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PCE

Patterson Corridor East (PCE)

The uranium occurrence is situated only 3.5 km east of the world-class Tier 1 Arrow Deposit and shares several geological characteristics very analogous to Arrow. Initial results at PCE have indicated an expansive footprint with remarkable continuity of mineralization. Further, the observations of the drill core indicate a large, pervasive hydrothermal system.

The system is open in most directions, with mineralization spanning over 600 m in strike length and 600 m vertical extent. As of summer 2025, 48 of the 79 drillholes are mineralized, including 34 intersecting high-grade (>10,000 cps) and 14 intersecting off-scale (>61,000 cps)

Drillhole RK-25-232 at PCE marks NexGen’s best discovery-phase assay intercept, with 15.0 m at 15.9% U3O8, including a peak intercept of 0.5 m at 68.8% U3O8.

Geological Characteristics

  • Hydrothermal alteration system analogous to Arrow
  • Semi-massive to massive veins, fracture coatings, and disseminations (peak intercept of 0.5 m at 68.8% U3O8) hosted exclusively within crystalline basement rocks
  • Well-developed hydrothermal fluid system – hematite, limonite, clay, and chlorite alteration
  • Formation conditions linked to significant orebodies within the Athabasca Basin

Interpreted model of mineralization at PCE with newly interpreted high-grade shoots shown; view is a long section that looks perpendicular to the primary mineralized plane; total mineralized footprint in orange and the high-grade subdomains in red

2025 Exploration Program comprising a 43,000 m drill program focused on unlocking the potential.

  • Drillhole RK-25-232 at PCE marks NexGen’s best discovery-phase assay intercept, with 15.0 m at 15.9% U3O8, including a peak intercept of 0.5m at 68.8% U3O8
  • RK-25-254 and RK-25-256 (both intersecting 2.0 and 2.1 m of off-scale (>61,000 cps)) are located 51 m and 119 m away from RK-25-232 (15 m at 15.9% U3O8).
  • Results highlight the repetition of upgrading high-grade shoots within growing mineralized footprint.

The following new holes intersected broad intercepts of cumulative mineralization (>500cps):

  • RK-25-246: 20.5m including 2.5m >10,000cps
  • RK-25-247: 18.0m including 2.5m >10,000cps
  • RK-25-251: 9.5m
  • RK-25-254: 19.5m including 5.0m >10,000cps including 2.0m >61,000cps
  • RK-25-256: 10.0m including 3.3m >10,000cps including 2.1m >61,000cps