Nexus Uranium Completes Winter Drill Program at Cree East
Nexus Uranium has completed its 2025 winter drill program at the Cree East Project in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin. The program comprised seven diamond drill holes totaling 3,339 meters, with five holes successfully reaching the sandstone-basement unconformity.
Key highlights include:
- Successfully delineated a 450-meter structural corridor at Area B
- Hole CRE094 showed elevated scintillometer counts from 492.2 to 578.8 meters depth
- Five holes intersected the target unconformity, while two were abandoned due to technical issues
- Notable findings include broad sandstone fault zones, graphitic conductors, and strong alteration patterns
All drill core samples were sent to Saskatchewan Research Council Geoanalytical Laboratories for detailed analysis. The company notes that scintillometer readings above 100 cps indicate elevated radioactivity, though these measurements may not directly correlate with uranium concentrations.
Nexus Uranium ha completato il programma di perforazione invernale 2025 presso il Progetto Cree East nella regione di Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. Il programma ha previsto sette fori diamantati per un totale di 3.339 metri, di cui cinque hanno raggiunto con successo la discontinuità tra arenaria e basamento.
I punti salienti includono:
- Definizione di un corridoio strutturale di 450 metri nell'Area B
- Il foro CRE094 ha mostrato conteggi scintillometrici elevati tra 492,2 e 578,8 metri di profondità
- Cinque fori hanno intercettato la discontinuità target, mentre due sono stati abbandonati per problemi tecnici
- Risultati significativi comprendono ampie zone di faglia nell'arenaria, conduttori grafitici e forti alterazioni
Tutti i campioni di carote sono stati inviati ai laboratori geoanalitici del Saskatchewan Research Council per analisi dettagliate. La società sottolinea che letture scintillometriche superiori a 100 cps indicano radioattività elevata, anche se questi valori potrebbero non corrispondere direttamente alle concentrazioni di uranio.
Nexus Uranium ha finalizado su programa de perforación invernal 2025 en el Proyecto Cree East en la Cuenca de Athabasca, Saskatchewan. El programa consistió en siete perforaciones diamantinas que suman 3.339 metros, con cinco de ellas alcanzando con éxito la discordancia entre la arenisca y el basamento.
Aspectos destacados incluyen:
- Delimitación exitosa de un corredor estructural de 450 metros en el Área B
- El pozo CRE094 mostró conteos elevados en el centelleómetro entre 492,2 y 578,8 metros de profundidad
- Cinco perforaciones intersectaron la discordancia objetivo, mientras que dos fueron abandonadas por problemas técnicos
- Hallazgos notables incluyen amplias zonas de fallas en arenisca, conductores grafíticos y patrones fuertes de alteración
Todas las muestras de núcleos fueron enviadas a los Laboratorios Geoanalíticos del Saskatchewan Research Council para análisis detallados. La empresa señala que lecturas de centelleómetro superiores a 100 cps indican radioactividad elevada, aunque estas mediciones pueden no correlacionarse directamente con las concentraciones de uranio.
Nexus Uranium는 사스캐처원 주 아타바스카 분지에 위치한 Cree East 프로젝트에서 2025년 겨울 시추 프로그램을 완료했습니다. 이번 프로그램은 총 3,339미터에 달하는 7개의 다이아몬드 시추공으로 구성되었으며, 그중 5개는 모래암-기저부 불연속면에 성공적으로 도달했습니다.
주요 내용은 다음과 같습니다:
- Area B에서 450미터 길이의 구조적 회랑을 성공적으로 규명
- CRE094 시추공은 492.2미터에서 578.8미터 구간에서 높은 섬광계 수치를 보임
- 5개 시추공이 목표 불연속면을 관통했으며, 2개는 기술적 문제로 중단됨
- 넓은 모래암 단층대, 흑연 전도체, 강한 변질 패턴 등 주목할 만한 발견
모든 시추 코어 샘플은 사스캐처원 연구위원회 지질분석 연구소로 보내져 상세 분석을 진행했습니다. 회사는 섬광계 수치가 100 cps 이상일 경우 방사능이 높음을 나타내지만, 이 수치가 우라늄 농도와 직접적으로 일치하지는 않을 수 있다고 설명합니다.
