Appia Reports Remarkable Drilling Results; Doubles Depth of Mineralized Zones at the PCH Ionic Clay Project, Brazil
TORONTO, October 16th, 2023, - Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (the “Company” or “Appia”) (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF) (Germany: “A0I0.F”, “A0I0.MU”, “A0I0.BE”) announce results from the first 17 drill holes out of 147 completed to date from the Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling campaign at its PCH Ionic Clay Project in Goiás State, Brazil. The results from the first 17 RC drill holes represent a significant doubling in average depth of mineralized zones to 13 metres with overall weighted average grades of 1,566 parts per million (ppm) Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO) which is comparable to, or surpasses, other well-known international deposits.
Summary:
Reverse Circulation (RC) drill holes assayed: The first 17 RC drill holes of the Phase 1 drill program are all Rare Earth Element (REE) mineralized. A total of 147 holes have been completed to date with an accumulated total of 2,019 metres drilled.
Average depth doubled: The average depth of RC drilling is over 13 metres from surface representing a significant doubling in average depth of the mineralized zones.
Outstanding Grades: The results exhibit overall grades similar to or surpassing known deposits, with remarkable high-grade mineralization identified, including:
PCH-RC-001 from 0m to 15m End of Hole (EOH):
1,914 ppm TREO and 510 ppm Magnet Rare Earth Oxides (MREO), or 27% of TREO, including 9m @ 2,300 ppm TREO and 632 ppm MREO, or 27% of TREO from 2m to 11m; and
291 ppm Heavy Rare Earth Oxides (HREO), or 15% of TREO, including 9m @ 366 ppm, or 16 % of TREO.
PCH-RC-002 from 0m to 15m (EOH):
2,671 ppm TREO and 605 ppm MREO, or 23% of TREO, including 6m @ 5,389 ppm TREO and 1,189 ppm MREO, or 23% of TREO from 8m to 14m; and
220 ppm HREO, or 8% of TREO, including 6m @ 412 ppm HREO, or 8% of TREO.
PCH-RC-008 from 0m to 18m (EOH):
2,752 ppm TREO and 741 ppm MREO, or 27% of TREO, including 15m @ 3,084 ppm TREO and 839 ppm MREO, or 27% of TREO from 2m to 17m; and 404 ppm HREO, or 15% of TREO, including 15m @ 460 ppm HREO, or 15% of TREO.
PCH-RC-009 from 0m to 15m (EOH):
3,277 ppm TREO and 804 ppm MREO, or 25% of TREO, including 12m @ 3,594 ppm TREO and 886 ppm MREO, or 24% of TREO from 1m to 13m; and
251 ppm HREO, or 8 % of TREO, including 12m @ 275 ppm HREO, or 8% of TREO.
PCH-RC-011 from 0m to 15m (EOH):
3,717 ppm TREO and 913 ppm MREO, or 25% of TREO, including 11m @ 4,182 ppm TREO and 1,035 ppm MREO, or 25% of TREO from 0m to 11m; and
286 ppm HREO, or 8 % of TREO, including 11m @ 327 ppm HREO, or 8% of TREO.
