Appia Begins Rare Earth Exploration and Drill Program at Alces Lake

Appia Energy (CSE:API, OTCQB:APAAF), reports a field exploration crew has mobilized to the Alces Lake property in northern Saskatchewan for the company’s summer 2018 exploration program.  According to Appia, the property situated on 1,518 hectares hosts some of the highest-grade total and critical rare earth element  mineralization in the world. In a hosted within five broad surface showings that remain open in all directions.

Appia is a publicly-traded, Canadian company focused on uranium and rare earth element exploration and production.

As quoted from the press release:

Phase I of the program will include a crew of seven individuals to complete work camp construction, do a detailed ground radiometric survey covering 300m by 150m of the REE occurrences, as well as further prospecting to follow-up the 2017 prospecting results in the Danny and Hinge zones. A Kubota KX 121 excavator will be brought to the site for stripping and trenching a 200m by 100m area in the Wilson and Ivan zones where sample grades of over 30 and 49 weight percent total rare earth oxides respectively were encountered in 2017.

Phase II of the program will include a crew of eight to ten individuals and will consist of approximately 2,000 metres of diamond drilling on selected high-priority targets over a 200m strike length defined during Phase I. Phase II is expected to be completed in September 2018.

Geochemical and radiometric results will be announced as they are received and reviewed by the company. The company further anticipates producing a NI 43-101 compliant inferred mineral resource estimate by year end 2018. All necessary permits for the program are in-hand.

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