North Wollaston

Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan

Overview

Focused Uranium Exploration in Sasktchewan’s Largest Uranium District.

Focused Uranium Exploration in Sasktchewan’s Largest Uranium District.

The North Wollaston property in Saskatchewan, located within Canada’s most mining-friendly uranium district, offers significant potential for uranium mineralization due to its position atop numerous electromagnetic conductors. As a relatively unexplored property by Appia, North Wollaston presents the company with an excellent opportunity to enhance Saskatchewan’s standing as a strong uranium prospect.

Location

The North Wollaston property is strategically positioned in the northeastern region of Saskatchewan, boasting a prime location just 35 kilometres northeast of Cameco’s Rabbit Lake uranium mill and Eagle Point mine operations. Furthermore, it stands 42 kilometres north of our Loranger property and the Wollaston village. Importantly, North Wollaston enjoys proximity to key infrastructure, including all-season highways, powerlines, and well-maintained airstrips, facilitating accessibility and operational efficiency.

Geology & Mineralization​

At the intersection of the Western Wollaston Domain and the Wollaston-Mudjatik Transition Zone (WMTZ), Appia’s property lies in a geological region renowned for containing over 1 billion pounds of high-grade U3O8. The area features a variety of rock types prime for uranium discovery such as pegmatites and metasedimentary gneisses.

Located about 30 kilometers northeast of the current Athabasca Basin margin, North Wollaston’s geology indicates it was once covered by Athabasca sandstones during uranium mineralization.

Our geophysical survey data have revealed three main fault trends that may be critical for uranium mineralization. These include northeast-trending graphitic shear/fault zones, east-northeast trending shear/fault zones that may intersect with the northeast faults and contain graphite, and north-south trending faults, all part of the larger Tabbernor fault system.

This complex geological setting provides a solid foundation for uranium exploration and the potential for new discoveries.

Exploration

In 2022, Appia completed a helicopter-borne gamma-ray spectrometry and VTEM geophysical survey on its 100%-interest North Wollaston uranium property in the eastern Athabasca Basin area of northern Saskatchewan.

Key findings from the 2022 assessment report included the extension of existing and discovery of new electromagnetic (EM) conductors, identification of graphite-rich, conductive anomalies exceeding 10 km in contiguous strike length, recognition of a major conductor offset (“jog”) linked to a large fault within the Tabbernor fault system, and observation of significant conductor breaks/offsets with locally high eU ppm anomalies, suggesting potential fault shearing/brittle reactivation.

CEO Tom Drivas highlighted the survey’s role in fulfilling Appia’s needs for drill hole targeting, emphasizing ongoing efforts in comprehensive data integration and 3D model building to plan the next phase of detailed prospecting, sampling, and geochemistry for identifying new drill targets. 

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