{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"132052","rtpr_id":"nPNAB5qh9a","ticker":"XRI","exchange":"","all_tickers":["XRI"],"title":"Xcite Uranium Commences Drilling at the Past-Producing Lorado Uranium Project, Saskatchewan","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-01T08:00:02.065Z","article_body":"Xcite Uranium Commences Drilling at the Past-Producing Lorado Uranium Project,\nSaskatchewan\nPR Newswire\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 1, 2026\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcite Uranium Inc. (CSE: XRI)\n(\"Xcite\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the commencement of the\ndiamond drilling program at the Lorado Uranium Project located near Uranium\nCity, Saskatchewan. \n\n\n\nThe 1200m, 3-hole program will test for uranium mineralization defined by\nboth historical work and results from the 2025-2026 field programs. The Lorado\nuranium project is located 20km south of Uranium City, Saskatchewan, and hosts\nnear surface uranium mineralization as well as the past producing Lorado\nuranium mine.\n\nLorado Drill Program\n\nThe 2026 drilling will test for both structurally-controlled Beaverlodge-type\nmineralization and basement-hosted unconformity style mineralization. The\nprogram will consist of 1200m of diamond drilling, with 3 holes from 3\ndifferent pad locations. The 2026 drilling was contracted to Apex Drilling\nwith crews based in Uranium City.\n\nThe drilling will target areas with coincident EM conductor and magnetic\nbreaks associated with radon anomaly clusters and anomalous soil\ngeochemistry. \n\nLorado Compilation Map\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4764348-1&h=536102858&u=https%3A%2F%2Fxciteuranium.com%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2FLorado_DDH%2520NR_XRI_20260901.jpg&a=Lorado+Compilation+Map)\n\nLorado Project Highlights\n* Host to the past producing Lorado Uranium Mine\n* Numerous untested targets with four SMDI uranium occurrences\n* Fault, breccia and vein hosted uranium mineralization associated with\nregional ABC and Black Bay Fault and basal Martin Group unconformity\n* Last work in 2015 concluded that anomalous U mineralization was structurally\ncontrolled similar to the past-producing Lorado uranium mine and further work,\nincluding deeper drilling, was recommended for the property\n2026 Lorado Field Program\n\n2026 fieldwork included prospecting, rock and soil geochemical sampling,\nstructural mapping, radon sampling, and scintillometer surveying. The radon\nsampling was contracted to RadonEx who collected 403 samples. A total of 25\nrock samples and 215 soil samples were collected. Geophysical work included\n194 line-km of airborne radiometric and magnetic completed by Precision\nGeoSurveys, and 1.4 km(2 )of drone lidar surveying. In addition, Condor\nConsulting was contracted to complete interpretation and modelling of 954\nline-km of VTEM data collected in 2025, plus historical data. The approved\n2026 budget for Lorado is approximately $1.1 million, consisting of $225,000\nin fieldwork (completed) and $875,000 allocated for drilling\n\nCompilation and interpretation of current and historical geophysics have\ndefined approximately 8.2km of northeast trending linear ElectroMagnetic (EM)\nconductor anomalies associated with magnetic high-low transition corridors,\naligned with the regional ABC and Black Bay Fault structures. Coincident EM &\nmagnetic breaks along the corridor are indicative of conductivity disruption\nand structural cross faulting. The RadonEx survey defined high value radon\nclusters over some of the disrupted conductors, coincident in part to\nanomalous soil geochemical results.\n\nAbout the Lorado Project\n\nThe 643ha project overlies 4 Saskatchewan Mineral Deposit Index (\"SMDI\")\noccurrences, 3 of which are associated with Beaverlodge-type basement hosted\nuranium mineralization. The project area contains both Beaverlodge-type and\nbasement-hosted unconformity style uranium mineralization potential, with\nthree Beaverlodge-type historical mines within 3 to 8 km of the proposed drill\ntargets.\n\nGeological mapping reveals complex interbanded sequences of metasediments\n(including quartzite and graphitic pelite), minor metavolcanics, and several\ngenerations of gneissic granitic rocks, with subordinate crosscutting\npegmatites and mafic dykes.\n\nThe dominant structure on the property is the ABC fault, which transects the\nwestern part of the tenure; the Black Bay Fault strikes just outside of the\nLorado (west) tenure. Both the Black Bay Fault and the ABC Fault are\nrecognized as the major fault zones that led to the preservation the Martin\ngroup basin within the Lorado (west) tenure. Both the ABC Fault and the Black\nBay Fault are NE-trending structures. The most significant occurrence is the\nLorado deposit, also known as the Lorado Uranium Mine or the Pyrite Zone (SMDI\n1228), led to the development of the Lorado Mine. The Lorado mine produced\n95,000 tonnes of 0.19% U3O8 between 1957 and 1960. The mineralization is\nhosted by moderately southeast dipping graphitic and chlorite schists that are\nstructurally overlain to the east by quartzite and underlain to the west by\nsheared pyrite-graphite schists. The main structural control is fracturing\nalong the base of the limbs of a gently to moderately northeast-plunging fold.\nIn contrast to uranium deposits and showings north and northeast of\nBeaverlodge Lake, hematite is conspicuously missing from the wall rocks in the\nimmediate Lorado Mine area.