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Athabasca Uranium Inc. (CVE:UAX,OTCQX:ATURF) announced that it has acquired Volhoffer Lake property option, Saskatchewan.
The press release is quoted as saying:
The 8,530 hectare Volhoffer Lake Project is comprised of two contiguous claims on the eastern margin of the uranium-rich Athabasca Basin, the most productive uranium-producing region in the world. The Project is approximately 22 kilometers southeast of the McArthur River Mine, the world’s largest high-grade uranium mine with proven and probable reserves of 335.5 million pounds U3O8 and an average reserve grade of over 15%.
Athabasca’s President & CEO, Gil Schneider commented:
“Volhoffer Lake is a strategic acquisition with a host of viable exploration targets. Its location, proximal to both our Webb River and Keefe Lake Projects, should lower our exploration costs through economies of scale.”
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