type” uranium mineralization. The claims, collectively known as the Hickson property, comprise 31 contiguous blocks with the southern edge located approximately 45 km north of La Ronge, Saskatchewan.
Laurentian identified this target when gold-generative work in 2009 revealed an extensive uranium anomaly in regional lake sediment and till data that was spatially associated with the Hickson Lake pluton. A total of 120 rock samples, which returned values ranging up to 120 ppm uranium, were collected from peak anomalous areas in a follow up, helicopter-supported reconnaissance exploration program completed in the fall of 2009. [Read more...]