Standard Uranium and Aero Energy Report New Gravity Survey Targets and Assay Results, Sun Dog Project, Northwest Athabasca Basin
Standard Uranium (STTDF) and Aero Energy have completed a high-resolution ground gravity survey at the Sun Dog Project in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin. The survey identified several new priority drill targets across the Wishbone, McNie, and Armbruster South target areas. The 48,443-acre project, located 15 km Southeast of Uranium City, includes the historical Gunnar Uranium Mine which produced approximately 18M lbs of U3O8 between 1953-1981.
Results from the 2024 drill program confirmed uranium mineralization in all eight holes within the Wishbone target area, with drill hole SD-24-018 showing the highest uranium values of up to 176.0 ppm. The program, consisting of 1,593 metres of drilling, also revealed structurally-hosted dravitic clays and key uranium pathfinder elements.
The gravity surveys have identified density-low bullseye anomalies representing potential zones of hydrothermal alteration, leading to multiple new drill target zones being identified along these trends.Standard Uranium (STTDF) e Aero Energy hanno completato un'indagine gravimetrica terrestre ad alta risoluzione nel progetto Sun Dog nella regione di Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. L'indagine ha individuato diversi nuovi obiettivi prioritari per perforazioni nelle aree target di Wishbone, McNie e Armbruster South. Il progetto, che copre 48.443 acri e si trova a 15 km a sud-est di Uranium City, include la storica miniera di uranio Gunnar, che ha prodotto circa 18 milioni di libbre di U3O8 tra il 1953 e il 1981.
I risultati del programma di perforazione 2024 hanno confermato la mineralizzazione di uranio in tutti e otto i fori nell'area target di Wishbone, con il foro di perforazione SD-24-018 che ha mostrato i valori più alti di uranio, fino a 176,0 ppm. Il programma, che ha previsto 1.593 metri di perforazioni, ha anche rivelato argille dravitiche ospitate strutturalmente e importanti elementi indicativi di uranio.
Le indagini gravimetriche hanno identificato anomalie a bassa densità a forma di bersaglio, rappresentando potenziali zone di alterazione idrotermale, portando all'individuazione di molteplici nuove zone target per perforazioni lungo queste tendenze.
Standard Uranium (STTDF) y Aero Energy han completado un estudio gravimétrico terrestre de alta resolución en el Proyecto Sun Dog, ubicado en la Cuenca de Athabasca, Saskatchewan. El estudio identificó varios nuevos objetivos prioritarios para perforación en las áreas objetivo Wishbone, McNie y Armbruster South. El proyecto, que abarca 48,443 acres y está situado a 15 km al sureste de Uranium City, incluye la histórica mina de uranio Gunnar, que produjo aproximadamente 18 millones de libras de U3O8 entre 1953 y 1981.
Los resultados del programa de perforación 2024 confirmaron la mineralización de uranio en los ocho pozos dentro del área objetivo Wishbone, con el pozo SD-24-018 mostrando los valores más altos de uranio de hasta 176.0 ppm. El programa, que consistió en 1,593 metros de perforación, también reveló arcillas dravíticas alojadas estructuralmente y elementos clave indicativos de uranio.
Los estudios gravimétricos identificaron anomalías de baja densidad en forma de diana, que representan posibles zonas de alteración hidrotermal, lo que llevó a la identificación de múltiples nuevas zonas objetivo para perforación a lo largo de estas tendencias.
Standard Uranium (STTDF)와 Aero Energy는 사스카치완의 아서배스카 분지에 위치한 Sun Dog 프로젝트에서 고해상도 지상 중력 조사를 완료했습니다. 이 조사에서는 Wishbone, McNie, Armbruster South 목표 지역 전역에 걸쳐 여러 새로운 우선 시추 대상이 확인되었습니다. 48,443에이커 규모의 이 프로젝트는 Uranium City에서 남동쪽으로 15km 떨어진 곳에 위치하며, 1953년부터 1981년까지 약 1,800만 파운드의 U3O8를 생산한 역사적인 Gunnar 우라늄 광산을 포함하고 있습니다.
