Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp has acquired new mineral claims in the Alces Lake area of northwest Saskatchewan, the company announced
The newly acquired prospective claims augment those already held by the company as it develops a rare earth element (REE) resource at Alces Lake. The Alces Lake claim block now totals 38,522.43 contiguous hectares located approximately 50 kilometers east of Uranium City.
The claims were staked on the basis of similar geological and geophysical signatures to the company's current Alces Lake property, the company said.
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Appia is currently preparing for the 2023 exploration season with several desktop initiatives to enhance its geological understanding of mineralization and to improve its workflows relating to the acquisition, handling, integration and interpretation of geoscientific data.
Current work has involved the engagement of professional consultants to optimize the company’s geoscientific databases and to conduct comprehensive 3D modeling of the WRCB and Magnet Ridge mineralized zones.
The plan is to reopen the Alces Lake camp in the summer for another season of REE (monazite-hosted) exploration. For this upcoming field season, follow-up geological, geophysical, and geochemical surveys are planned along and across the highest-priority areas of a 20 to 25 km-long structural corridor extending SSE from the main mineralized zones at WRCB and immediate area.
This will aid in delineation and mapping of REE mineralized (monazite-rich) pegmatites and associated glimmerites to establish new drill targets, the company said.
The Alces Lake project encompasses some of the highest-grade total and critical REEs and gallium mineralization in the world, hosted within several surface and near-surface monazite occurrences that remain open at depth and along strike.
Appia also holds a total of 75,314.72 hectares (186,106.72 acres) of land on four uranium claim blocks (Loranger, North Wollaston, Eastside, and Otherside). Exploration plans for these properties will be announced once permits are in hand.
Appia is a Canadian company in the rare earth element and uranium sectors. It is focused on delineating high-grade critical rare earth elements and gallium on the Alces Lake property, as well as exploring for high-grade uranium in the prolific Athabasca Basin on its Otherside, Loranger, North Wollaston, and Eastside properties.
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