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COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 25, 2010) -
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Argus Metals
Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AML) (the "Company") announces that following the granting of
the Kaituma East Prospecting License (PL) (S53/2009), Phase I exploration
drilling program on the Kaituma Gold- Uranium Project is scheduled to begin in
March 2010. Camp preparation and mobization has begun. This program
demonstrates the Company's focus in advancing the Kaituma Project and proving
its value as a Rossing-type uranium deposit in scale and grade.
- The Kaituma Project represents a near surface,
intrusive-hosted uranium-gold target, similar to the Namibian Rossing and
Rossing South open pit, bulk tonnage uranium deposits.
- The Kaituma East PL covers approximately 4
kilometres in strike length of the Kaituma radiometric anomaly.
- Trenching assays of up to 0.23% U on
the western extension of the Kaituma radiometric anomaly.
- Gold-in-soil "Anomalies# 1-3" contain reported grades of up to 827 ppb,
on the Kaituma West PL.
- Access and infrastructure are readily accessible with a deep water port, all weather access
road and a resource focused town of ~3,000 people on the northern property
boundary.
Michael Collins, President of Argus Metals Corp.
stated, "The Kaituma radiometric anomaly has never been drill tested and
Argus is pleased to be the first Company to do so. The Company believes that
this will generate significant value for shareholders. The Kaituma Project is a
near surface, bulk tonnage uranium target and represents a deposit of the
lowest quartile production cost model. All sampling conducted to date has
been restricted to the leached saprolitic cap rocks on the property and
importantly this work demonstrates increased grade with depth and validates the
target and the model."
Maps and geological information may be found on the
corporate web site at:
http://www.argusmetalscorp.com/s/KaitumaGuyana.asp
Historically,
the Kaituma Project has been explored by various companies including Cogema
and BHP, with work including airborne geophysics, ground based geophysics,
soil sampling and trenching. The Kaituma East PL covers the western portion
(four kilometers of the nine total kilometers strike length) of radiometric
anomalies defined by; a 1982 Cogema soil sampling and geophysical program, a
1996 BHP airborne radiometric survey and a StrataGold 2007 stream, soils and
trenching program. The results of these programs have demonstrated a high level
of correlation of results between operators and techniques, demonstrating the
robust nature of the uranium target.
Work on the
Kaituma West PL, (PL35/2005) has identified 3 gold anomalies with grades
from trace and up to 827 ppb Au, (averaging 9 ppb) and demonstrates an
association with both hydrothermal alteration in greenstones on the margins of
the intrusive (Anomalies #1 and 2), and also shear related mineralization
internal to the intrusive rock (Anomaly #3).
Right to prospect for gold, precious and radioactive
minerals to the Kaituma East PL was received by the Company on February 4,
2010. The Kaituma East PL covers 4,094 hectares of prospective ground in
Northwest Guyana, and lies immediately south of the town of Port Kaituma. The
Property is traversed by secondary and logging roads, as well as a railroad
grade.
The Kaituma "syenite" a medium grained
hornblende biotite granite with moderate to strong foliations containing
porphyritic feldspars defines the dominant lithology on the Kaituma East PL and
is the interpreted mineralization hostrock. The Kaituma radiometric anomaly and
associated uranium mineralization have been interpreted to be of primary origin
within these Paleoproterozoic intrusive complexes.
The 2005 soil survey over the Kaituma West PL
collected 3428 soil samples that ranged from 0.3 ppm U to 48.4 ppm U and
averaged 9 ppm U. Work by StrataGold in 2006 consisted of 10 trenches that
tested the uranium soil anomalies. 551 channel samples were collected which
returned results ranging from 6.6 ppm U to 2,322 ppm U, and averaged 30 ppm U: demonstrating
increased uranium enrichment with depth.
Paul D.
Gray, P.Geo. is the Qualified Person with respect to the Kaituma Project and
has reviewed and approved this press release.
ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Collins,
President and CEO
FORWARD
LOOKING INFORMATION DISCLAIMER
Certain of
the statements made and information contained herein is "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of bulk tonnage, open pit deposits, anomalies,
historic results and the execution of drill programs. Each of these activities
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Accordingly, readers
are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except
as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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