2024년 시추 프로그램의 결과는 Wishbone 목표 지역 내 8개 시추공 모두에서 우라늄 광화가 확인되었으며, 시추공 SD-24-018이 최대 176.0 ppm의 가장 높은 우라늄 함량을 나타냈습니다. 1,593미터의 시추로 구성된 이 프로그램은 구조적으로 호스팅된 드라비트 점토와 주요 우라늄 지표 원소도 밝혀냈습니다.
중력 조사는 저밀도 원형 이상 현상을 확인했으며, 이는 열수 변성 가능성이 있는 구역을 나타내어 이러한 추세를 따라 여러 새로운 시추 대상 구역이 확인되었습니다.
Standard Uranium (STTDF) et Aero Energy ont réalisé une enquête gravimétrique terrestre à haute résolution sur le projet Sun Dog dans le bassin d'Athabasca en Saskatchewan. L'enquête a identifié plusieurs nouvelles cibles prioritaires de forage dans les zones cibles de Wishbone, McNie et Armbruster South. Le projet de 48 443 acres, situé à 15 km au sud-est d'Uranium City, comprend l'ancienne mine d'uranium Gunnar qui a produit environ 18 millions de livres d'U3O8 entre 1953 et 1981.
Les résultats du programme de forage 2024 ont confirmé la minéralisation en uranium dans les huit trous de la zone cible Wishbone, avec le trou de forage SD-24-018 affichant les valeurs d'uranium les plus élevées allant jusqu'à 176,0 ppm. Le programme, comprenant 1 593 mètres de forage, a également révélé des argiles dravitiques hébergées structurellement ainsi que des éléments indicateurs clés de l'uranium.
Les enquêtes gravimétriques ont identifié des anomalies en forme de cible à faible densité, représentant des zones potentielles d'altération hydrothermale, conduisant à l'identification de plusieurs nouvelles zones cibles de forage le long de ces tendances.
Standard Uranium (STTDF) und Aero Energy haben eine hochauflösende bodengestützte Schwerefeldmessung im Sun Dog Projekt im Athabasca-Becken, Saskatchewan, abgeschlossen. Die Untersuchung identifizierte mehrere neue vorrangige Bohrziele in den Zielgebieten Wishbone, McNie und Armbruster South. Das 48.443 Acre große Projekt, 15 km südöstlich von Uranium City gelegen, umfasst die historische Gunnar Uran-Mine, die zwischen 1953 und 1981 etwa 18 Millionen Pfund U3O8 förderte.
Die Ergebnisse des Bohrprogramms 2024 bestätigten die Uranmineralisierung in allen acht Bohrlöchern im Zielgebiet Wishbone, wobei das Bohrloch SD-24-018 die höchsten Uranwerte von bis zu 176,0 ppm aufwies. Das Programm umfasste 1.593 Meter Bohrungen und zeigte zudem strukturell gebundene dravitische Tone sowie wichtige Uran-Indikatorelemente.
Die Schwerefeldmessungen identifizierten dichtearme Bullseye-Anomalien, die potenzielle Zonen hydrothermaler Alteration darstellen, was zur Identifizierung mehrerer neuer Bohrzielzonen entlang dieser Trends führte.
- All eight drill holes from 2024 program showed uranium mineralization
- New gravity survey identified multiple promising drill targets
- Project includes historical Gunnar Mine which was once Canada's largest uranium producer
- Favorable geological environment confirmed for uranium deposition
- Strategic location in the Athabasca Basin near Uranium City
- Uranium mineralization levels are currently low-grade with highest value at 176.0 ppm (0.026% U3O8)
- Project still in early exploration phase with no resource estimates
- Further drilling required to determine economic viability
Additional Targets Emerging in Underexplored Rocks
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 7, 2025) - Standard Uranium Ltd. (TSXV: STND) (OTCQB: STTDF) (FSE: 9SU0) ("Standard Uranium" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of an extensive high-resolution ground gravity survey across three target areas on the Sun Dog Project ("Sun Dog", or the "Project"), northern Saskatchewan. Integration and analysis of geophysical data sets has generated several new priority drill targets across the Wishbone, McNie, and Armbruster South target areas. Additionally, analytical results from the 2024 drill program — designed to test the newly identified Wishbone target area — have returned anomalous uranium from all eight drill holes.
