Håkantorp
Evaluating structure-hosted REE-Uranium potential within magnetite rich skarns.
Overview
Target Type
Shear-hosted REE-uranium in magnetite skarns.
Ownership
100%
Location
Located in south-central Sweden, within a historic iron ore mining district in the southern Bergslagen Zn-Pb-Ag and Fe-Co-Ni province, and around 10km from Lundin Mining Corp’s (TSX:LUN) Zinkgruvan mine.
Landholding
1.52 km2
Highlights
Numerous small skarn iron ore deposits were mined in the 19th century in the Project area. Uranium occurrences were first reported in the 1950’s through examining radioactive historical mine tailings. Follow-up investigations consisting of uraniferous sample collection from waste dumps and select open pits which had been drained, returned U3O8 values in the 3-4% range.
Uranium mineralisation distribution in the area is poorly understood however, historical workings indicate uranium mineralisation appears to be structurally bound to a WNW trending structure zone.
Basin Energy conducted a short field visit on the Project in Q4 2024. Strongly anomalous uranium oxides and total rare earth oxides were returned from what appeared to be tailings near the historical Frakengruvan historical iron ore pit:
- HAK-003: 3183 ppm U3O8, 3336 ppm TREO
- HAK-001: 3867 ppm U308, 2094 ppm TREO
- HAK-002: 1998 ppm U3O8, 2721 ppm TREO
The Company’s priority at Håkantorp is to establish both surface and subsurface extension of the rare earth and uranium rich skarn layers. Further field reconnaissance including structural mapping where feasible, and magnetic and radiometric surveys are considered as next steps for the project.
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