West Africa - Mauritania
West Africa - Mauritania
Mauritania
The company has been granted nine"group 4" uranium exploration licences in the Republic of Mauritania (West Africa) covering 11,895km2, with more permits awaiting approval. The Company is well placed to secure additional exploration licences.
Mauritania represents an attractive opportunity for Forte Energy, with large tracts of prospective exploration ground, including historic uranium prospects located within Reguibate Massive, a part of the West African Shield.
Exploration is further enhanced by the availability of modern airborne geophysical data and modern geological maps from the "PRISM 1" project conducted by the World Bank.
Digital airborne data and processing of radiometric line data interpreted in Sweden has identified several strong uranium anomalies. Initial reconnaissance sampling of some of these anomalies has returned grades of up to 9500ppm U3O8 (0.95%). To view the results of the samples analysed during the October 2006 field visit, CLICK HERE.
In December 2007, the Company completed its first drilling programme in Mauritania, being a 4006m Reverse Circulation programme of 41 holes of between 50m to 150m. The drilling was carried out on one of its licences in the Bir En Nar area of the Zednes region of Mauritania, following up on the high sample results obtained previously by Forte Energy. Downhole radiometric logging results have now been received, indicating numerous high-grade uranium intersections, including 1.55m at 18,280ppm (1.83%) eU3O8. To view these results, CLICK HERE. Assay results will be released as they become available.
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