Laramide releases further assay results from successful 2024 drill campaign at Westmoreland Project, Queensland, Australia

  Highlights:  

•   Huarabagoo continues to deliver broad, consistent mineralisation including:  
  • HB24DD011 – 5m @ 2,053 ppm (0.21%) U ₃ O ₈ and 0.58 g/t Au from 34.5m ,
    • including 3.7m @2,751 ppm (0.28%) U ₃ O ₈ and 0.81 g/t Au
     
   
  • HB24DD013 – 12m @ 1,694 (0.17%) U ₃ O ₈ from 44 m ,
    • including 5.0m @ 3,235 ppm (0.32%) U ₃ O ₈
     
   
  • HB24DD014 – 17m @ 764 ppm (0.08%) U ₃ O ₈ from 30m ,
    • including 9m @ 1,247 ppm (0.12%) U ₃ O ₈
     
    • and 3m @ 5,286 ppm (0.53%) U ₃ O ₈ and 0.62 g/t Au from 72m ,
     
   
  • HB24DD015 – 22m @ 871 ppm (0.09%) U ₃ O ₈ from 27m ,
    • including 5m @ 2,050 ppm (0.25%) U ₃ O ₈
     
   
  • HB24DD015 – 19m @ 965 ppm (0.1%) U ₃ O ₈ from 83m ,
    • including 6m @ 2,622 ppm (0.26%) U ₃ O ₈
      
     
   
 
•   Results continue to demonstrate the potential to link the Huarabagoo and Junnagunna uranium deposits:  
  • HJ24RC014 – 15m @ 267 ppm (0.03%) U ₃ O ₈ from 79m ,
    • including 1m @ 1,068 ppm (0.11%) U ₃ O ₈ from 80m  
     
    • and 1m @ 2,128 ppm (0.21%) U ₃ O ₈ from 34m  
     
   
 

Laramide Resources Ltd. ( "Laramide" or the "Company" ) (TSX: LAM) (ASX: LAM) (OTCQX: LMRXF), a uranium mine development and exploration company with globally significant assets in the United States and Australia is pleased to report more assay results from the 2024 drilling campaign completed at the Westmoreland Uranium Project in Queensland, Australia ( "Westmoreland" ).

Further results for 7 holes of 17 holes from infill drilling at Huarabagoo and for 4 holes of 27 holes drilled in the zone between the Huarabagoo and Junnagunna ("Link Zone") deposits have been received. All of the holes returned significant uranium mineralization with further gold mineralization evident at the Huarabagoo deposit. The results from the Link Zone demonstrate that uranium mineralisation is continuous along strike and potentially joins the two deposits. (Figure 1)

Commenting on the results, Laramide's Vice-President of Exploration Rhys Davies said:

  "The latest results from Huarabagoo and the Link   Zone continue to show the high quality of the project and will contribute to   an   updated Westmoreland Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE"). The updated MRE which will include a Maiden Resource Estimate for Long Pocket, remains on track for delivery later in Q1 2025. The results to date have supported the objectives of the 2024 drill program, including testing new areas for expansion which have led us to appreciate the size and scope of the deposit.  

  "Additionally, this data will underpin the next phase of work at Westmoreland in 2025, which is expected to include further drilling along with renewed development studies, including geotechnical, advanced metallurgical, mining optimisation and scheduling.  

  "The final exploration results from the 2024 campaign are expected in the coming weeks from Junnagunna North and Amphitheatre in Queensland , and from Mageera in the Northern Territory."  

The 2024 drilling campaign across the broader Westmoreland Project was completed on the 4th of November and comprised 106 holes (includes 60 RC and 46 DD) for 11,263 meters, across multiple targets.

  Huarabagoo  

The Huarabagoo deposit, located in the structural corridor between Redtree and Junnagunna, is included in the restated 2016 Westmoreland Mineral Resource Estimate ¹ .

The 2024 drilling at Huarabagoo was designed to infill data gaps within the deposit, and to also test continuity of gold mineralisation within the system.

The reported results continue to support the model and confirm lateral continuity but also vertical continuity, for example HB24RC014 presents multiple mineralised intercepts downhole within a 31m zone ( 30m to 61m ) plus a higher-grade zone from 72m :

•   3m @ 0.53% U ₃ O ₈ and 0.62g/t Au (Figure 2, Table 2).
 

  Huarabagoo-Junnagunna Link Zone  

Drilling in the Huarabagoo-Junnagunna structural corridor is designed to test the mineralisation continuity between the two deposits with the intent to further increase the overall size of the resource. Results are encouraging and support the rationale for further testing of this zone.

  Corporate Update  

Further to Laramide's release of December 6, 2024 , regarding the Kazakhstan exploration opportunity, Aral Resources (which Laramide has an option to acquire) has now been granted 21 exploration licenses that were applied for, with one license pending grant. Planning is well advanced for the initial phase of exploration in the country which includes historical data compilation, as well as a large-scale airborne survey expected to commence in Q2 2025. The expected budget for Kazakhstan exploration in 2025 is approximately USD$2.5M , which aligns with the requisite statutory work commitments attached to the licenses. Most of this budget is back-end loaded, beginning in Q3, and will be focused on initial drilling of the most promising roll front targets identified across the very large land package.

Following the extension of Laramide's USD$3.5M convertible note held by Extract Capital in Q4 2024 (see news release of October 18, 2024 ), the Company ended the year in a comfortable financial position with cash and marketable securities exceeding CDN$5 million . This was facilitated by sales of a portion of the shares held in Sol Strategies, a CSE listed public company (symbol: HODL) which traded at 22 cents per share on September 30, 2024 , but ended the year at $3.02 per share.

  Qualified/Competent Person  

The information in this announcement relating to Exploration Results is based on information compiled or reviewed by Mr. Rhys Davies , a contractor to the Company. Mr. Davies is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves', and is a "Qualified Person" as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Davies consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

To learn more about Laramide, please visit the Company's website at www.laramide.com   .  

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  About Laramide Resources Ltd.  

Laramide is focused on exploring and developing high-quality uranium assets in Tier-1 uranium jurisdictions. The company's portfolio comprises predominantly advanced uranium projects in districts with historical production or superior geological prospectivity. The assets have been carefully chosen for their size, production potential, and the two large development projects are considered to be late-stage, low-technical risk projects.  As well, Laramide has expanded its pipeline with strategic exploration in Kazakhstan where the company is exploring over 5,500 km ² of the prolific Chu-Sarysu Basin for world class roll-front deposits which are amenable to in-situ recovery.

  Forward-looking Statements and Cautionary Language  

  This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements." All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the management of the Company expect, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "projects", "intends", "estimates", "envisages", "potential", "possible", "strategy", "goals", "objectives", or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions. Actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Laramide disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, save and except as may be required by applicable securities laws.  

  Since forward-looking information addresses future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, exploration and production for uranium; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of resource estimates; health, safety and environmental risks; worldwide demand for uranium; uranium price and other commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations; environmental risks; competition; incorrect assessment of the value of acquisitions; ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; and changes in legislation, including but not limited to tax laws, royalties and environmental regulations.  

SOURCE Laramide Resources Ltd.

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