Drilling Intersects Anomalous Radioactivity 1km East of Tetra Zone
A second drill rig is planned for follow-up work, while laboratory assays for the new radioactive intervals remain pending.
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F3 Uranium (FUUFF) intersected anomalous radioactivity approximately one kilometre east of its Tetra Zone at the Patterson Lake North Project. Hole PLN26-232 recorded a peak of 4,400 counts per second from 610.5 to 611.0 metres, the highest handheld reading in a PLN exploration hole outside the JR and Tetra Zones. Five discrete radioactive intervals, each 0.5 to 1.0 metres long, occurred between 352.0 and 649.5 metres depth.
Assays for PLN26-232 are pending; handheld readings are preliminary and cannot substitute for laboratory uranium grades. F3 plans to add a second drill rig to follow up the hole. Summer holes PLN26-230 and PLN26-231A encountered alteration but no radioactivity above 300 counts per second. Winter drilling returned 0.5 metres at 0.06% U3O8 in PLN26-225; other completed winter holes had no uranium intervals meeting reporting criteria.
Positive
- Minor pointPLN26-232 intersected five radioactive intervals, each 0.5–1.0 metres long, between 352.0 and 649.5 metres depth.
- Minor pointPLN26-232 peaked at 4,400 counts per second, PLN's highest exploration-hole reading outside JR and Tetra.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.F3 plans a second drill rig for PLN26-232 follow-up during the remainder of the year.
- Minor pointWinter hole PLN26-225 returned 0.5 metres at 0.06% U3O8 from 418.5 to 419.0 metres.
Negative
- Minor pointPLN26-232 assays are pending; preliminary handheld readings cannot substitute for laboratory uranium grades.
- Minor pointPLN26-230 and PLN26-231A recorded no radioactivity above 300 counts per second despite alteration.
- Minor pointOther completed winter holes returned no uranium assay intervals meeting reporting criteria.
- Minor pointHoles PLN26-231 and PLN26-223 were abandoned.
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Peaks up to 4,400 cps are the highest radioactivity to date on the PLN Project outside the JR and Tetra Zones
Kelowna, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 21, 2026) - F3 Uranium Corp. (TSXV: FUU) (OTCQB: FUUFF) ("F3" or "the Company") is pleased to provide an update on three drill holes completed as part of its 2026 summer exploration program at the
Highlights
- PLN26-232 intersected five discrete intervals of radioactivity ranging from 0.5m to 1.0m each, between 352.0m and 649.5m depth, with a peak radioactivity of 4,400 cps at 610.5m to 611.0m in strongly altered basement lithology
- A 2nd drill rig will be added to the program, dedicated to following up the results of PLN26-232
Ray Ashley, P.Geo., President and VP Exploration, commented:
"This is an encouraging progression from the strong alteration intersected in PLN26-229, with follow-up drill hole PLN26-232 now intersecting more extensive basement bleaching and clay alteration and now for the first time in a 1km stepout to the east from the Tetra Zone, associated anomalous radioactivity, with a maximum of 4400 cps. This radioactivity is the highest handheld spectrometer reading intersected to date in an exploration hole on the PLN Project outside of the JR and Tetra Zones. In addition, with drill hole PLN26-232 being located approximately one kilometer east of Tetra, the combination of radioactivity and widespread visually comparable alteration in the hole supports the potential for a larger system in the Broach area and strengthens our confidence in the surrounding exploration target areas and interpretation of a mineralized trend that could strike east north-east from Tetra Zone. Driven by these encouraging results, the Company is expanding its drilling capacity with the addition of a second diamond drill rig for the remainder of the year, reinforcing the momentum of its ongoing exploration campaign. The 2nd drill will allow for the follow-up drill testing around PLN26-232 as we continue testing other regional targets on the Broach Property."
Details of Drill Holes PLN26-230, 231A and 232
Holes PLN25-230, 231A and 232 are located approximately 1,600m south, 1,300m southeast and 1,000m east of the Tetra Zone discovery, respectively. (See Map 1).