The Project is currently under a three-year earn-in option agreement (the "Option") with Aero Energy Ltd. (TSXV: AERO)("Aero") that was executed on October 20, 2023. The 2024 drill program was funded by Aero and operated by Standard Uranium. Sun Dog covers an area of 48,443 acres (19,604 ha) across nine mineral claims and is located 15 km Southeast of Uranium City on the northern margin of the Athabasca Basin (Figure 1). It hosts the historical Gunnar Uranium Mine, discovered in 1952, which doubled Canada's uranium production and became the largest uranium producer globally in 1956. The Gunnar Mine produced approximately 18M lbs of U3O8 between 1953 and 19811,2.
Highlights:
- Extensive Ground Gravity Survey: Ground gravity surveys have been completed over the Armbruster South, Wishbone, and McNie target areas (Figure 2). These surveys have further refined high-priority drill targets through the identification of potential hydrothermal alteration zones related to electromagnetic ("EM") conductors.
New Drill Targets: Third-party processing of the Sun Dog gravity data via Convolutions Geoscience has delineated density-low bullseyes and zones of high contrast gravity fluctuations. The confluence of these anomalies with crosscutting faults, EM conductors, surficial uranium showings, and lakebed geochemical anomalies, has generated multiple new prospective target zones and subsequent drill targets.
- Uranium Mineralization Confirmed: Analytical results from the summer 2024 drill program confirmed uranium mineralization in all eight holes within the Wishbone target area. Highly anomalous basement-hosted uranium was intersected in drill hole SD-24-018, coinciding with prospective structure and alteration. Structurally-hosted dravitic clay, associated with uranium mineralization, has been confirmed in SD-24-019.
- Verified Targets: The 2024 drill program results confirm a favorable geological environment for fluid movement and uranium deposition on the Project. Stacked graphitic structural zones associated with uranium mineralization and prospective hydrothermal alteration were intersected in the Wishbone target area.
- Next Steps: Following the review of drilling and new gravity data sets, a second drilling phase is being planned to follow-up along strike of mineralized drill holes and continue testing of priority regional drill targets across the Project.
"We are very encouraged by the results of the first pass drilling at the previously untested Wishbone target. The 2024 results provide proof of concept for our exploration model, and we look forward to following up in this area with refined targets through integration of the newly acquired gravity data," said Sean Hillacre, President & VP Exploration of Standard Uranium. "In addition, the McNie, Armbruster south, and Spring Dome target areas provide several more kilometers of prospective corridor strike length that remain untested by modern exploration methods."
Figure 1. Overview of the Sun Dog Project highlighting drill target areas, historical high-grade* uranium occurrences3, and EM-conductors4.
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2025 Ground Gravity Survey
MWH Geo-Surveys (Canada) Ltd. completed high-resolution ground gravity surveys along known conductive exploration trends across the Wishbone, McNie, and Armbruster South target areas (Figure 2). These surveys have identified numerous density-low bullseye anomalies representing potential zones of hydrothermal alteration or structural disruption which are commonly associated with uranium mineralization events.
Convolutions Geoscience completed detailed density inversions, providing additional vectoring layers for future drill programs. Value-added products include density inversions, modeling interpretation, and expert recommendations. As a result of this analysis, multiple new drill target zones have been identified along these trends, outlined via the confluence of density-low anomalies, historical surface mineralization, lakebed geochemical anomalies, EM conductors, and crosscutting fault zones.
Figure 2. 2025 ground gravity survey areas covering the Armbruster South, Wishbone, and McNie EM conductor trends. Density-low anomalies representing potential alteration zones are highlighted by cool colours on the inverted gravity grids.
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2024 Drill Program Analytical Highlights
Eight diamond drill holes comprising 1,593 metres were completed within the Wishbone target area5. Analytical data confirmed the intersection of anomalous uranium** within the basement rock in all eight holes drilled during the summer drill program (Table 1) as well as structurally-hosted dravitic clays. Key uranium pathfinder elements and hydrothermal alteration commonly associated with uranium-bearing mineralized systems were intersected in the previously undrilled Wishbone target area, as well as a significant graphitic fault system at depth.
