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Drill Results

CanAlaska Plans Large 2026 Exploration Program at West McArthur Joint Venture

Cameco Resumes Funding as CanAlaska Delineates 500-Metre High-Grade Strike for 2026 Program

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Jan 06, 2026 · 07:31 CVV · 0.69 Canalaska Uranium Ltd.
Executive Summary

The news release dated January 6, 2026, details the commencement of a $15 million exploration program at the West McArthur Joint Venture (JV). Key highlights include: - Strategy: Three drills will start in early January 2026, focusing on the C10S trend and the Pike Zone. - Partner Involvement: Crucially, Cameco Corporation has returned to co-funding the project on a pro-rata basis after CanAlaska sole-funded the 2025 program. - Current Status: The Pike Zone unconformity mineralization has been traced over 500 metres and remains open in both directions. - Historical Context: Results from 2025 were confirmed as exceptionally high-grade, including Hole WMA079-01 (8.6m at 34.59% U3O8) and WMA076-01 (14.8m at 14.71% U3O8). - New Targets: A ground-based electromagnetic (EM) survey is planned for the Epp Lake conductor extension.

Material Impact

This news is Material - Positive for the following reasons: - Partner Validation: Cameco’s decision to resume funding is a significant institutional vote of confidence. By co-funding, Cameco is choosing to protect its remaining interest (~11.14%) rather than allowing further dilution, signaling they value the Pike Zone discovery. - Financial De-risking: In 2025, CanAlaska sole-funded the $12.5M+ program. Co-funding in 2026 reduces the cash burn on CanAlaska's balance sheet while maintaining a massive $15M exploration scale. - Continuity: The strike length expansion from 200m in early 2025 to 500m by year-end validates the "pearls on a string" theory of the C10S corridor. - Execution: The company is moving immediately into winter drilling, maintaining discovery momentum during a favorable uranium macro environment.

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Company Overview

CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. is a project generator and explorer primarily focused on the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. - Flagship Project: West McArthur (88.86% owned, JV with Cameco). The project is located 20km west of the Tier 1 McArthur River mine. - Key Discovery: The Pike Zone, an unconformity-associated high-grade uranium discovery along the C10S corridor. - Portfolio: Owns ~500,000 hectares across the basin, including the Cree East project (100% owned after Nexus Uranium terminated its option in Sept 2025).

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