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Alba Enters into Definitive Agreement for Torado Vanadium and Uranium Project: 100% Interest in 5 Prospective Vanadium and Uranium Properties with Historic Production and a 6th Option for a Property with a Known Historic Resource
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 7, 2019 / Alba Minerals Ltd. ("Alba") (TSX - Venture: AA / ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Alba Enters into Definitive Agreement for Torado Vanadium and Uranium Project: 100% Interest in 5 Prospective Vanadium and Uranium Properties with Historic Production and a 6th Option for a Property with a Known Historic ResourceVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 7, 2019 / Alba Minerals Ltd. (\"Alba\") (TSX - Venture: AA / Frankfurt: A117RU / OTC: AXVEF is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Journey Exploration Inc. (\"Journey\"), a private arms' length company, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Journey. Journey holds a 100% interest in 5 prospective vanadium and uranium properties in Colorado and Utah in addition to an option to acquire 100% of a 6th property with a known historic resource. The properties are in and adjacent to the Uravan Mineral Belt which has seen extensive prospecting, exploration, drilling for and production of vanadium, uranium and radium since 1881. The following is an overview of the assets that will be acquired by Alba upon completion of the transaction with Journey.Figure 1 – Satellite view of locations of the 6 vanadium-uranium properties transferred by the agreement.La Sal West PropertyThe La Sal West Property is comprised of 176 vanadium and uranium claims (3636.16 acres or 1472 hectares) located in the La Sal District of San Juan County, Utah approximately 20 miles (32km) southeast of Moab, Utah. The property is near the junction of US Highway 191 and Utah Highway 46 and can be easily accessed via dirt roads and 4-wheel drive trails leading off the highways. The La Sal West Property has seen considerable exploration and development over the years. Lyons PropertyThe Lyons Property is comprised of 144 vanadium and uranium claims (2975.04 acres or (1204 hectares) located in the La Sal Creek Mining District of Montrose County, Colorado and abuts the Utah-Colorado border. The claims are adjacent to Colorado Highway 90, which is an extension of Utah Highway 46. The property is accessible by 4-wheel drives off the highway. Nine mines are shown within the Lyons claim block on the geologic map of the La Sal Quadrangle*.Polar Mesa PropertyThe Polar Mesa Property is comprised of 181 vanadium and uranium claims (3,739.46 acres or 1513 hectares) located in the Gateway West Mining District of Grand County, Utah which lie north of the La Sal mountains. T...