The 2024 drill program was designed to follow up on recent prospecting and mapping completed on the Project that outlined key geological/structural settings and multiple outcrops of favourable uranium host-rocks, in addition to testing strong conductive signatures delineated by the 2024 airborne VTEM Plus survey. Summer drilling was focused in the Wishbone target area, defined by a strong, 5-kilometre conductor trend hosting zones of uranium-bearing graphitic metapelite and cross-cutting faults.
Table 1. Sun Dog 2024 drill hole uranium assay summary
| DDH | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Lithology | Uranium (partial, ppm) | U3O8 (wt%) |
| SD-24-014 | 199.5 | 200.0 | 0.5 | Basement | 14.8 | 0.002 |
| SD-24-015 | 60.5 | 61.0 | 0.5 | Basement | 17.6 | 0.002 |
| 73.5 | 74.0 | 0.5 | 34.8 | - | ||
| 90.4 | 90.5 | 0.1 | 13.5 | - | ||
| 169.0 | 169.1 | 0.1 | 13.4 | - | ||
| SD-24-016 | 57.0 | 57.5 | 0.5 | Basement | 23 | 0.003 |
| 57.5 | 58.0 | 0.5 | 38.6 | 0.005 | ||
| 76.7 | 77.2 | 0.5 | 10.8 | - | ||
| SD-24-017 | 45.75 | 45.85 | 0.1 | 33.4 | - | |
| 79.0 | 79.5 | 0.5 | Basement | 14.8 | 0.002 | |
| 132.8 | 132.9 | 0.1 | 11.4 | - | ||
| SD-24-018 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 0.5 | Basement | 29.2 | 0.005 |
| 12.5 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 176.0 | 0.026 | ||
| 13.0 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 28.1 | 0.004 | ||
| 24.3 | 24.4 | 0.1 | 31.6 | - | ||
| 25.0 | 25.5 | 0.5 | 44.8 | 0.008 | ||
| 25.5 | 26.0 | 0.5 | 82.9 | 0.013 | ||
| 26.0 | 26.5 | 0.5 | 17.3 | 0.004 | ||
| 27.3 | 27.4 | 0.1 | 11.1 | - | ||
| SD-24-019 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 0.1 | Basement | 12.4 | - |
| 36.3 | 36.85 | 0.55 | 15.4 | - | ||
| 117.5 | 118.0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0.002 | ||
| 118.0 | 118.5 | 0.5 | 23.0 | 0.004 | ||
| 118.5 | 119.0 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 0.002 | ||
| 192.0 | 192.5 | 0.5 | 23.3 | 0.003 | ||
| SD-24-020 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 0.5 | Basement | 21.7 | 0.003 |
| 23.0 | 23.5 | 0.5 | 25.2 | 0.004 | ||
| 28.0 | 28.5 | 0.5 | 19.8 | 0.003 | ||
| 28.5 | 29.0 | 0.5 | 30.9 | 0.005 | ||
| 29.0 | 29.5 | 0.5 | 29.0 | 0.004 | ||
| 29.5 | 30.0 | 0.5 | 15.9 | 0.002 | ||
| 32.5 | 33.0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 0.001 | ||
| 34.5 | 34.6 | 0.1 | 23.2 | - | ||
| 44.5 | 45.0 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 0.002 | ||
| 45.0 | 45.5 | 0.5 | 10.6 | < 0.001 | ||
| 171.0 | 171.5 | 0.5 | 30.4 | 0.004 | ||
| 171.5 | 172.0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 0.001 | ||
| SD-24-021 | 183.85 | 183.95 | 0.1 | Basement | 10.2 | - |
Samples collected for analysis were sent to SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for preparation, processing, and ICP-MS multi-element analysis using total and partial digestion, gold by fire assay, and boron by fusion. Basement samples were tested with ICP-MS2 uranium multi-element exploration package plus boron. All basement samples marked as radioactive upon arrival to the lab were also analyzed using the U3O8 assay (reported in wt %). Basement rock split interval samples range from 0.1 to 0.5 m. SRC is an ISO/IEC 17025/2005 and Standards Council of Canada certified analytical laboratory. Blanks, standard reference materials, and repeats were inserted into the sample stream at regular intervals in accordance with Standard Uranium's quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) protocols. All samples passed internal QA/QC protocols, and the results presented in this release are deemed complete, reliable, and repeatable.
