Crosshair Intersects 0.28% Vanadium Over 43.0 Metres
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 22, 2010) - Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. (TSX:CXX)(NYSE Amex:CXZ) ("Crosshair") is pleased to announce the last set of results from Phase I of the vanadium program on the Central Mineral Belt (CMB) Project in Labrador. Phase II is set to commence in July 2010 and will consist of sampling the holes that are stored at Crosshair's Armstrong camp in central Labrador.
Highlights from recently assayed holes include:
* 0.278% V2O5 over 43.0 metres (m) (from 24.0m to 67.0m) including o 0.369% V2O5 over 10.0m (from 30.0m to 40.0m) in hole C-32, and * 0.305% V2O5 over 15.5m (from 54.1m to 69.6m) including o 0.450% V2O5 over 4.4m (from 63.2m to 67.6m) in hole ML-15.
NOTE: The holes are not being sampled in sequence.
Phase I consisted of sampling 1,979 m for vanadium in 34 holes that were stored at a core facility in Goose Bay, Labrador. Phase II will consist of sampling approximately 1,700 m. Following the completion of Phase II, a NI 43-101 resource calculation will be carried out.
The vanadium resource expansion program has been planned with the goal of adding significant pounds of vanadium to the existing vanadium resource without the need for further drilling. Given the fact that the previous drill programs on the CMB project focused exclusively on uranium, most holes were only sampled where uranium was encountered.
Crosshair is a prominent player in the exploration and development of uranium and gold in the US and Canada. Its flagship Project, Bootheel, is located in uranium mining friendly Wyoming and with its in-situ mining potential; Bootheel is designed for near term production. The CMB Uranium/Vanadium Project is located in Labrador, Canada and has four currently defined resources – C Zone, Area 1, Armstrong and Two Time Zone. The Crosshair team is comprised of knowledgeable and experienced professionals with both exploration and mining backgrounds.
Crosshair's exploration work on the CMB Project in supervised by Stewart Wallis, P.Geo., a member of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, the President and CEO of Crosshair and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Wallis has verified that the assay results presented above have been accurately summarized from the official assay certificates provided to Crosshair. A QA/QC program has been implemented consisting of standard, blank and duplicate samples.
Split drill core samples are sent to Activation Laboratories in Ancaster, ON for analyses. Vanadium analysis is performed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Samples that exceed the upper limit for vanadium are re-assayed using fusion ICP.
For more information on Crosshair and its properties, please visit the website at: www.crosshairexploration.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE CROSSHAIR BOARD
"Mark J. Morabito"
Executive Chairman
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For more information, please contact Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. Nicole Velcic 604-681-8030 604-681-8039 (FAX) investor@crosshairexploration.com www.crosshairexploration.com
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