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Erongo Region, Republic of Namibia
Project Highlights| May 2009 NI 43-101 Technical Report prepared by Snowden Mining Industry Consultants (Pty) Limited describes the Valencia mineral reserve and mineral resource as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary of Valencia Uranium Mineral Resource , November, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary of Valencia Uranium Deposit Mineral Resources, estimated at the anticipated SMU scale, as at November, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valencia Uranium Deposit Technical Report
November, 2009
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Historical work on the project was conducted by Goldfields Namibia between 1973 and 1977 which included borehole drilling, chemical analysis, radiometric sorting tests on bulk ore samples in 1979 followed by two preliminary feasibility studies in 1981 and 1989. Due to low uranium prices at the time, Goldfield concluded the project was uneconomical.
The Valencia Uranium Deposit is 100% owned by Forsys. Snowden Mining
Industry Consultants in Johannesburg, South Africa, was retained to undertake a
review of the available geological information, complete a Mineral Resources
estimate, produce a resource statement and write a technical report to
National Instrument 43-101 standards. The report was dated May 2009 and delivered to the Company. The report also delivered an initial pit
design, identified waste and tailings disposal areas, site layout plan,
access routes and proposed initial extractive solutions.
Since the delivery of the Pre-Feasibility Report, Valencia has made significant progress towards achieving production in next couple of years. In August 2007, the Company hired Dr. Roger Laine as Chief Geologist of Forsys, in order to oversee the geological and exploration programs of all of the Company’s uranium properties, including the Valencia project.
As announced in our news release dated August 21, 2008, the Company received our Mining Licence No. 149 for the Valencia project. Granting of the Mining Licence is the most significant milestone in the development of Valencia, and is only the second Licence to be granted within the last few decades in Namibia