Forsys Commences 2024 Program at Valencia and Reports Results from the 2023 Drilling Program

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Figure 1:

Recent boreholes drilled within the 2015 main pit outline on ML-149, Valencia West planned exploration drilling.
Recent boreholes drilled within the 2015 main pit outline on ML-149, Valencia West planned exploration drilling.

Figure 2:

Overview map of Norasa 2024 Q1 drill campaign on a radiometric background.
Overview map of Norasa 2024 Q1 drill campaign on a radiometric background.

TORONTO, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Forsys Metals Corp. (TSX: FSY) (FSE: F2T) (NSX: FSY) (“Forsys” or the “Company”)

Forsys is pleased to provide assay results from the Valencia 2023 drilling programme, from Mining License (“ML)-149("Valencia”) in the Erongo region of Namibia, which forms part of the Company’s larger Norasa Uranium Project (“Norasa¹”).

Fifteen boreholes were drilled with a combined total of 2,684.44 metres ("m") (Figure 1). The objectives of the drill program were:

  • geotechnical drilling, and logging and sampling for geo-mechanical testing for pit slope stability assessment and optimizing pit designs;

  • testing the continuity of mineralization for resource modelling;

  • confirming Mineral Resource Estimation (MRE) parameters; and

  • sampling for metallurgical test work and processing design optimization

Drilling, geological and geotechnical logging, down-hole optical televiewer and radiometric scans have been completed on the 15 holes. Eight hundred and nineteen samples from ten of the boreholes underwent assay with established quality control protocol and procedures. The chemical results have been verified by an accredited lab and reviewed by a third party professional geologist. Highlights are as follows:

  • Multiple zones of massive alaskite intrusions were intersected. Chemical assays confirm uranium mineralization in all six of the confirmation boreholes.

  • Best mineralized borehole PQ-5 intersected 77.34 m of continuous mineralisation, averaging 439 ppm U3O8, including 41.9 m of 683 ppm U3O8.

  • 2023 intersections of mineralization correlate with the neighbouring, historic drilling, intersections and down-hole gamma survey results.

  • No major zones of rock weakness, i.e. no concerning geological structures, have been intersected. This is a positive result for the ongoing geotechnical specialist work, as it indicates conducive conditions for pit slope optimization and overall mine design.

Table 1: Highlights reported from the completed 2023 drill campaign, minimum width of 5m and cutoff of 50 ppm U3O8

BHID

FROM
m

TO
m

LENGTH
m

U3O8
ppm

 

FROM
m

TO
m

LENGTH
m

U3O8
ppm

VA23GT001

23

29

6

108

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT001

40

47

7

189

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT001

77

82

5

66

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT001

95

101

6

140

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT002

38

77

39

106

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT002

105.3

149

43.7

152

including

104

124.1

20.1

334

VA23GT004

1

103.2

102.2

164

including

73

103.2

30.2

216

VA23GT005

22

41

19

92

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT005

51

63

12

218

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT005

89

94

5

123

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT005

101

106

5

114

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT005

116.2

129

12.8

122

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT005

141.8

147.11

5.31

241

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT005

229.13

239

9.87

236

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT005

244.77

272

27.23

184

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT006

65

81

16

136

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT006

100

105

5

143

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT007

18

26

8

194

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT007

33

38

5

194

 

 

 

 

 

VA23GT007

189

195

6

213

 

 

 

 

 

VA23PQ04

30

37.5

7.5

229

 

 

 

 

 

VA23PQ04

54

59

5

181

 

 

 

 

 

VA23PQ05

3.96

81.3

77.34

439

including

36

77.9

41.9

683

VA23RE001

50

100

50

90

 

 

 

 

 

VA23RE001

114

119

5

215

 

 

 

 

 

VA23RE001

128.73

178

49.27

201

including

142

169.05

27.05

275

VA23RE001

190

237

47

253

including

202.37

225

22.63

371

VA23RE001

302.75

414

111.25

134

including

322.88

345.24

22.36

331

VA23RE002

1

21

20

105

 

 

 

 

 

VA23RE002

95

124.1

29.1

271

including

104

124.1

20.1

334

VA23RE002

129.7

152

22.3

376

including

129.7

140.8

11.1

673

VA23RE002

160

180

20

162

 

 

 

 

 

VA23RE002

244

251.2

7.2

158

 

 

 

 

 

VA23RE002

258

268

10

171

 

 

 

 

 

VA23RE002

275

288

13

139

 

 

 

 

 


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