An initial field evaluation of Nimrodel Resources’ four exploration licences in the Batken region of south-west Kyrgyzstan has identified 29 uranium anomalies with 13 warranting immediate follow-up work.

The Australian-based uranium explorer says that Coffey Mining tested the anomaly sites with an RS-125 gamma ray spectrometer.

The targets were primarily defined as those where the spectrometer readings indicated maximum uranium levels of over 100ppm of uranium, including one outstanding reading of 1287ppm, with host rocks that are suitable for uranium mineralization. An additional 16 targets have also been identified for later follow up.

The work has confirmed that the higher grade uranium anomalies are associated with two principal rock types, Palaeogene Limestone and Palaeozoic Chert/Black Shale, across the four exploration licences, which cover an area of 3862sqkm.

Immediately following the field investigation, the company began an induced polarization (IP) survey over several of the Palaeogene Limestone targets with the aim of identifying roll-front style uranium mineralization for further drilling.

Nimrodel has completed drilling and sampling of all 23 tailings dams at the 48sqkm Mailuu-Suu Uranium Tailings Project with 482 samples being analyzed at the Kara Balta laboratory near Bishkek.

Como Engineers, a division of VDM, has visited Bishkek and the Mailuu-Suu site to gather information to enable a scoping study for plant design/construction to be fast-tracked following the receipt of positive assay and metallurgical data.

The Mailuu-Suu district, in Jalal-Abad Province in southern Kyrgyzstan, was a significant Soviet uranium mining area between 1946-1967. The licence includes 5 mines, 23 tailings dams and 13 mulloch deposits.

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