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SILVER SPRUCE REPORTS ON REE (LANTHANUM) AND THORIUM RESULTS
SILVER SPRUCE REPORTS ON REE (LANTHANUM) AND THORIUM RESULTS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nSILVER SPRUCE REPORTS ON REE (LANTHANUM) AND THORIUM RESULTS\n\n\n May 27, 2010 (TheNewswire.ca) -- Highlights- Values up to 3,908 ppm La, 6,810 ppm Th in rock samples- Values up to 903 ppm La in lake and 392 ppm La in stream sediment samples- No follow up carried out and no other REE elements analyzed to this pointMay 27, 2010 - Bridgewater, NS - Silver Spruce Resources Inc. (TSXV: SSE) is pleased to announce the results of recent compilation of data for Rare Earth Elements (REEs) on lake and stream sediment and rock samples from the 100% owned Straits (ST) property in southern Labrador. The samples were taken during the 2007/2008 uranium exploration program. As a result of this data compilation, the company has noted REE potential on the existing claims plus has acquired a number of additional claims with REE potential.The Straits property is located along the Straits of Belle Isle between the communities of Red Bay and Mary's Harbour and within 20 km of the Trans Labrador Highway. The original property, explored for uranium from 2007 to 2009, was acquired in 2006 under an agreement with a Newfoundland prospector, Alex Turpin, who retains a 1% NSR. The property was reduced to those areas which showed the highest uranium potential in early 2009. Lake and stream sediment and rock samples were originally analyzed for uranium primarily using an ICP technique which also gives values for other elements including La (lanthanum) and Th (thorium). The La and Th results were compiled and plotted to indicate areas with REE potential. No other REE, Y or other indicator elements were analyzed in the original ICP data.Lanthanum values in both lakes and streams indicate a high background in the Straits area.In the lake sediments, taken in 2007, thirty-three samples gave values > 200 ppm La including seven > 300 ppm against a background of 65 ppm with the highest value 903 ppm La. Th gave only background values ( 100 ppm La including four > 200 at 208, 242, 342, and 392 ppm against a background of approximately 50 ppm. Values for Th are low with only one sample giving 50 ppm with a background of 20 ppm. Rock samples gave three values > 1,000 ppm La with the highest 3,908 ppm against a background of 1,000 ppm, including four > 2,000 ppm and a high value of 6,810 ppm. Strong correlation in the rock samples is noted between La and Th with the ...