Okay, as promised, some more information about one of the picks from Monday that we liked the most, OTC:
GPTC .
GPTC : Stock Stats
Outstanding Shares: 78.16m
Float: 51.98m
Market Cap: 15.63m
Golden Patriot Corp : The Company
Golden Patriot has interests in mineral properties involving
uranium and gold mining. The primary focus of Golden Patriot is the development of the past producing Lucky Boy Uranium mine in Gila County, Arizona which recently achieved a major milestone of receiving Government and State approval of the 'Plan of Operations'. As it stands now Golden Patriot is one of, if not the smallest capitalized company, that is exploring a past producing uranium mine. Golden Patriot also has recently been approached by a New York Stock Exchange listed gold company on a potential joint venture on one of the gold prospects Golden Patriot holds.
One of the first uranium properties to go into production in Arizona, the Lucky Boy property has demonstrated open-pittable and heap-leachable characteristics. The property appears to be located in a non-environmentally sensitive area. Exploration and development potential is considered very high. The development program is now underway and a full scale drill program is scheduled to commence in the next few months. Golden Patriot has more than sufficient funds on hand to fund this drill program going forward.
Recent NewsSignificant Uranium Mineralization Confirmed by Golden Patriot Corp's Successful Drill Program
Golden Patriot, Corp. ("Golden Patriot") (OTCBB:
GPTC) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: GPU: 784832-WKN)) is extremely pleased to announce that the assay results of the
recently completed drill program on the Lucky Boy Uranium Property has been received by the operator and the following positive results has been ascertained. The recent reverse circulation drill program, totaling 3,430 feet in 23 holes, testing geological and anomalous areas of the Lucky Boy Uranium Property in Gila County, Arizona has been
successful in delineating significant mineralization over a strike length of approximately 396 feet. Bradley Rudman, president of Golden Patriot stated, "It is great news that this phase of our drill program produced significant mineralization over sufficient lengths. We have been told that economic grade uranium has been found and that a trend of mineralization has been ascertained. The next phase will now focus on the area of mineralization to prove out the potential tonnage and grades available to take us to the next phase of the program and ultimately to the goal of putting the Lucky Boy Prospect into production.
2007 could prove be a watershed year in the short and long term growth of the company. Golden Patriot is one of the smallest capitalized junior uranium companies that has achieved successful uranium drilling results, and we feel that as this prospect is ultimately developed, Golden Patriot might provide tremendous future leverage within the uranium segment of the market."
Drilling also suggests a NE/SW trend to the mineralization which is open along strike. Intercepts of interest included hole #2 returning 10 ft of (.12% ) 2.4 lbs per ton U from a depth of 60 to 70 feet, hole #21 returning 5 ft of (.13%) 2.6 lbs per ton or 10ft of (.092%) 1.84 lbs per ton U from a depth of 85 - 95 ft, and hole #9 yielding 5ft of (.12%) 2.4 pounds per ton from a depth of 150 - 155ft.
Systematic sampling of the adit, centered within the presently drill indicated zone of mineralization, has defined a potential core area of higher grade mineralization. Analysis with a portable, X- Ray fluorescence analyzer (NITON) has returned readings ranging from (.42 % to .71% ) 8.4 lbs per ton to 14.2 lbs per ton U. Readings taken from the back of the adit and adjacent to a production stope returned extremely anomalous readings and samples have been sent to IPL laboratories of Richmond B.C. for verification analysis.
Historically, the
Lucky Boy property has seen two periods of production. In the early 1950's, 2,500 tons grading (.16%) 3.2 pounds per ton was shipped to a government buying station. During the 1970's, and following delineation of two blocks of ore by shallow air-track drilling, a .5 acre leach pad and complete on-site, yellow cake recovery plant was put into production. Open pit mining of material from near surface to a depth of about 25 feet, and grading between (.1 to .2%) 2 lbs per ton to 4 lbs per ton U, is reported to have produced roughly 5,000 lbs of refined yellow cake. During the time it was determined that torbernite, a secondary uranium copper phosphate mineral developed along fracture faces, was the dominant uranium mineral present.
Recent drilling and geologic interpretation strongly suggests that untested mineralization shallows in depth along a northeasterly trend. Planning is currently underway to test this high priority target. Recent work has confirmed that at least 10 cased, air track holes drilled in the 1970's are open and are within this new zone of interest. Results of this work will help guide a second phase of drilling consisting of close spaced core-drilling holes. With respect to potential open pit mining,
confirmation of relatively shallow mineralization lying roughly parallel to slope would be highly favorable.
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