Fission Expands New Zone; Grows PLS Mineralized Strike Length to 2.53 km

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Mar 8, 2016) - FISSION URANIUM CORP. (FCU.TO)(FCUUF)(2FU.F) ("Fission" or "the Company") is pleased to announce results from eleven holes at its' PLS property, host to the Triple R deposit, in Canada's Athabasca Basin region: four holes drilled on the R840W zone, two drilled on the R780E zone and five on the R1620E zone. Of key importance, hole PLS16-476 (line 915W), a 60m step out to the west of the recently-discovered high-grade R840W zone, has hit 38.8m mineralization and 1.44m of >10,000 cps. In addition, hole PLS16-462 (line 840W), also drilled on the new R840W zone, has intercepted 71.5m total composite mineralization, including 3.44m of >10,000 cps.

PLS16-476 (line 915W) was a successful follow-up to a new exploration drilling approach using RC (reverse circulation) drills to allow for potentially low cost, high-efficiency exploration to evaluate, on a first pass basis, high-priority areas. PLS16-476 was testing such an area on the PLG-3B conductor.

Of further importance, hole PLS16-464 (line 1485E) has intercepted 53.0m total composite mineralization, including 11.31m of >10,000 cps. This is the strongest hole drilled to date on the expanding R1620E zone. With the intersection of anomalous radioactivity in PLS16-474 (line 1395E) the gap between The Triple R deposit and the R1620E zone has now narrowed to approximately 195m.

Nine holes were mineralized, with eight returning high-grade intervals. The high-grade R600W zone, the high-grade R1620E zone and the newly discovered High-Grade R840W zone have yet to be added to the Triple R deposit resource estimate. The mineralized trend at PLS, including the Triple R deposit, has now reached a total of 2.53km in length.

Ross McElroy, President, COO, and Chief Geologist for Fission, commented

"This superb batch of drill results has delivered two major achievements: it substantially expands R840W - a high-grade zone we discovered last month at the westernmost end of the 2.53km mineralized trend - and it represents further high-grade growth of the R1620E zone towards the eastern end of the trend - a trend that is one of the longest lateral footprints in the Athabasca Basin region. This really is exceptional progress and our team is excited by the potential of both zones as we continue to move PLS forward."

Drilling Highlights Include:

R840W Zone

  • PLS16-476 (line 915W)

    • 38.8m total composite mineralization over a 62.3m section (between 168.7m - 231.0m), including

    • 1.44 of total composite >10,000 cps

    • PLS mineralized trend extended to the west for a total strike length of approximately 2.53 km

  • PLS16-462 (line 840W)

    • 60.0m total composite mineralization over a 71.5m section (between 143.0m - 214.5m), including, including

    • 3.44m of total composite >10,000 cps