\n\nUranium City project map\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4764348-1&h=637752691&u=https%3A%2F%2Fxciteuranium.com%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fnorth-athabasca-basin-projects-20260603.png&a=Uranium+City+project+map)\n\nThe Uranium City projects are included in a formal Exploration Agreement\nbetween Eagle Plains and the Ya'thi Néné Lands and Resource Office (\"YNLR\"),\nrepresenting the Athabasca Denesułiné First Nations of Hatchet Lake, Black\nLake, and Fond du Lac, the Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids, and the Northern\nSettlements of Uranium City, Wollaston Lake and Camsell Portage.\n\nRock grab samples are selective samples by nature and as such are not\nnecessarily representative of the mineralization hosted across the property.\nSome of the above results were taken directly from the SMDI descriptions and\nassessment reports (AF) filed with the Saskatchewan government. Management\ncautions that historical results were collected and reported by past operators\nand have not been verified nor confirmed by a Qualified Person, but form a\nbasis for ongoing work on the subject properties. Management cautions that\npast results or discoveries on proximate land are not necessarily indicative\nof the results that may be achieved on the subject properties.\n\nAbout the Beaverlodge Uranium District\n\nThe Beaver River, Black Bay, Don Lake, Gulch, Lorado, and Smitty projects are\nlocated in the Beaverlodge District near Uranium City in the Lake Athabasca\nregion of Saskatchewan. Occurrences of uranium mineralization are abundant in\nthe Uranium City area and have been explored and documented since the 1940s.\nThe Beaverlodge camp was the first uranium producer in Canada, with historic\nproduction of approximately 70.25 million pounds of U3O8 between 1950-1982,\nfrom ore grades averaging 0.23% U3O8. The two largest producers were the\nEldorado Beaverlodge (Ace-Fay-Verna) mine and the Gunnar uranium mine. The\nBeaverlodge area has seen limited uranium focused exploration since the early\n1990's.\n\nThe Uranium City area projects have potential for both Beaverlodge-style and\nbasement-hosted uranium mineralization. Key features about the projects\ninclude: \n* Outcropping, largely northeast-southwest-trending tectonic fabric;\n* Electromagnetic conductors that have been confirmed as graphite-rich pelites\nwithin or near major faults;\n* Anomalous uranium geochemistry and radioactivity associated with graphitic\nfaults;\n* Compelling property-wide evidence for hydrothermal alteration;\n* Uranium mineralization with corresponding elevations in pathfinder elements.\nThese factors, along with the presence of a substantial uranium endowment in\nboth basement rocks and Athabasca basin cover rocks, indicate excellent\npotential for economic uranium mineralization within the project. The\nmineralization, structures and alteration identified on the claims to date are\nstrong indicators of the possibility of a nearby source for the uranium\nmineralization.\n\nQualified Person\n\nTechnical information in this News Release has been reviewed and approved by\nC.C. Downie, P.Geo., a director and officer of Eagle Plains, hereby identified\nas the \"Qualified Person\" under N.I. 43-101.\n\nThe technical content disclosed in this news release was reviewed and approved\nby Lorne M. Warner P.Geo, an independent Qualified Person as per National\nInstrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.\n\nOn behalf of the Board of Directors of Xcite Uranium Inc.\nJean-Francois Meilleur, CEO\n\nNeither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined\nin the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or\naccuracy of this news release.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:\n\nCertain statements contained in this news release constitute \"forward-looking\ninformation\" as such term is defined in applicable Canadian securities\nlegislation. The words \"may\", \"would\", \"could\", \"should\", \"potential\", \"will\",\n\"seek\", \"intend\", \"plan\", \"anticipate\", \"believe\", \"estimate\", \"expect\" and\nsimilar expressions as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify\nforward-looking information. All statements other than statements of\nhistorical fact may be forward-looking information. Such statements reflect\nthe Company's current views and intentions with respect to future events, and\ncurrent information available to them, and are subject to certain risks,\nuncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation: the potential of\nthe Company's mineral properties; the estimation of capital requirements; the\nestimation of operating costs; the timing and amount of future business\nexpenditures; and the availability of necessary financing. Many factors could\ncause the actual results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or\nimplied by such forward-looking information to vary from those described\nherein should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize. Such\nfactors include but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions or\nfinancial markets; increases in costs; litigation; legislative, environmental\nand other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; and\nexploration or operational difficulties. This list is not exhaustive of the\nfactors that may affect forward-looking information. These and other factors\nshould be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on\nsuch forward-looking information. Should any factor affect the Company in an\nunexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking\ninformation prove incorrect, the actual results or events may differ\nmaterially from the results or events predicted. Any such forward- looking\ninformation is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary\nstatement. Moreover, the Company does not assume responsibility for the\naccuracy or completeness of such forward-looking information. The\nforward-looking information included in this press release is made as of the\ndate of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to\npublicly update or revise any forward-looking information, other than as\nrequired by applicable law.