EDMONTON, ALBERTA, Apr 26, 2007 -- Firestone Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:FV)(FRANKFURT:F5V)
is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of underlying royalties on the three properties (Alberta Sun, Redrock and Fort Macleod) comprising the Alberta Sun uranium project in southweste
rn Alberta, Canada.
Firestone owns 100% of the three uranium properties that collective
ly are known as the Alberta Sun project. Two of the properties
, Alberta Sun and Redrock, were acquired by purchase in 2005 and each was subject to a 2% net smelter royalty (NSR). Firestone has purchased 1% of the NSR on both properties from the vendor for a total price of $25,000. In addition, Firestone has also purchased 1% of the underlying NSR from Marum Resources Inc. on the property acquired by Firestone Ventures from Marum earlier this year (see news release dated February 20, 2007) for $12,500.
Firestone Ventures has been advised by Fugro Airborne Surveys that the airborne geophysica
l survey flown over four blocks of favorable stratigrap
hy and uranium indicators is now complete (see news release dated April 18, 2007). Processing of the data and further data enhancemen
t by TerraNotes Ltd. is underway.
The Alberta Sun uranium property (covering over 350,000 acres) is characteri
zed by easy access across southern Alberta rangeland. The area is underlain by Cretaceous to Tertiary marine and non-marine sandstones and tuffs. The geological target is sandstone-
hosted (or "roll-fron
t") uranium similar to deposits from Wyoming to northern Texas. Sandstone-
hosted uranium deposits are an economical
ly important source of uranium production
. Prior consultati
on with independen
t experts on sandstone-
hosted uranium exploratio
n confirmed the initial economic and exploratio
n potential of southweste
rn Alberta (see news release dated September 14, 2005).
Results of initial fieldwork at the Company's project include scintillom
eter readings of up to 1250 cps (counts per second), visible alteration
, shale beds and abundant hematite and carbonaceo
us material within the sandstone unit. Composite grab samples of isolated organic debris material returned up to 7640 ppm uranium (0.901 U3O8). Grab rock samples (sandstone
) from a separate area 40 km southeast returned 57 to 150 ppm uranium. Elevated vanadium, molybdenum
, arsenic, and lead values, important indicators of sandstone-
hosted uranium, occur at both areas (see previous news releases available at www.firest
oneventure
s.com).
This news release has been reviewed by Carl Schulze, B.Sc., PGeo., Qualified Person for the project in accordance with regulation
s under National Instrument 43-101.
Firestone Ventures Inc. is a well-finan
ced Canadian-b
ased resource exploratio
n and developmen
t company with zinc, gold and uranium projects in Western Canada and Central America. The common shares of the Company are currently listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (symbol FV) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (symbol F5V).
Firestone Ventures Inc. Lori Walton, P. Geol. President (780) 428-3465 or Toll Free: 1-888-221-
5588 (780) 428-3476 (FAX) Email: info@fires
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es.com Website: www.firest
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