Foremost Clean Energy Receives 3-Year Exploration Permit and Announces Gravity Survey at Turkey Lake Uranium Project, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ:FMST) (CSE:FAT) ("Foremost" or the "Company"), Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ:FMST) is pleased to announce that the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has issued a three-year exploration permit for the Company's Turkey Lake Uranium Project ("Turkey Lake"), located on the eastern margin of the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan (see Figure 1). The permit is valid until December 31, 2028, and authorizes up to 75 drill holes, line cutting, trail use, and related exploration activities.
The Company is also pleased to announce a ground-based gravity survey at Turkey Lake is scheduled to commence in December. The gravity survey will refine targeting ahead of an anticipated 2026 drill program, which will follow up on uranium intercepts that were initially identified through historic work by Denison Mines Corp. ("Denison", ("Denison", NYSE:DNN, TSX: DML), ("Denison", NYSE American: DNN, TSX:DML), and Cameco. The survey will be conducted by MWH Geo Survey ("MWH"), a leading geophysical contractor with more than 40 years of experience throughout the Basin.
Foremost's President and CEO Jason Barnard, President and CEO commented: "We are very pleased to receive a three-year exploration permit for Turkey Lake, which allows Foremost to advance this underexplored project along the eastern Athabasca Basin margin. Historic work by industry leaders like Cameco and Denison has already confirmed unconformity-associated uranium in multiple holes, including 0.16% U₃O₈ over 0.6 metres in TUR-4 and 0.12% U₃O₈ over 0.5 metres in TL-10-13. This foundation of past success, combined with shallow unconformity depths and a largely untested 10-kilometre conductor system, presents a compelling opportunity. Furthermore, the current industry landscape is creating a perfect environment for uranium exploration, where significant new discoveries are not just valuable, but imperative. The gravity survey will refine our understanding of the structural framework as we prepare for a targeted drill program in 2026, positioning us to capitalize on powerful market tailwinds."
Figure 1: Turkey Lake Regional Context Map
Gravity Survey Details
The program is anticipated to comprise approximately 1,312-station ground gravity survey collected at 100-metre station intervals on 200-metre line spacing across a priority NE-trending conductive corridor extending beyond the Athabasca Basin margin (see figure 2). The survey is designed to identify gravity lows associated with hydrothermal alteration and map fault-controlled fluid pathways.
Figure 2: Turkey Lake Compilation Map
Turkey Lake Property Overview
The Turkey Lake Property consists of one mineral claim totaling 9,363 acres (3,789 hectares) situated along the eastern edge of the Athabasca Basin. The project benefits from excellent proximity to key regional infrastructure:
- ~23 km north of the McClean Lake Mill
- ~25 km north of the Eagle Point Mine
Turkey Lake hosts shallow unconformity depths (<50 m) and a conductive, structural corridor which extends beyond the Basin margin with more than 10km of under-tested conductor strike length. The conductors display many flexures, bends, and breaks that can represent locations of dilation making them prime targets for Athabasca-style uranium mineralization.
Historic Uranium Mineralization
Exploration by Gulf Minerals, Cameco and Denison between 1978 and 2010 identified multiple zones of unconformity-associated uranium mineralization at Turkey Lake, including:
- 0.16% U₃O₈ over 0.6 m in hole TUR-41, at a vertical depth of ~20 metres
- 0.12% U₃O₈ over 0.5 m in hole TL-10-132
Follow-up drilling near TUR-4 also intersected elevated radioactivity within the sandstone column above the unconformity. These results confirm a fertile uranium-bearing fluid system along the Turkey Lake conductive corridor, with significant basement potential remaining largely untested.
Next Steps
The survey results will be integrated with existing electromagnetic, magnetic, and geochemical datasets to enhance the geological model and prioritize drill targets. Gravity data will support final target selection for a projected 2026 drill program, which will focus on testing both unconformity and basement-hosted uranium targets at Turkey Lake.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Cameron MacKay, P. Geo., Vice President of Exploration for Foremost Clean Energy Ltd., and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.
A qualified person has not performed sufficient work or data verification to validate the historical results in accordance with National Instrument 43-101. Although the historical results may not be reliable, the Company nevertheless believes that they provide an indication of the property's potential and are relevant for any future exploration program.
About Foremost
Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ:FMST) (CSE:FAT) (WKN: A3DCC8) is a rapidly growing North American uranium and lithium exploration company. . The Company holds an option from Denison Mines Corp. ("Denison") to earn up to 70% interest in 10 prospective uranium properties (except for the Hatchet Lake, where Foremost can earn up to 51%), spanning over 330,000 acres in the prolific, uranium-rich Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan. As the demand for carbon-free energy continues to accelerate, domestically mined uranium and lithium are poised for dynamic growth, playing an important role in the future of clean energy. Foremost's uranium projects are at different stages of exploration, from grassroots to those with significant historical exploration and drill-ready targets. The Company's mission is to make significant discoveries alongside and in collaboration with Denison through systematic and disciplined exploration programs.
Foremost also has a portfolio of lithium projects at varying stages of development, which are located across 55,000+ acres in Manitoba and Quebec. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.foremostcleanenergy.com.
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1 Saskatchewan Mineral Assessment File 64L05-0037
2 Saskatchewan Mineral Assessment File 64L12-0077
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