In June 2009, diamond drill hole TPCDD006 intersected the Thunderball shear zone approximately 20 meters along strike to the north and 15 meters down dip from PCRC020. The diamond core exhibited strongly anomalous radioactivity with visible uraninite mineralization present.
The SEM results together with the presence of visible uraninite in drill core indicate that uranium was deposited in the Thunderball shear zone through hydrothermal activity and is not the result of secondary enrichment. This confirms potential for uranium mineralization to continue at depth and be extensively distributed throughout the host structure.
An extensive RC and diamond drilling program intended to test the full 900 meters of prospective strike at Thunderball, initially to a vertical depth of 100 to 150 meters, is expected to commence within two to three weeks pending receipt of all statutory approvals.
