
| March 05, 2010 Hathor Completes the First Drill Fence at the Roughrider Zone East Discovery | |
| Hathor Exploration Limited (HAT:TSX-V) is pleased to announce the completion of the first 25 m step-out drill fence at the Roughrider Zone East (RRZE) discovery. The drill fence comprises seven holes, with scintillometer counts provided herein for the final three holes. Geology and scintillometer data have been released previously for the first four holes, as have geochemical assays for the first drill hole for which a complete set of assays has been received. The drill fence of seven drill holes includes MWNE-10-607, MWNE-10-609, MWNE-10-610, and MWNE-10-612 reported on previously, and three new holes reported here, namely MWNE-10-613, MWNE-10-614 and MWNE-10-615. New scintillometre data are included on the Company's website at www.hathor.ca. Highlights of the final three holes of the fence include:
The drill fence of seven holes constitutes a 25 m step-out to the west towards the original Roughrider discovery from Hole 170, along the strike of the 070o structure which controls the mineralizing system. Overall, this fence demonstrates the potential for continuity along 400 m of strike between RRZE and the western end of the original Roughrider deposit. This drill fence not only proves the existence of very high grade zones of massive and semi-massive pitchblende first discovered at RRZE in Hole 170 drilled last year, but it also identifies the potential to outline, in three dimensions, a large volume of consistently altered and mineralized rock. As shown on the cross section in Figure 5 on the Company's website at www.hathor.ca, the drill fence defines:
Individual Drill Hole Radioactivity Summaries Drill hole MWNE-10-613, collared at -75o to 155o, intersected several broad zones of anomalous radioactivity from 218.50 to 309.20 m. An 18.90 m wide upper zone intersected a continuous section, except for 0.1 m, of anomalous radioactivity from 235.30 to 254.20 m. A lower zone intersected anomalous 13.70 m of anomalous radioactivity within a 16.20 m wide zone of alteration from 293.00 to 309.20m. The strongest intersection of mineralization is from 302.10 to 306.0 m. In addition to these two main zones, a thin zone of radioactivity was intersected approximately 1.5 m below the unconformity which is located at 217.00 m. This interval is the shallowest and the closest to the unconformity intersected to date. Several examples of altered "proto worm rock" were observed in this area, interestingly, micro-scale visible pitchblende grains were visible, however, the rock on a gross scale was not anomalous (cps <500). The factors demonstrate that mineralizing fluids circulated close to the unconformity, thus increasing the potential for unconformity-hosted mineralization elsewhere in RRZE. Drill hole MWNE-10-615, collared at -78o to 155o, intersected numerous zones of variable radioactivity totalling 23.1 m within a larger 85.1m wide zone of alteration. Drill hole MWNE-10-614, collared -69o to 155o, was designed to test a 25 m down dip extension from 10-612. This drill hole did not intersect any anomalous radioactivity. Natural gamma emission radiation is measured in counts per second (cps) using an Exploranium GR-110G hand-held gamma-ray scintillometer. The reader is cautioned that scintillometer readings are not directly or uniformly related to uranium grades of the rock sample measured, and should be used only as a preliminary indication of the presence of radioactive materials. All intersections are down-hole, core-length intervals and true thickness of mineralization is yet to be determined. Terra Ventures Inc. owns a 10-per-cent interest, carried until a decision is made to go to production, in the Midwest NorthEast property. Benjamin Ainsworth, P.Eng., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release. For more information on Hathor, please visit the company's website: www.hathor.ca or contact Tony Nunziata at 403-560-7040 or JJ Jennex at 604-684-6707. Hathor Exploration Limited Stephen G. Stanley, President Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. | |
You can view the Next News Releases item: Mon Mar 8, 2010, Hathor Exploration Limited Announces $10 Million Bought Deal Flow-Through Common Share Financing You can view the Previous News Releases item: Wed Mar 3, 2010, Hathor Intersects 81.5 m of 1.59 % U3O8 at Roughrider Zone East, including a 13.5 m interval of 6.52 % U3O8 with assays as high as 68.1 % U3O8 You can return to the main News Releases page, or press the Back button on your browser. |