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CanAlaska Announces Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Commences at Geikie Project in Athabasca Basin
Ground Prospecting Program Confirms Favourable Geological Environment for Basement-Hosted Uranium...
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[{"type":"text","content":"CanAlaska Announces Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Commences at Geikie Project in Athabasca BasinGround Prospecting Program Confirms Favourable Geological Environment for Basement-Hosted Uranium PotentialFirst Work Programs Under AUD$7.5 Million Geikie Option AgreementVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 16, 2022) - CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSXV: CVV) (OTCQX: CVVUF) (FSE: DH7N) (\"CanAlaska\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce it has commenced a high-resolution helicopter-borne Versatile Time-Domain Electromagnetic Plus (VTEM Plus) survey on its 60%-owned Geikie project in the Athabasca Basin (Figure 1). The purpose of the survey is to identify basement conductors, characterize lithological and alteration variations, and refine the structural setting of the Geikie project in order to define drill targets. The Company is also pleased to announce the results of a geological prospecting program completed on the Geikie project. The prospecting program identified favourable host rocks for basement-hosted uranium mineralization that contain elevated pathfinder elements and uranium anomalism in the GK1 and GK2 target areas. Figure 1 – Geikie Property Location Map To view an enhanced version of Figure 1, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/2864/148261_2ecf6e2c54440845_002full.jpgInitial exploration conducted on the Geikie project, consisting of high-resolution airborne radiometric and magnetic surveying, identified four high-priority target areas associated with major north-south trending structural features. A prospecting and mapping program was carried out in the fall to ground truth the anomalies identified during the initial airborne survey. Lithological and/or structural data was collected from 73 locations over 9 days along with outcrop and float samples. The prospecting group carried scintillometers or spectrometers, collecting spatial survey data in order to help identify elevated uranium levels throughout the Geikie project. Thirty-nine rock chip samples were also collected from outcrops and float. The majority of the rock chip samples were taken from the GK1 and GK2 prospects, with 16 samples taken at GK1 and 18 samples collected at GK2.  Figure 2 – Ground Prospecting Survey Results To view an enhanced version of Figure 2, please vi...