Trading Symbols: TSX-V:URC and TSX:UEX
VANCOUVER, June 27, 2014 /CNW/ - Uracan Resources
Ltd. (TSX.V:URC) ("Uracan" or the "Company") and UEX
Corporation (TSX:UEX) ("UEX") report that the Option Agreement
between UEX and Uracan announced January 24,
2013 has been amended to provide that Uracan will fund
$1,577,560 in exploration
expenditures on the Black Lake Project (the "Project") by
December 31, 2014 rather than its
original commitment of $2,000,000. To date, Uracan has funded
$1,177,560 in exploration
expenditures on the Project. Uracan has agreed to fund a
further $1,422,440 in exploration
expenditures on the Project during
2015.
In consideration to UEX for the amendment of the Option
Agreement, Uracan has agreed to issue to UEX a total of 50,000
common shares of the Company and 25,000 common share purchase
warrants of the Company with an exercise price of $0.12 per share, exercisable for a period of
three years, subject to regulatory approval. Except for the
amendment of the annual expenditure requirements for 2014 and 2015
described above, all original terms of the Option Agreement remain
unchanged.
About Uracan
Uracan Resources Ltd. (TSX.V:URC, OTC:URCFF) is a Canadian-based
exploration company focused on exploring for uranium deposits in
Saskatchewan and Quebec, Canada. Since 2006, Uracan has
discovered a National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") Indicated
Mineral Resource estimate of 7 million lbs
U3O8 (21.5 million tonnes at a grade of 140
ppm U3O8 using a 100 ppm cut-off grade) and a
NI 43-101 Inferred Mineral Resource estimate of 37 million lbs
U3O8 (140.6 million tonnes at a grade of 120
ppm U3O8 using a 100 ppm cut-off grade) on
its 100%-owned exploration properties in Quebec. Uracan
continues to review additional opportunities worldwide to
capitalize on management's exploration and financing
capabilities.
In early 2013, Uracan signed the Option Agreement with UEX
whereby Uracan acquired the option to earn from UEX a 60%
participating interest in the Project. UEX currently holds an
89.99% interest in the Project with AREVA Resources Canada Inc.
("AREVA") holding the remaining 10.01% interest.
Technical information in this news release has been reviewed and
approved by Marc Simpson, P.Geo.,
Uracan's Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
About UEX
UEX (TSX:UEX, OTC:UEXCF.PK, UXO.F) is a Canadian uranium
exploration and development company involved in fifteen uranium
projects, including five that are 100% owned and operated by UEX,
one joint venture with AREVA that is operated by UEX, eight
projects joint-ventured with and operated by AREVA and one
joint-ventured with AREVA and JCU (Canada) Exploration Company, Limited, which is
operated by AREVA. The fifteen projects, totaling 261,040
hectares (645,044 acres), are located in the eastern, western and
northern perimeters of the Athabasca Basin, the world's richest uranium
district, which in 2013 accounted for approximately 15% of global
primary uranium production. UEX is currently advancing
several uranium deposits in the Athabasca Basin which include the Kianna,
Anne, Colette and 58B deposits at its currently 49.1%-owned Shea
Creek Project, and the Horseshoe, Raven and West Bear deposits
located at its 100%-owned Hidden Bay Project.
This news release may contain statements that constitute
"forward-looking information" for the purposes of Canadian
securities laws. Such statements are based on the current
expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections of Uracan and
UEX. Such forward-looking information includes statements regarding
the Option Agreement, expenditures on the Project, mineral resource
and mineral reserve estimates, outlook for future operations, plans
and timing for exploration activities, and other expectations,
intentions and plans that are not historical fact. The words
"estimates", "projects", "expects", "intends", "believes", "plans",
"will", "may", or their negatives or other comparable words and
phrases are intended to identify forward-looking information. Such
forward-looking information is based on certain factors and
assumptions and is subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from expectations include uncertainties relating
to the ability to satisfy the conditions of the Option Agreement,
interpretation of drill results and geology, additional drilling
results, continuity and grade of deposits, participation in joint
ventures, reliance on other companies as operators, public
acceptance of uranium as an energy source, fluctuations in uranium
prices and currency exchange rates, changes in environmental and
other laws affecting uranium exploration and mining, and other
risks and uncertainties disclosed in the filings of Uracan and UEX
with the applicable Canadian securities commissions on SEDAR. Many
of these factors are beyond the control of Uracan and UEX.
Consequently, all forward-looking information contained in this
news release is qualified by this cautionary statement and there
can be no assurance that actual results or developments anticipated
by Uracan or UEX will be realized. For the reasons set forth above,
investors should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking
information. Except as required by applicable law, Uracan and UEX
disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
ON BEHALF OF URACAN RESOURCES
LTD. |
ON BEHALF OF UEX CORPORATION |
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"Marc
Simpson"
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"Roger
Lemaitre"
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President &
CEO
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President &
CEO
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SOURCE Uracan Resources Ltd.