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Valencia Uranium Deposits

Project Location

Erongo Region, Republic of Namibia

Project Highlights Geological Model Similar to Rössing Mine Valencia Resources/Technical Report
 
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
 

Category

Cut-off
U3O8
(ppm)

Tonnes
(M)

Grade
U3O8

(ppm)

U3O8

Metal

(Mlbs)

Measured

60

24.3

151

8.1

Indicated

60

245.9

124

67.4

Total Measured and Indicated

60

270.3

127

75.5

Inferred

60

32.0

126

8.4

Measured

Indicated

100

100

18.6

140.2

172

158

7

48.9

Total Measured and Indicated

100

158.8

160

55.9

Inferred

100

15.3

163

5.5

 
Summary of Valencia Uranium Deposit Mineral Resources, estimated at the anticipated SMU scale, as at November, 2009
 

Category*

Cut-off
U3O8
(ppm)

Tonnes
(M)

Grade
U3O8

(ppm)

U3O8

Metal

(Mlbs)

Measured

60

21.0

161

7.4

Indicated

60

219.6

144

69.8

Total Measured and Indicated

60

240.7

146

77.2

Inferred

60

30.0

144

9.5

Measured

Indicated

100

100

13.8

130.0

203

190

6.2

54.3

Total Measured and Indicated

100

143.8

191

60.5

Inferred

100

17.6

190

7.4

* 50th percentile of 100 simulations based on metal content

Valencia Uranium Deposit Technical Report  November, 2009   Click to Download

Project Summary

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