Orezone and North Atlantic Consolidate Niger Uranium Licenses
Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE) and North Atlantic Resources Ltd. (TSX: NAC) are pleased to announce the signing of a definitive agreement whereby Orezone will acquire from North Atlantic three uranium exploration licenses in the Republic of Niger, West Africa. The transaction will create Brighton Energy Limited ("Brighton") a uranium focused explorer with title to 5,000 km2 of very well located and prospective ground that contains key geological structures and favorable rocks that are known to host or control the mineralization at producing uranium mines in the region (Location Map: http://www.orezone.com/?page_id=42). This small region currently ranks as the fourth largest uranium producing area in the world and will become the second largest by 2012.
- Published: 23 November 2009
- Written by Editor