Jul 22 2014
Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is pleased to report that it has undertaken a summer field program on its rare earths and tin multi-metal property in the Ray Mountains area of Central Alaska.
Several claim blocks located in the northern Ray Mountains region of Central Alaska were acquired by the Company in 2011 as being prospective for rare earth content (see Ucore press release, June 6, 2011). The Ray Mountains region contains multiple mineralized stream systems and fluvial basins which have been the subject of a number of government surveys.
The 2014 Ray Mountains program allows Ucore to complete the resampling and assay testing of key locations recently reported by the Alaska Geological Survey, and other earlier US Bureau of Mines work in the area, and examine the geological setting of the Kilolitna River Basin. A number of samples collected by Ucore's geological team will be processed for lab testing in the coming weeks. The Company will release the results of this testing as they become available.
"The Ray Mountains region offers excellent access to established transportation routes, making these claims a potential source of heavy REE's for the processing facility currently being planned at the Bokan-Dotson Ridge deposit to the south," said Jim McKenzie, President and CEO of Ucore. "With an extensive drilling program commencing at our Bokan property, and the sampling work at Ray Mountains, it's a busy and exciting time for Ucore. We look forward to updating our shareholders on the results of this testing and other work in due course."
Ucore's Ray Mountains claim block is aligned with major alluvial features of the Ray Mountains region. Rare earths and associated metals such as tin have been found to occur in the alluvial outwash of the Ruby granitic batholith located in the area. The target metals are contained in heavy minerals such as monazite, xenotime, cassiterite, wolframite and zircon, which are widespread throughout the region. Lands in the northern area of the Ray Mountains have been identified by the State of Alaska for their unique potential for mineral development. The State has filed State Land Selections over the region, as part of the State of Alaska land entitlement provided by the Alaska Statehood Act of 1959.
Source: http://www.ucore.com