Projects

Ruhuhu

The Ruhuhu project is located in south west Tanzania, and extends the upper Karoo sequence of the Ngaka Sub-basin in the Ruhuhu Basin approximately 70 kilometres north west of Songea near the Mozambique border. Application for the licences was based on historical airborne anomalies previously identified in the 1970's by Uranerzbergbau and the request for licences were subsequently granted in July 2005.

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The Ruhuhu project area is prospective, covering the Karoo sediments consisting of late Permian K5-6 beds characteristic of lacustrine and arid playa lakes environments overlain by the Triassic K7 (Kingori Sandstones) of fluvio-deltaic origin (significance needed). Uranium mineralisation occurs at the Mkuju Prospect to the east within sandstones that are broadly correlated with the Kingori Sandstones. In addition Kayelekera (a sandstone-hosted uranium deposit within Karroo Sandstones) occurs in the northern part of the North Rukuru Basin of Malawi which can also be broadly correlated with the sediments of the Ruhuhu Basin.

Since the licences were granted, Uranium Resources has undertaken detailed examination of the data collected from previous reconnaissance work in the 1980's and defined one area of prime interest and several other prospects for follow-up exploration. Additionally a helicopter supported reconnaissance was carried out earlier this year.

A field party was deployed via helicopter during April and May this year to conduct preliminary reconnaissance on anomalies identified from historic broad spaced airborne radiometric surveys. This work involved ground checking of selected anomalies, ground radiometric surveys, geological observation and sampling.

The results of the reconnaissance were encouraging, with several anomalous areas identified. Further detailed exploration during Q4 2007 is planned including detailed mapping, further sampling, grid work and trenching to investigate the anomalies during 2008. Depending upon these results drill testing of the most promising targets will be initiated. Assay results of samples and details of sites visited will be released when the assays are received.