Kakanda Completes Tonka Uranium Property Airborne Survey
VANCOUVER, Canada January 7, 2008 – Kakanda Resources Corp. (the “Company”) (TSXV: KRC) is pleased to announce it has received full results of a high-definition magnetic, radiometric and time domain electromagnetic (TDEM) helicopter-borne survey completed in September 2007 over its 41-claim Tonka located in the Otish Basin Area of Quebec. The survey was flown by Prospectair of Gatineau, Quebec. A total of 288 linear kilometres were flown over the property covering an approximate area of 23.8km2 with a line spacing of 100m and with nominal elevations for the helicopter at 100m, the magnetic sensor at 50m and the TDEM and spectrometer at 37m. The survey data was processed and reported by Youcef Ghanem, P.Geo. of Val d’Or, Quebec.
Kakanda is exploring the Tonka property for unconformity-type uranium deposits both above and below the basin unconformity surface as well as for Matoush fault-type uranium deposits well above the basin rim. The airborne survey was planned based on regional geology maps that indicate that the bedrock trend is east to west whereas the results of the airborne clearly indicate that the bedrock trend is north to south. The survey therefore was not flown orthogonal to the main geological trend.
Nonetheless, the magnetic survey produced a fairly well defined magnetic image of the bedrock rock formations characterized by a weak to moderate magnetic relief that could be divided into three distinct domains transected by major north-trending structural features. The central and eastern domains both show several strong north-trending magnetic highs against a moderate background. These magnetic highs may define gabbro dykes that may be favourable for uranium mineralization similar to that found at the Matoush project where Strateco Resources Inc. has announced drill hole intersections of up to 2.1% U3O8 over 12.4m (Strateco news release December 22, 2006). The radiometric survey detected a large zone of potassium depletion corresponding to a magnetic low and spots of above background uranium. The TDEM was severely compromised by the orientation of the survey. However some strong point anomalies were detected on east-west tielines.
The airborne survey suggests that ground follow-up work be completed on the property although no direct targets were detected by the survey. Any ground work should focus on the north-trending magnetic highs to determine if they are Matoush-type gabbros. Ground work should also investigate the area of potassium depletion with spotty uranium values and also the TDEM point anomalies.
Mark Fekete, P.Geo is the designated “qualified person” as defined in Section 1.2 in and for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 responsible for reviewing the technical data presented in this release that is fully presented in a report submitted to Kakanda by Youcef Ghanem, P.Geo.
On Behalf of the Board,
Kakanda Resources Corp.
Steve Smith,
President
