Original News Release
Linear assays up to 0.46% U3O8 at Lac Marion
Mr. Gurminder Sangha reports
LINEAR MINERALS CORP. ANNOUNCES EXPLORATION RESULTS FROM LAC MARION PROPERTY, QUEBEC
Linear Minerals Corp. has released the results of its initial exploration program at the Lac Marion uranium and rare earth element property located near Mont Laurier in the Laurentides region of southwestern Quebec. The program included geological mapping, prospecting, radiometric surveys and rock sampling across the 2,760-hectare land package.
Highlights:
Uranium assays returned values ranging from 0.002 per cent to 0.463 per cent triuranium octoxide, with six samples above 0.1 per cent U3O8.
Rare earth elements: Total REE values ranged from eight parts per million to 1,364 ppm, light rare earth elements are in the range of 7.73 ppm to 1,129.33 ppm and heavy rare earth elements are in the range of 2.98 ppm to 625.66 ppm.
Other elements of interest include elevated values of P2O5 (0.02 per cent to 4.97 per cent), rubidium (two ppm to 515 ppm), molybdenum (less than two ppm to 569 ppm) and lead (six ppm to 3,180 ppm).
Five uranium showings were confirmed and partially extended, including JRB-4-New, Marielle Lake, Lac Lafargue, Effiat Lake/Pond zone and Lac Marion.
High scintillometer readings in the range of 700 counts per second to 57,000 cps at the JRB-4-new and other historical showings, with a radioactive zone traced along a 215-metre strike length.
Samples from the work program were collected in the field by placing 0.3 to 2.0 kilograms of material in a heavy-grade plastic sample bag with the sample number written with permanent marker. Each sample bag was then sealed with a plastic cable tie, and samples were transported back to the base station at the end of each day. Rock samples were recorded as to their source location (UTM-NAD 83), a scintillometer reading in cps and lithology were described. Sample locations were determined by hand-held GPS set to report locations in UTM co-ordinates using the North American datum established in 1983 (NAD 83) Zone 18N.
Another aspect of the field program was to conduct radiometric survey of the property area using hand-held scintillometers measuring total counts per second used to check background and surface gamma radioactivity of various rock types on the property.
The samples were bagged and tagged using best practices and were delivered to Activation Laboratories, Ancaster, Ont., for sample preparation and analyses. Actlabs is a commercial, accredited ISO (ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 9001-2015) certified laboratory independent of the company. The samples were analyzed at Actlabs in Ancaster, Ont., using laboratories code 5D-U3O8 assay DNC and Code 8-REE (rare earth elements) assay.
Qualified person
Afzaal Pirzada, PGeo, geological consultant of the company, a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects), has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release.
About the Lac Marion uranium and REE property
The Lac Marion property consists of 49 mineral claims covering approximately 2,759.80 hectares in two blocks geologically located in the Grenville geological province. The property is road accessible and benefits from proximity to local exploration and mining services. Uranium and REE mineralization is hosted in pegmatites, paragneiss, quartzites and granitic intrusions, with uranium occurring as uraninite, uranothorite and secondary uranophane.
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