Nexus Uranium a terminé son programme de forage hivernal 2025 sur le projet Cree East dans le bassin d'Athabasca, en Saskatchewan. Le programme comprenait sept forages diamantés totalisant 3 339 mètres, dont cinq ont atteint avec succès la discordance entre le grès et le socle.
Points clés :
- Délimitation réussie d'un corridor structural de 450 mètres dans la zone B
- Le trou CRE094 a présenté des comptages scintillométriques élevés entre 492,2 et 578,8 mètres de profondeur
- Cinq forages ont intersecté la discordance cible, tandis que deux ont été abandonnés pour des raisons techniques
- Découvertes notables : larges zones de failles dans le grès, conducteurs graphitiques et forts schémas d'altération
Tous les échantillons de carottes de forage ont été envoyés aux laboratoires géo-analytiques du Saskatchewan Research Council pour une analyse approfondie. La société précise que des lectures scintillométriques supérieures à 100 cps indiquent une radioactivité élevée, bien que ces mesures ne correspondent pas nécessairement directement aux concentrations d'uranium.
Nexus Uranium hat sein Winterbohrprogramm 2025 im Cree East Projekt im Athabasca-Becken von Saskatchewan abgeschlossen. Das Programm umfasste sieben Diamantbohrlöcher mit insgesamt 3.339 Metern, wobei fünf Löcher erfolgreich die Diskordanz zwischen Sandstein und Grundgebirge erreichten.
Wichtige Highlights:
- Erfolgreiche Abgrenzung eines 450 Meter langen Strukturkorridors im Bereich B
- Bohrloch CRE094 zeigte erhöhte Szintillometerwerte von 492,2 bis 578,8 Metern Tiefe
- Fünf Bohrlöcher schnitten die Ziel-Diskordanz, zwei wurden aufgrund technischer Probleme aufgegeben
- Bemerkenswerte Funde umfassen breite Sandstein-Verwerfungszonen, graphithaltige Leiter und starke Alterationsmuster
Alle Bohrkernproben wurden zur detaillierten Analyse an die Geoanalytischen Labore des Saskatchewan Research Council geschickt. Das Unternehmen weist darauf hin, dass Szintillometerwerte über 100 cps auf erhöhte Radioaktivität hinweisen, diese Werte jedoch nicht direkt mit Uran-Konzentrationen korrelieren müssen.
- Successfully completed winter drill program with 3,339 meters across 7 diamond drill holes
- Delineated prospective structural corridor of over 450 metres at Area B
- 5 out of 7 holes successfully intersected sandstone-basement unconformity
- Encountered elevated scintillometer counts in hole CRE094 (up to 300 CPS)
- Project located in strategic Wollaston-Mudjatik trend with proximity to existing infrastructure
- Two drill holes (CRE092 and CRE097) abandoned due to technical issues
- Actual uranium concentrations pending chemical assays - current readings only preliminary
- True widths of mineralization zones unknown
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 29, 2025) - Nexus Uranium Corp. (CSE: NEXU) (OTCQB: GIDMF) (FSE: 3H1) ("Nexus" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has completed its 2025 winter drill program at the Cree East Project in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. A total of seven diamond drill holes totalling 3,339 metres of NQ sized coring were completed (see Figures 1 & 2) with five holes successfully intersecting the sandstone-basement unconformity while two holes were abandoned due to technical issues.
