Latest News Feed
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
HIGHLIGHTS
The 2026 Angilak Exploration Program, is fully funded with the February closing of CAD $63 Million financing, making ATHA one of the best capitalized uranium exploration Companies globally;
ATHA completed mobilization to Angilak in late April - including the arrival of a third diamond drill rig - and commenced diamond drilling operations on May 1st, 2026;
The 2026 Angilak Exploration Program is focused on expansion and discovery of uranium mineralization across the three mineralized corridors (Figure 2), building upon the highly successful 2024 and 2025 campaigns;
Over the two previous programs, ATHA has had unparalleled success, intersecting uranium mineralization in 100% of targets tested. During the 2025 campaign - focused on testing regional targets outside of the Lac 50 Deposit Exploration Target3 area, within the Angikuni Basin - the Company made five new regional discoveries, including the Mineralized RIB Corridor with four new showings;
2026 Angilak Exploration Program will be the largest to date at the Angilak Uranium Project, with two primary components:
1. Diamond drilling operations: Commenced on May 1st, with three drill rigs scheduled to complete ~20,000 m, continuing through September, focusing on:
Mineralized RIB Corridor: Additional discovery potential and expansion, following up on the highly successful 2025 program, which resulted in the four discoveries of uranium mineralization - including RIB North, where the maiden hole intersected 34.7 m of composite uranium mineralization1 with grades up to 8.16% U3O8 over 0.5 m;
Lac 50 Deposit Corridor: Testing recently identified
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
HIGHLIGHTS
Ongoing site mobilization commenced in mid-March - including fuel, supplies, & equipment inclusive of delivery of a third diamond drill, supplied by Base Diamond Drilling Ltd. - in support of the 2026 Exploration Program at the Angilak Uranium Project;
Mobilization is being completed via ATR planes (Photo 1 & 2) departing from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, and landing on Angilak's Winter landing strip;
The 2026 Angilak Exploration Program, and beyond, is fully funded with the February closing of CAD $63 Million financing, making ATHA one of the best capitalized uranium exploration Companies globally;
2026 Angilak Exploration Program will be the largest to date on the project, following up on the highly successful 2024 & 2025 campaigns:
2024 maiden campaign focused on expansion of the mineralizing footprint along the Lac 50 Deposit Corridor, culminating in the release of 2024 Exploration Target3;
2025 Program focused on testing the regional prospectivity within the Angikuni Basin along the Mineralized RIB & KU-Nine Iron Corridors, outside of the Lac 50 Deposit area, resulting in the discovery of five new uranium showings - including RIB North, where the maiden hole intersected 34.7 m of composite uranium mineralization1 with grades up to 8.16% U3O8 over 0.5 m;
The Company anticipates exploration activities, including diamond drilling, to commence by the latter part of April.
HIGHLIGHTS
On February 5th , 2026, the Company completed two financings totaling CAD ~$63M ( See News Release ), including a strategic investment by Queens Road Capital;
The quantum and strong institutional support of the combined financings is recognition of the highly impactful results and project de-risking achieved during the 2025 Angilak Exploration Program;
ATHA is now one of the best capitalized uranium explorers globally, with funding secured for multiple exploration campaigns focused at its 100%-owned Angilak Uranium Project;
2026 Angilak Exploration Program will be the largest to date on the project, following up on the highly successful 2025 campaign, which resulted in the discovery of five new uranium showings - the new discoveries are within the Angikuni Basin and are in addition to the Lac 50 Deposit;
An additional diamond drill is being prepared for mobilization to Angilak by Base Diamond Drilling Ltd. - ATHA's drilling service provider since 2024. The owner of Base along with ATHA's CEO Troy Boisjoli led the ramp up in drilling activities at NexGen's Rook I Project to ten diamond drills;
Full mobilization to Angilak will commence in March with exploration activities beginning in late April to early May;
2026 Exploration will focus on:
Expanding the footprint of mineralization at the Lac 50 Deposit Corridor - which hosts the Lac 50 Deposit with a 2024 Exploration Target * ranging from 60.8 M lbs to 98.2 M lbs with an average grade range from 0.37% U 3 O 8 to 0.48% U 3
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or dissemination in the United States.
Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or dissemination in the United States.
HIGHLIGHTS
Completion of mobilization - including fuel and equipment - in support of the 2025 Exploration Program at the Angilak Uranium Project;
A detailed ground gravity and electromagnetic (EM) survey is now underway, designed to vector in on priority targets along the highly prospective 31 km Rib-Nine Iron Trend;
Rib-Nine Iron Trend (Figure 1):
Extends for an interpreted 31 km under the cover of the Angikuni Basin;
Along the western margin, historic drilling by prior operators at the RIB Discovery intersected shallow mineralization (<25m depth) with grades up to 5.6% U3O8 1,2,3, hosted within graphitic pelitic rocks with Athabasca-style alteration. Two areas proximal to the Rib Discovery will have ground gravity and EM surveys completed prior to drill testing this summer;
Inside of the basin, along the northern margin, historical trench sampling at the KU Discovery have returned grades up to 30.7% U3O8 4,5,6 - KU remains untested at depth via diamond drill, ground gravity at KU will aid in vectoring targets which will be tested early this summer;
On the eastern margin, historical sampling of surface outcrops near the Nine-Iron Discovery have returned grades up to 30.3% U3O8 5,6 and remain untested at depth by drilling;
Numerous similar structural targets have now been identified along this trend, extending under the cover of the Angikuni Basin; and
The Compan
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
See attached
HIGHLIGHTS
Surficial mapping was conducted as part of the 2024 Angilak Exploration Program that focused on areas strictly proximal to the Lac 50 Deposit and achieved its objective of discovering high-grade uranium mineralization on surface beyond the extents of the Lac 50 Deposit's Exploration Target Model;
High-grade surficial uranium mineralization was identified between Lac 48, Lac 50, Lac 52, and Lac 54 trends, collectively known as the Lac 50 Deposit, along prospective new parallel trends;
Discovery of outlined outcrops containing high-grade uranium mineralization along strike from the Lac 50 Deposit provide basis for future exploration and significantly de-risk expansion efforts;
A zone of extensive bedrock outcrop with radioactivity up to >60,000 counts per second (cps) - >10,000 cps is indicative of high-grade uranium mineralization - was identified over a 3-kilometre strike length. The new discovery is located between the Mushroom Lake zone on the Lac 52 trend and the Hot zone on the Lac 54 trend and has not been drill tested, nor was it included in the 2024 Exploration Target Model;
Results from the surficial outcrop mapping further demonstrate the robust metal endowment present, not only at the Lac 50 Deposit area, but throughout the entire Angilak Project. The Lac 50 Deposit remains open along strike and at depth and is highly prospective for the discovery of additional parallel mineralized horizons. Additionally, numerous uranium surficial showings - such as the Dipole and Nine Iron showings (Figure 1) - have been made at the Angilak Project outside of the Lac 50 Deposit area, demonstrating further unrealized prospectivity at Angilak;
An extensive surficial sampling program was completed within the Lac 50 De