Newly-listed Haranga Resources Limited (ASX:HAR) is wasting no time in advancing exploration plans at its Saraya Uranium Project in Senegal.
The company’s Senegal-based Chief Operating Officer, Jean Kaisin, recently travelled to the Saraya Project to complete a detailed site orientation ahead of commencing a planned exploration program. A team led by Mr Kaisin collected 1,366 samples from termite mounds on a 50m x 50m grid during mid-December.
Samples have been transferred to an XRF facility in Dakar and results are expected by the end of this month. The work is part of an orientation survey to assess the efficiency of the termite mounds sampling and XRF assaying for uranium mineralisation and associated elements. The mineralised episyenites should yield a specific geochemical signature which will be useful when the survey is expanded to the whole permit.
Along with the termite sampling, an air-core drilling programme of 2,000m is planned over the same mineralisation to understand the effect of the weathering over the mineralisation and to study geochemistry of the Saraya granite.
A general review of satellite data (digital elevation model) and airborne geophysical data (Sysmin 2009 Magnetic and Spectrometry dataset) yielded an advanced geological understanding of the permit, along with assessment of the erosional and depositional regimes of the river system over the full 2,198.3 sq. km lease.
Historical exploration highlighted a series of well-developed uranium anomalies, some of which are rooted in the erosional environment over possible structural corridors, and some over residual or transported plateaus.
Based on these results the company planned permit scale geochemical termite mound sampling, infill auger sampling and orientation air core drilling in order to assess the rooting of selected anomalies.
Mr Kaisin also used the site visit to negotiate the acquisition of a 40-person mining camp, located adjacent to the Saraya project.
Works have commenced to carry out upgrades to camp infrastructure, including the establishment of a sample preparation facility, so it can be used as the base for planned exploration work. Total costs for the camp acquisition and site works are expected to be US$120,000.
The Saraya Uranium Project was explored historically up until 2010 with approximately 75,000 metres of diamond and reverse circulation (RC) drilling completed and with uranium mineralisation reported. The data indicates the project has good potential to define significant uranium resources by systematic follow-up exploration.
Executive Chairman, Peter Youd, said Haranga is currently negotiating the acquisition of the historical data and will, if successful, review this data in parallel with the orientation termite mound sampling referred to above, to outline ongoing drill targets. Six major prospects have been drill tested historically and demonstrated the presence of uranium mineralisation.
“Haranga’s Board and Management are excited to see progress at Saraya so soon after listing on the ASX. Having Mr Kaisin based in Senegal and being able to draw on his considerable experience with West African exploration projects is a significant benefit to the Company as we move forward with our plans at both Saraya and our Issia Gold Project in Cote d’Ivoire. We look forward to providing further updates on progress across these projects,” Mr Youd said.
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