"Our inaugural winter drill program was met with considerable success, both in refinement of our understanding of basement geology which will be crucial in subsequent drilling, and in delineating a prospective structural corridor of over 450 metres at Area B" commented Jeremy Poirier, CEO of Nexus Uranium. "With this program concluded, we await the results from chemical assays over the coming weeks as we look to plan the upcoming summer drill program next month. Cree East remains one of the most prospective uranium exploration projects within the Athabasca Basin, not only due to its relative proximity to existing infrastructure and location within the prolific Wollaston-Mudjatik trend, but due to exploration which has confirmed through drilling a number of mineralized structures with the potential to host significant uranium mineralization."
2025 Cree East Winter Drill Program
The 2025 Winter Drill Program (the "Program") was designed to expand on the previous drilling completed by CanAlaska and its Korean partners through to 2012, specifically focusing on Area B: to follow up on identified uranium enrichment and expand the understanding of structure (i.e. graphitic conductor & basement faulting), alteration, and potential mineralization controls. The Program successfully delineated the conductor, a graphitic-pelitic unit with associated alteration and structure, over a 450-metre drill-defined northeast-southwest strike length.
Figure 1 Summary of Drill Collars
| Drill Hole | Easting | Northing | Elevation (m A.S.L.) | Azimuth (˚) | Dip (˚) | EOH (m) |
| CRE092 | 428820 | 6363229 | 517 | 323 | -80 | 353 |
| CRE093 | 428819 | 6363230 | 517 | 326 | -80 | 581 |
| CRE094 | 428680 | 6363088 | 520 | 299 | -72 | 587 |
| CRE095 | 428650 | 6363130 | 513 | 301 | -76 | 556.8 |
| CRE096 | 429330 | 6363477 | 493 | 333 | -71.5 | 536 |
| CRE097 | 428381 | 6363028 | 525 | 032 | -78 | 161 |
| CRE098 | 428379 | 6363031 | 525 | 023 | -76.5 | 564 |
| Notes: Easting and Northing coordinates are reported in UTM Zone 13N (NAD83 datum). EOH = end of hole. m A.S.L. = metres above sea level. | ||||||
Figure 2: Plan View of Drilling in Area B
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Highlights include hole CRE094 which intersected the graphitic conductor below the unconformity, with elevated scintillometer counts encountered from 492.2 metres down to 578.8 metres (downhole depth).
Figure 3 Selected Scintillometer Counts from CRE094
| Hole (DDH) | From (m) | To (m) | Gamma Spike (CPS) |
| CRE094 | 491.7 | 491.8 | 100 |
| CRE094 | 492.2 | 492.3 | 150 |
| CRE094 | 504.9 | 505 | 150 |
| CRE094 | 505.0 | 505.1 | 300 |
| CRE094 | 527.4 | 527.5 | 180 |
| CRE094 | 527.5 | 527.6 | 140 |
| CRE094 | 527.6 | 527.7 | 150 |
| CRE094 | 527.7 | 527.8 | 100 |
| CRE094 | 527.9 | 528.0 | 250 |
| CRE094 | 528.0 | 528.1 | 200 |
| CRE094 | 539.1 | 539.2 | 200 |
| CRE094 | 539.2 | 539.3 | 250 |
| CRE094 | 578.5 | 578.6 | 100 |
| CRE094 | 578.6 | 578.7 | 200 |
| CRE094 | 578.7 | 578.8 | 150 |
Note reported depths are drill depths and the true widths are unknown
Of the seven holes drilled, five successfully intersected the sandstone-basement unconformity, with a summary of the bedrock geology encountered presented below. Please note that all reported depths are drillhole depths and the true widths are unknown.
Drillhole CRE093 intersected a broad sandstone fault zone from 370.0 - 393.0 m, characterized by strong bleaching and grey reduced alteration which was followed by strongly bleached and silicified sandstone. In the basement of CRE093 two major fault zones associated with strong alteration were intersected. The first fault zone, from 469.8 to 475.4 m is characterized by graphitic cohesive cataclastic faulting. The second fault zone, characterized by a wide interval of strongly silicified breccia from 548.5 to 574.0 m overprints a strongly chloritized pelite with intermittent short intervals of preserved cataclastic fabric. Strong bleaching, chlorite, and clay alteration extend throughout the basement and are upgraded in intensity around the fault zones.
