enCore Energy Corp has announced the completion and installation of all five baseline wells within the uranium mineralization at its 100%-owned, fully licensed Rosita Extension Project Production Authorization Area (PAA) wellfield in South Texas.
The company said the wells also returned excellent uranium values with grade thicknesses (GT) ranging from 0.932 to 5.139, noting that it has commenced installation of production well patterns at Rosita Extension PAA as the initial source of uranium feed for the Rosita Central In-Situ Recovery (ISR) Uranium Processing Plant.
The Rosita Plant is designed to process uranium feed from multiple satellite operations and is one of 11 licensed and constructed uranium processing plants in the US, two of which are owned by enCore Energy.
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Highlights include:
- Baseline Drill Hole BL-41 reported 22.0 feet of mineralization grading 0.234% U3O8 from a depth of 184 feet In addition to an indication of grade of mineralization in the PAA, the baselines wells also serve to establish groundwater quality standards
- Commencement of installation of the production well patterns (injection and recovery wells) with 5 drill rigs are currently active at the Rosita Extension PAA drilling
- Commencement of hydrologic and water quality testing of the baseline and monitor wells
The Rosita Extension PAA is the first production area planned as a new source of uranium for the Rosita ISR Uranium Processing Plant. It is located within the existing Radioactive Materials License, Underground Injection Control Permit and Aquifer Exemption areas at the Rosita Project
The final stage of refurbishment will be completed with the delivery of six pumps that have been delayed due to unexpected supply chain interruptions, the company said, noting that it remains on budget, and the delay is not expected to impact the scheduled production start-up in 2023.
enCore Energy is focused on becoming the next uranium producer from its licensed and past-producing South Texas Rosita Processing Plant by 2023.
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