Samples containing clay alteration were sent to Rekasa Rocks Inc. in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to be analyzed by Short Wavelength Infrared Reflectance ("SWIR") via a Portable Infrared Mineral Analyzer ("PIMA") to verify clay species. All depth measurements reported are down-hole measurements and true thicknesses are yet to be determined.
*The Company considers uranium mineralization with concentrations greater than 1.0 wt% U3O8 to be "high-grade".
** The Company considers radioactivity readings greater than 300 counts per second (cps) to be "anomalous".
***Natural gamma radiation reported in this news release was measured in counts per second (cps) using a handheld RS-125 super-spectrometer and a downhole Reflex EZ-Gamma probe. Readers are cautioned that scintillometer/spectrometer and gamma probe readings are not uniformly or directly related to uranium grades of the rock sample measured and should be treated only as a preliminary indication of the presence of radioactive minerals.
Qualified Person Statement
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed, verified, and approved by Sean Hillacre, P.Geo., President and VP Exploration of the Company and a "qualified person" as defined in NI 43-101.
Historical data disclosed in this news release relating to sampling results on the Sun Dog Project are historical in nature. Neither the Company nor a qualified person has yet verified this data and therefore investors should not place undue reliance on such data. The Company's future exploration work may include verification of the data. The Company considers historical results to be relevant as an exploration guide and to assess the mineralization as well as economic potential of the Project.
About Standard Uranium (TSXV: STND)
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Standard Uranium is a uranium exploration company and emerging project generator poised for discovery in the world's richest uranium district. The Company holds interest in over 233,455 acres (94,476 hectares) in the world-class Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, Canada. Since its establishment, Standard Uranium has focused on the identification, acquisition, and exploration of Athabasca-style uranium targets with a view to discovery and future development.
Standard Uranium's Sun Dog project, in the northwest part of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, is comprised of nine mineral claims over 19,603 hectares. The Sun Dog project is highly prospective for basement and unconformity hosted uranium deposits yet remains largely untested by sufficient drilling despite its location proximal to uranium discoveries in the area.
Standard Uranium's Davidson River Project, in the southwest part of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, comprises ten mineral claims over 30,737 hectares. Davidson River is highly prospective for basement-hosted uranium deposits due to its location along trend from recent high-grade uranium discoveries. However, owing to the large project size with multiple targets, it remains broadly under-tested by drilling. Recent intersections of wide, structurally deformed and strongly altered shear zones provide significant confidence in the exploration model and future success is expected.
Standard Uranium's eight eastern Athabasca projects comprise thirty mineral claims over 32,838 hectares. The eastern basin projects are highly prospective for unconformity related and/or basement hosted uranium deposits based on historical uranium occurrences, recently identified geophysical anomalies, and location along trend from several high-grade uranium discoveries.
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Jon Bey, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
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E-mail: info@standarduranium.ca
References
- Gunnar Uranium Mine: From Cold War Darling to Ghost Town, L. Schramm, Saskatchewan Research Council, 2018.
- Geology and Genesis of Major World Hardrock Uranium Deposits, United States Geological Survey, Open-File Report 81-166, 1981.
- Technical Report on the Sun Dog Property - Northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, Effective date June 30, 2023.
- Standard Uranium Ltd. News Release dated June 27, 2024, https://standarduranium.ca/news-releases/standard-uranium-prepares-for-summer-drill-program-at-the-sun-dog-project-with-aero-energy/.
- Standard Uranium Ltd. News Release dated October 16, 2024, https://standarduranium.ca/news-releases/standard-uranium-announces-encouraging-results-and-completion-of-its-summer-drill-program-at-the-sun-dog-project/.
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