Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada – Titan Uranium Inc. (“Titan” or the
“Company”) (TSX-V:TUE, FSE:T4X), a North American generative explorer, is pleased to
announce drill results from the Company’s Sand Hill Lake project. The project is the subject of an
agreement between Titan and Vale Exploration Canada Inc. (“VEC”), an affiliate of Vale Inco
Limited, each a wholly-owned subsidiary of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ("VALE") (NYSE: RIO).
VEC can earn a 60% undivided interest in the project by funding Cdn $12 million in exploration
over a five year period (Titan Uranium Inc. PR, April 11, 2008). Titan is the operator of the
exploration programs.
The drilling program on the Sand Hill Lake project was carried out during March and April 2009.
Eight diamond drill holes, SH-09-18 to SH-09-25 inclusive, were completed for a total of 1465
metres. Analytical results have been received for all holes. Trace element analysis in sandstone
rocks identified weak to moderate uranium anomalies in 5 of the 8 drill holes, with values of 2
ppm uranium over a regional background of 0.38 ppm. The uranium anomalies are associated
with the presence of pathfinder elements of boron (up to 1110 ppm over a regional background of
60 ppm), copper, zinc, or molybdenum, and are partially independent from thorium anomalies. In
basement rocks, background uranium values were determined to be 0.74 ppm with anomalous
values up to 4.84 ppm above a threshold of 1.83 ppm. Two holes, SH-09-23 and SH-09-25,
returned anomalous uranium from both basement and basal sandstone rocks. Clay species
alteration assemblages illite-sudoite were developed throughout the drill tested area. The nature
of the clay species combined with the presence of pathfinder elements, which exhibit elevated
values, and graphitic host rocks are typically found in the vicinity of unconformity-type uranium
mineralization in the Athabasca Basin. Titan and VEC will review the drilling results and
geophysical data in preparation for a summer drill program.
The Sand Hill Lake project includes the Sand Hill Lake and Rook II properties (20 claims totaling
84,224 hectares/208,122 acres) and is located in the southern central portion of the Athabasca
Basin in north Saskatchewan. The project is adjacent to the Cameco Corp./Areva Resources
Canada Inc./Formation Capital Corp. Virgin River property that hosts the Centennial deposit
where the highest grade-thickness intervals reported to date are found in hole VR-031W1 which
intersected 7.62% U3O8 over 17.8 metres (Formation Capital Corp. PR, March 26, 2009).
Rodney R. Koch, P. Geo., B.Sc., is Titan’s Qualified Person (as defined by National Instrument
43-101) for uranium projects and is responsible for the technical information contained in this
release.
About Titan Uranium Inc.
Titan’s growth strategy is driven by advancing exploration projects to discovery in the proven
Athabasca and prospective Thelon basins. Titan has gained market recognition for its ability to attract strategic partners to participate in exploration on its properties by virtue of its 1.6 million
acre land position and technical expertise. In 2008, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National
Corporation (JOGMEC) signed two letters of agreement with Titan to explore the Company’s
Virgin Trend and Sand Hill Lake projects as an element of its mandate to seek a stable supply of
natural resources for Japan. In April 2008, Vale Exploration Canada Inc. (VEC), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (VALE), the world’s second largest mining company
by market capitalization, signed an agreement with Titan on the Sand Hill Lake project. Titan also
has a major joint venture project underway in the Thelon Basin with Mega Uranium Ltd. Additional
partnerships are at the planning stage.
Partners of Titan have the option to expend Cdn $22.5 million in exploration programs managed
by Titan between 2009 and 2012. The partners can earn a portion of Titan’s interest in these
strategically located properties in the Athabasca and Thelon basins. Optionees of Titan properties
spent Cdn $6 million on exploration programs managed by Titan in 2008 and will contribute Cdn
$4.7 million in 2009.
Recently, Titan entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Uranium Power Corp. which has
significant uranium assets in the western USA (Titan Uranium Inc. PR, May 8, 2009). Titan is
well-financed and ideally positioned to emerge as a pre-eminent exploration and development
company in the uranium industry. Based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Titan boasts proven
senior leadership and a highly experienced technical team.
ON BEHALF OF TITAN URANIUM INC.
Brian A. Reilly, President
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Titan Uranium Inc.
Phone: 306-651-2405
Facsimile: 306-651-5105
Email: ir@titanuranium.com
www.titanuranium.com
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of
the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the
information contained herein. This News Release includes certain "forward-looking statements". All
statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation,
statements regarding potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and
objectives of Titan Uranium, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from Titan Uranium’s expectations are exploration risks detailed herein and
from time to time in the filings made by Titan Uranium with securities regulators. |
