Noble Plains Uranium Drill Program Continues High Success Rate Over Next Sixteen Holes at Duck Creek Project in Wyoming
Noble Plains Hits Continue at Wyoming Uranium Project, De-Risking Path to Resource
On December 9, 2025, Noble Plains Uranium announced the second set of drill results from its ongoing program at the Duck Creek Project in Wyoming. The results cover sixteen new holes.
Key highlights include: - Thirteen of the sixteen holes (81% success rate) intersected uranium mineralization meeting the cut-off criteria (0.02% eU3O8 grade, 2 ft thickness). - The reported average Grade-Thickness (GT) for the mineralized holes was 0.69, which the company notes is over three times the industry standard cut-off of 0.2 GT for Wyoming roll-front deposits. - Notable intercepts include 8.68 meters grading 0.080% eU3O8 in hole 25-28-009 and 8.84 meters grading 0.043% eU3O8 in hole 25-28-010. - Management reiterated their confidence in the asset, highlighting the consistency of mineralization along a 3-mile corridor and their focus on delivering a NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate in the first half of 2026.
This news is materially positive as it provides further confirmation of a continuous and robust uranium roll-front system at the company's flagship Duck Creek project. Analyzing the historical news flow shows the company is systematically executing its stated strategy.
- Strategic Pivot & Execution (June-Aug 2025): Noble Plains pivoted to Wyoming, optioning the Duck Creek and Shirley Central projects. The strategy was to leverage extensive historical data on these "brownfield" assets to fast-track exploration and resource definition. The company moved quickly from acquisition to permitting.
- Financing (Oct 2025): The company secured ~$1.05 million at $0.09 per unit to fund the planned drill program, ensuring it was capitalized for this critical phase.
- Drilling Commencement (Nov 2025): The drill permit was received and the program commenced as planned, a key operational milestone.
- Initial Results (Dec 1, 2025): The first batch of eight holes was exceptional, with an average GT of 1.0, five times the industry cut-off. This was a significant de-risking event and set a high bar for the project.
- Current Results (Dec 9, 2025): Today's results, while having a lower average GT of 0.69 compared to the first batch, are still very strong and, more importantly, demonstrate consistency. Hitting mineralization in 20 of the first 24 holes (83% total success rate) across a wide area provides strong evidence for the continuity required to build a resource estimate.
The news is in line with expectations set by the initial results and confirms the exploration thesis. It demonstrates management's ability to execute its plan effectively and keeps the company on track for its H1 2026 resource estimate timeline. From a risk-averse perspective, this consistent success is more valuable than a single spectacular drill hole, as it points toward a potentially economic deposit.
Noble Plains Uranium Corp. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of in-situ recovery (ISR) amenable uranium projects in Wyoming, USA. The company's strategy is to leverage historical data on underexplored "brownfield" projects to accelerate resource definition in a cost-effective manner.
The company's flagship project is the Duck Creek Project in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, where it holds an option to acquire an 80% interest. The project has a significant historical database from over 4,000 drill holes completed in the 1970s. Noble Plains is currently executing a ~150-hole drill program to confirm and expand upon this historical mineralization with the goal of publishing a maiden NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate in the first half of 2026. The Duck Creek property is subject to a 1% Net Smelter Royalty (NSR).