TORONTO, March 8, 2021 /CNW/ - Baselode Energy Corp.
(TSXV: FIND) (OTCQB: BSENF) ("Baselode" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the acquisition of the
Catharsis property ("Catharsis" or the "Property") in
the Athabasca Basin area
("Athabasca") of northern
Saskatchewan, Canada.
Catharsis is 100% owned by Baselode and is free of any option
agreements or underlying royalties. The Property is over
71,100 hectares, and the Company staked it after months of
evaluating prospective uranium targets that are in line with
Baselode's Athabasca 2.0
exploration thesis.
"Catharsis complements Baselode's strategy of exploring for
near-surface, structurally-controlled, basement-hosted, high-grade
uranium deposits in under-explored areas outside the perimeter of
the Athabasca Basin. This
acquisition doubles our current land holdings, and we believe
Catharsis demonstrates promise for the discovery of a mineable
uranium deposit. This acquisition is representative of our
continuous efforts to evaluate the Athabasca area for prospective targets. Our
criteria include favourable regional geophysical interpretations
that incorporate classic Athabasca
uranium exploration techniques merged with common gold and copper
exploration techniques to explore structural-controlled alteration
systems. Investors can expect further acquisitions in line
with our thesis and more information on the technical rationale for
the acquisition of Catharsis as we ramp up our exploration plans
for Spring/Summer," said James
Sykes, CEO and President of Baselode.
Located 73 km south of the Key Lake deposits, Catharsis
straddles the Western Wollaston and Mudjatik ("WWM")
tectonic domains. The WWM is a geological terrane that hosts
numerous Athabasca high-grade
uranium deposits. Minimal historical exploration has been
completed on the property. However, showings discovered in the
1970s in the northeast tip of Catharsis include a grab sample that
returned 1.38 wt% U3O8, a hematite altered
fracture hosting 3,200 ppm U, and outcrop float grab samples that
returned 490 to 1,800 ppm U (SMDI 2466*).
The Catharsis property was acquired at the original staking cost
from Charles Beaudry, a director of
the Company. The Company relied on section 5.7(a) of
Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security
Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") as the exemption from
the minority approval requirements of MI 61-101 and TSXV Policy
5.9 in respect of the Catharsis property as neither the fair
market value of the subject matter of, nor the fair market value
of the consideration for, to such director and officer exceeded
25% of the Company's market capitalization.
*SMDI = Saskatchewan
Mineral Deposit Index
(https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/mineral-exploration-and-mining/saskatchewan-geological-survey/saskatchewan-mineral-deposit-index-smdi)
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About Baselode Energy Corp.
Baselode currently
controls 100% of approximately 155,000 hectares in the Athabasca Basin area, northern Saskatchewan, Canada.
Baselode's Athabasca 2.0
exploration thesis is focused on discovering near-surface,
basement-hosted, high-grade uranium orebodies outside of the
Athabasca Basin. The exploration thesis is further
complemented by the Company's preferred use of innovative and
well-understood geophysical methods to map deep structural controls
to identify shallow targets for diamond-drilling.
QP Statement
The technical information contained in
this news release has been reviewed and approved by Charles Beaudry, P.Geo and géo., Director of
Baselode Energy Corp., who is a Qualified Person as defined in
"National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects."
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