Drillhole CRE094 intersected a broad zone of reworked hematite, limonite, and strong bleaching in medial sandstone column associated with faulting from 353.0 to 389.0 m. In the basement of CRE094, chloritized graphitic pelite was intersected from 485.0 to 526.0 m. Within the graphitic pelite, several faulted intervals exhibit elevated radiometry with a peak of 300 CPS occurring in a chlorite/carbonate/pyrite cohesive breccia at 505.1 m. Below the graphitic pelite, chloritized pelite continues with several carbonate/pyrite/chlorite breccias containing elevated radiometry up to 250 CPS and up to
Drillhole CRE095 intersected a fault zone that straddles the unconformity. Within the sandstone, from 449.2 to the unconformity at 452.0 m, the fault is a cohesive milled breccia consisting of large clasts of quartz and sandstone suspended within a chlorite matrix. The fault extends to 454.7 m in the basement and consists of decimetre-scale intervals of friable cataclastic faulting with chlorite-rich matrix and clasts of chlorite-altered basement.
Drillhole CRE096 is interpreted to have overshot the conductive target and intersected footwall basement stratigraphy.
Drillhole CRE098 intersected a broad sandstone fault zone from 339.0 to the unconformity at 510.0 metres. The fault zone is characterized by broken, blocky, and faulted sandstone with re-activated clay gouge, chaotic breccias, rotated bedding, and localized intervals of desilicification and core loss (Figure 3). Throughout the fault zone, the sandstone is strongly bleached and silicified with increasing medium to dark grey sooty pyrite alteration increasing in concentration with proximity to the unconformity. The basement of CRE098 was characterized by a quartz breccia with clasts of quartz and clasts of fine grained hematized and chloritized metasediments.
Drillholes CRE092 and CRE097 were lost before intersecting the target depth due to technical issues.
Geochemical Assay Sampling
All drill core samples from the program were shipped to the Saskatchewan Research Council Geoanalytical Laboratories (SRC) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in secure containment for preparation, processing, and multi-element analysis by ICP-MS and ICP-OES using total (HF:NHO3:HClO4) and partial digestion (HNO3:HCl), boron by fusion, and U3O8 wt% assay by ICP-OES using higher grade standards. Sample intervals are chosen based on downhole probing logs and scintillometer (CT007-M) peaks. Assay sample intervals comprise 0.25 - 0.8 metre continuous half-core split samples over the mineralized intervals. With all assay samples, one half of the split sample is retained and the other sent to the SRC for analysis. The SRC is an ISO/IEC 17025/2005 and Standards Council of Canada certified analytical laboratory. Blanks, standard reference materials, and repeats are inserted into the sample stream at regular intervals by field staff and the SRC in accordance with quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures. Geochemical assay data, when presented, will be subject to verification procedures by qualified persons prior to disclosure.
The Company cautions that radioactivity is total gamma from drill core measured with a CT007-M gamma-ray spectrometer/scintillometer in cps (counts per second). Measurements of total gamma cps on drill core are an indication of the presence of radioactive materials (uranium, thorium, and/or potassium), but may not directly correlate with uranium chemical assays. Total gamma cps readings are preliminary and may not be used directly to quantify or qualify uranium concentrations of the rock samples measured. The Company considers all CT007-M readings greater than 100 cps to constitute elevated radioactivity.
About Nexus Uranium Corp.
Nexus Uranium Corp. is a multi-commodity development company focused on advancing the Cree East uranium project in the Athabasca Basin in addition to its precious metals portfolio that includes the Napoleon gold project in British Columbia and a package of gold claims in the Yukon. The Cree East project is one of the largest projects within the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan spanning 57,752 hectares (142,708 acres) and has seen over
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Warren D. Robb, P.Geo. (BC), a Director and VP Exploration of Nexus Uranium Corp. and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.
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