Tournigan Drills Highest Grades to Date in Kuriskova′s Main Zone South
Tournigan Energy Ltd. (TVC: TSX-V; TGP: Frankfurt) announced today the
results of hole LE-K-64, the first infill drill hole of the current
drilling season at the Kuriskova uranium deposit in Slovakia. Downhole
radiometric reading from the hole returned 2.6 metres at 0.793% eU3O8
including 0.7 metres at 2.096% eU3O8. The hole
intersected significantly higher grade compared to the current Inferred
Resource model grade of 0.133% U3O8 in the area
intersected by this hole.
'These drill results represent the highest uranium grades drilled to
date in the Main Zone South portion of the Kuriskova uranium deposit,?
said Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol, Tournigan′s President and CEO. 'This bodes
well for a potential increase in the grade of Main Zone South during the
ongoing resource update.?
Two more holes will be drilled from the same drill pad during February
to further infill this portion of the resource with the objective of
upgrading it to the Indicated category at higher than the currently
modeled Inferred grade.
A complete table of significant intersections from this hole and 15
holes drilled in 2010, since the last resource statement, is presented
in Appendix A which can be viewed from this web link: http://www.tournigan.com/i/pdf/20110202-MainZoneSouthAppendixA.pdf.
The hole location can be viewed from the following web link: http://www.tournigan.com/i/pdf/KuriskovaJanuary2011SchematicPlanView.pdf.
Tournigan is continuing to drill and refine the Kuriskova resource model
based on all geological and assay data. An updated resource estimate is
expected in April 2011.
On January 14, 2011, Tournigan began the current drilling program with
the objective to upgrade and expand the Kuriskova uranium resources. The
one hole completed to date totals 481 metres of an initial 4,500 metre
drilling program.
Uranium grades presented in this news release are reported as equivalent
uranium oxide (eU3O8 %) based on downhole radiometric logging. The
logging was performed by Koral, s.r.o. of Slovakia. Drill core samples
are being submitted to the Laboratory of the Geological Survey in
Slovakia (SGUDS) and ALS Chemex in Seville, Spain for chemical assay.
Drill intercepts are reported as drilled; true thicknesses have not yet
been calculated. Quality Control and Quality Assurance is provided by
Ravi Sharma, Tournigan's Manager, Resources and Reserves, who is a
Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved
the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
About Tournigan
Tournigan is a uranium exploration and development company that has
built a portfolio of highly prospective assets in Slovakia, a member of
the European Union since 2004. Slovakia is economically and politically
stable, has excellent infrastructure and currently has four nuclear
reactors generating half of its electricity with two more under
construction. Tournigan is committed to safe and sustainable exploration
and mine development in Slovakia. In addition to Kuriskova, Tournigan
has several other exploration targets along the Slovakian uranium belt
which are showing positive exploration results.
TOURNIGAN ENERGY LTD.
'Dusty Nicol?
Dorian L. (Dusty)
Nicol, President and CEO
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Investor Relations, at (604) 683-8320, or visit www.tournigan.com.
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