Hole PLN26-232 was drilled approximately 1 km east of the Tetra Zone discovery, testing Target Area 1, as a follow-up of prospective alteration observed in hole PLN26-229 (See Map 1 and news release dated August 25, 2026). PLN26-232 intersected strong bleaching and clay alteration throughout the basement rocks, as well as five distinct intervals of anomalous radioactivity. These included a 1.0 m interval from 610.5 to 611.5 m, with a peak handheld reading of 4,400 cps recorded between 610.5 to 611.0 m: the highest radioactivity on a handheld spectrometer recorded to date on the PLN Project in an exploration hole outside the JR and Tetra Zones (see Photo 1 below). Assay results for PLN26-232 are pending.
Holes PLN26-230 and PLN26-231A tested modelled electromagnetic "(EM)" conductors and gravity-low anomalies in Broach Target Area 2. Both holes encountered strong alteration near the unconformity but no radioactivity above 300 cps.
Table 1. Drill Hole Summary and Handheld Spectrometer Results
| Collar Information | * Hand-held Spectrometer Results On Mineralized Drill Core (>300 cps / >0.5m minimum) | Athabasca Unconformity Depth (m) | Total Drillhole Depth (m) | |||||||||
| Hole ID | Target Area | Easting | Northing | Elev | Az | Dip | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Max CPS | ||
| PLN26-230 | Tetra Zone Exploration | 589341 | 6396313 | 572 | 40 | -67 | No anomalous radioactivity | 172.1 | 455 | |||
| PLN26-231 | Tetra Zone Exploration | 590115 | 6396887 | 571 | 46 | -67 | Hole abandoned | 167.8 | 185 | |||
| PLN26-231A | Tetra Zone Exploration | 590128 | 6396901 | 571 | 46 | -69 | No anomalous radioactivity | 168.0 | 587 | |||
| PLN26-232 | Tetra Zone Exploration | 590448 | 6397923 | 585 | 32 | -68 | 352.0 | 352.5 | 0.5 | 450 | 165.2 | 788 |
| 383.5 384.0 | 384.0 384.5 | 0.5 0.5 | 340 400 | |||||||||
| 479.0 479.5 | 479.5 480.0 | 0.5 0.5 | 300 300 | |||||||||
| 610.5 611.0 | 611.0 611.5 | 0.5 0.5 | 4400 1600 | |||||||||
| 649.0 | 649.5 | 0.5 | 340 | |||||||||
Handheld spectrometer composite parameters:
1: Minimum Thickness of 0.5m
2: CPS Cut-Off of 300 counts per second
3: Maximum Internal Dilution of 2.0m
Map 1. Broach Property — Summer 2026 Drill Holes
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Photo 1. Basement Alteration and Radioactivity in PLN26-232
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Winter 2026 Drilling Geochem:
The Company also reports assay and geochemical results from its approximately 3,350 m winter 2026 drill program, which tested extensions of the Tetra Zone along strike and down plunge. PLN26-225 returned 0.5 m at
Table 2. Winter 2026 Drill Hole Summary and Uranium Assay Results:
| Collar Information | Assay Results | |||||||||
| Hole ID | Target Area | Easting | Northing | Elev | Az | Dip | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | U3O8 weight % |
| PLN26-222 | Tetra Zone exploration | 589335 | 6397945 | 584 | 6 | -76 | No mineralization | |||
| PLN26-223 | Tetra Zone exploration | 589620 | 6397987 | 589 | 3 | -76 | Hole Abandoned | |||
| PLN26-223A | Tetra Zone exploration | 589589 | 6397974 | 591 | 6 | -74 | No mineralization | |||
| PLN26-224 | Tetra Zone exploration | 589496 | 6398006 | 586 | 5 | -79 | No mineralization | |||
| PLN26-225 | Tetra Zone exploration | 589405 | 6397963 | 584 | 11 | -81 | 418.5 | 419.0 | 0.5 | 0.06 |
| PLN26-226 | Tetra Zone exploration | 589552 | 6397868 | 589 | 52 | -75 | No mineralization | |||
| PLN25-227 | Tetra Zone exploration | 589580 | 6397915 | 593 | 51 | -75 | No mineralization | |||
Assay composite parameters:
1: Minimum Thickness of 0.5 m
2: Assay Grade Cut-Off:
3. Maximum Internal Dilution: 2.0 m
The natural gamma radiation detected in the drill core, as detailed in this news release, was measured in counts per second (cps) using a handheld Radiation Solutions RS-125 spectrometer which has been calibrated by Radiation Solutions Inc. The Company designates readings exceeding 300 cps on the handheld spectrometer (occasionally referred to as a scintillometer in industry terminology; this stems from historical naming conventions and the shared functionality of detecting gamma radiation between a spectrometer and a scintillometer) as "anomalous", readings above 10,000 cps as "highly radioactive", and readings surpassing 65,535 cps as "off scale".
