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Premier American Uranium Commences Exploration Drill Program at its Cyclone ISR Project, Wyoming
Globenewswire·2025-07-16 11:00

Core Insights - Premier American Uranium Inc. has initiated its 2025 exploration drill program at the Cyclone ISR Uranium Project in Wyoming, following a successful inaugural drill campaign in 2024 that confirmed uranium mineralization in multiple areas [1][3] - The 2025 drill program aims to build on historic drilling and 2024 results by infilling and testing priority areas of known mineralization, with a focus on the Cyclone Rim target [1][3][7] Company Overview - Premier American Uranium is focused on the consolidation, exploration, and development of uranium projects in the United States, with significant land holdings in three prominent uranium-producing regions: Grants Mineral Belt in New Mexico, Great Divide Basin in Wyoming, and Uravan Mineral Belt in Colorado [12][13] - The company holds 1,161 unpatented mining claims and 9 State leases, covering approximately 26,180 acres in the Cyclone Project area [4] Industry Context - Wyoming has been a leader in uranium mining in the U.S. since 1995, producing over 238 million pounds of uranium concentrate since the first mines began operating in 1951 [5] - The state contains the largest known economic uranium ore reserves in the U.S., located in regions such as the Powder River Basin and Great Divide Basin [5] Exploration Details - The 2025 drill program includes 25 mud rotary drillholes planned for the Cyclone Rim target, targeting an average depth of 800 feet, totaling approximately 20,000 feet of drilling [7] - Results from the 2024 program identified uranium mineralization along a ½-mile-long trend at the Cyclone Rim target, with notable intercepts such as 0.088% eU₃O₈ over 10.5 feet [7]