March 23, 2015
Fission Expands Footprint and High-Grade Core at R780E With Multiple Step Out Holes
Triple R's 780E Zone Increased Laterally, Vertically and On-Strike With Step Out Drilling
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 23, 2015) - FISSION URANIUM CORP. (TSX:FCU)(OTCQX:FCUUF)(FRANKFURT:2FU) ("Fission" or "the Company") is pleased to announce results from nineteen holes drilled at the R780E zone of its Triple R deposit at PLS, in Canada's Athabasca Basin region. Seventeen of the nineteen angled holes are mineralized, while 2 holes intersected narrow and weakly anomalous radioactivity. Of particular note is hole PLS15-368 (line 480E), which intercepted 8.98m total composite greater than 10,000 cps radioactivity with peaks up to 65,500 cps in a 57.0m zone of mineralization. Importantly, PLS15-368, drilled 20m down-dip of PLS15-299 adds a high-grade dimension to the significant mineralized lateral width added by holes PLS15-299 and PLS15-311 (see News Release Jan 26, 2015 and February 10, 2015 respectively). In addition, through extensive step-out drilling, the boundaries of the R780E Zone have been increased on multiple lines along strike to the east, vertically (both up and down dip) and laterally north and south. As a result of the success and speed of drilling, the winter exploration budget will expand by $3M adding approximately 28 holes.
Ross McElroy, President, COO, and Chief Geologist for Fission, commented,
"This latest round of drill results, which includes a large number of step-out holes, represents a big step forward in the continued growth of the Triple R's R780E zone. In addition to expanding the overall footprint of the zone, we have successfully targeted the on-strike extension of the high-grade domain west of line 495E. As shown by the model used for the Triple R resource estimate we released in January, 2015, each high-grade hole makes a significant impact on the size of the deposit, so continued extension of this high-grade core is a top priority."
Winter Program Expansion: As a result of highly positive drill results, together with drilling speed and efficiency and favorable winter conditions, the winter exploration budget is being expanded by an additional $3M. This equates to approximately 6,270m (28 holes) of additional drilling for a total of 26,500m in 91 holes. The additional meters will be used to test high-priority areas within the R780E Zone where specific step-out targeting of the high-grade domain is prospective. Additional drilling is also planned to further test the recent discovery of high-grade mineralization at the R600W zone, located 555m on strike to the west of the Triple R deposit