Readers are cautioned that handheld spectrometer (scintillometer) readings are preliminary in nature, are not directly or consistently correlated to uranium grades determined by chemical assay and should not be relied upon as a substitute for analytical results. All radiometric readings are subject to confirmation by laboratory assay.
Samples from the drill core are split into half sections on site. Where possible, samples are standardized at 0.5 m downhole intervals. One-half of the split sample is sent to an independent laboratory SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories (an SCC ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Accredited Facility) in Saskatoon, SK, while the other half remains on site for reference. Analysis includes a 63-element suite including boron by ICP-OES, uranium by ICP-MS and gold analysis by ICP-OES and/or AAS.
The Company considers uranium mineralization with assay results of greater than 1.0 weight % U₃O₈ as "high grade" and results greater than 20.0 weight % U₃O₈ as "ultra-high grade".
All depth measurements reported are downhole and true thicknesses are yet to be determined.
About the Patterson Lake North Project:
The Company's 42,960-hectare
Qualified Person:
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and approved on behalf of the Company by Raymond Ashley, P.Geo., President & VP Exploration of F3 Uranium Corp., a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Ashley is not independent of the Company. Mr. Ashley has reviewed and approved the technical information disclosed in this news release.
This news release also refers to neighbouring properties in which F3 Uranium has no interest, and the Qualified Person has been unable to verify the information from those properties. Mineralization on those neighbouring properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on the PLN Project.
For additional information on the PLN Project, including the current mineral resource estimate for F3 Uranium's JR Zone uranium deposit, please refer to the report titled "NI 43-101 Technical Report, Patterson Lake North Project, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada" dated January 20, 2026, available at www.sedarplus.ca.
About F3 Uranium Corp.:
F3 is a uranium exploration company, focusing on the high-grade JR Zone and new Tetra Zone discovery 13 km to the south in the Patterson West area on its Patterson Lake North (PLN) Project in the Western Athabasca Basin. F3 currently has three properties in the Athabasca Basin: Patterson Lake North, Minto, and Broach. The western side of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, is home to some of the world's largest high-grade uranium deposits including Paladin's Triple R project and NexGen's Arrow project.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts, including without limitation, statements regarding future estimates, plans, programs, forecasts, projections, objectives, assumptions, expectations or beliefs of future performance, including statements regarding the Company's 2026 summer exploration and drilling program, the timing and scope of drilling, the interpretation of geophysical survey results, the prospectivity of the Company's target areas, and the potential for future mineral discoveries, are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company based on information currently available to it. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in filings made by the Company with securities regulatory authorities, which may cause actual outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These factors should be considered carefully and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
F3 Uranium Corp.
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
"Ross McElroy"
Ross McElroy, CEO
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FAQ
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What did F3 Uranium find east of the Tetra Zone?
Hole PLN26-232, approximately one kilometre east of Tetra, intersected five discrete radioactive intervals with a peak of 4,400 counts per second. The peak occurred from 610.5 to 611.0 metres depth. Laboratory assays are pending, and handheld readings do not establish uranium grade.
What follow-up drilling does F3 Uranium plan around PLN26-232?
F3 plans to add a second diamond drill rig for the remainder of the year, dedicated to follow-up drilling around PLN26-232. The additional rig will allow that work to proceed while the company continues testing other regional targets on the Broach Property.
What reporting thresholds did F3 Uranium use for its winter 2026 uranium assays?
The winter assay reporting parameters were a 0.5-metre minimum thickness, a 0.05% U3O8 by weight grade cut-off and a maximum internal dilution of 2.0 metres. These parameters govern which uranium intervals qualify for reporting.