\n\nContact: Xcite Uranium Inc. (CSE:XRI), Jean-Francois Meilleur, CEO, Director\nand Shareholder, jfm@xciteuranium.com, +1 514 951 2730\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/xcite-uranium-commences-drilling-at-the-past-producing-lorado-uranium-project-saskatchewan-302865935.html\n\nSOURCE Xcite Uranium Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1976107/Xcite-Uranium-Inc-Xcite-Uranium-Commences-Drilling-at-the-Past.jpg?id=OA2922558\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPNAB5qh9a","title":"Xcite Uranium Commences Drilling at the Past-Producing Lorado Uranium Project, Saskatchewan","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"XRI","created":"2026-09-01T08:00:02.065Z","tickers":["XRI"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Xcite Uranium Commences Drilling at the Past-Producing Lorado Uranium Project,\nSaskatchewan\nPR Newswire\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 1, 2026\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcite Uranium Inc. (CSE: XRI)\n(\"Xcite\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the commencement of the\ndiamond drilling program at the Lorado Uranium Project located near Uranium\nCity, Saskatchewan. \n\n\n\nThe 1200m, 3-hole program will test for uranium mineralization defined by\nboth historical work and results from the 2025-2026 field programs. The Lorado\nuranium project is located 20km south of Uranium City, Saskatchewan, and hosts\nnear surface uranium mineralization as well as the past producing Lorado\nuranium mine.\n\nLorado Drill Program\n\nThe 2026 drilling will test for both structurally-controlled Beaverlodge-type\nmineralization and basement-hosted unconformity style mineralization. The\nprogram will consist of 1200m of diamond drilling, with 3 holes from 3\ndifferent pad locations. The 2026 drilling was contracted to Apex Drilling\nwith crews based in Uranium City.\n\nThe drilling will target areas with coincident EM conductor and magnetic\nbreaks associated with radon anomaly clusters and anomalous soil\ngeochemistry. \n\nLorado Compilation Map\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4764348-1&h=536102858&u=https%3A%2F%2Fxciteuranium.com%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2FLorado_DDH%2520NR_XRI_20260901.jpg&a=Lorado+Compilation+Map)\n\nLorado Project Highlights\n* Host to the past producing Lorado Uranium Mine\n* Numerous untested targets with four SMDI uranium occurrences\n* Fault, breccia and vein hosted uranium mineralization associated with\nregional ABC and Black Bay Fault and basal Martin Group unconformity\n* Last work in 2015 concluded that anomalous U mineralization was structurally\ncontrolled similar to the past-producing Lorado uranium mine and further work,\nincluding deeper drilling, was recommended for the property\n2026 Lorado Field Program\n\n2026 fieldwork included prospecting, rock and soil geochemical sampling,\nstructural mapping, radon sampling, and scintillometer surveying. The radon\nsampling was contracted to RadonEx who collected 403 samples. A total of 25\nrock samples and 215 soil samples were collected. Geophysical work included\n194 line-km of airborne radiometric and magnetic completed by Precision\nGeoSurveys, and 1.4 km(2 )of drone lidar surveying. In addition, Condor\nConsulting was contracted to complete interpretation and modelling of 954\nline-km of VTEM data collected in 2025, plus historical data. The approved\n2026 budget for Lorado is approximately $1.1 million, consisting of $225,000\nin fieldwork (completed) and $875,000 allocated for drilling\n\nCompilation and interpretation of current and historical geophysics have\ndefined approximately 8.2km of northeast trending linear ElectroMagnetic (EM)\nconductor anomalies associated with magnetic high-low transition corridors,\naligned with the regional ABC and Black Bay Fault structures. Coincident EM &\nmagnetic breaks along the corridor are indicative of conductivity disruption\nand structural cross faulting. The RadonEx survey defined high value radon\nclusters over some of the disrupted conductors, coincident in part to\nanomalous soil geochemical results.\n\nAbout the Lorado Project\n\nThe 643ha project overlies 4 Saskatchewan Mineral Deposit Index (\"SMDI\")\noccurrences, 3 of which are associated with Beaverlodge-type basement hosted\nuranium mineralization. The project area contains both Beaverlodge-type and\nbasement-hosted unconformity style uranium mineralization potential, with\nthree Beaverlodge-type historical mines within 3 to 8 km of the proposed drill\ntargets.\n\nGeological mapping reveals complex interbanded sequences of metasediments\n(including quartzite and graphitic pelite), minor metavolcanics, and several\ngenerations of gneissic granitic rocks, with subordinate crosscutting\npegmatites and mafic dykes.\n\nThe dominant structure on the property is the ABC fault, which transects the\nwestern part of the tenure; the Black Bay Fault strikes just outside of the\nLorado (west) tenure. Both the Black Bay Fault and the ABC Fault are\nrecognized as the major fault zones that led to the preservation the Martin\ngroup basin within the Lorado (west) tenure. Both the ABC Fault and the Black\nBay Fault are NE-trending structures. The most significant occurrence is the\nLorado deposit, also known as the Lorado Uranium Mine or the Pyrite Zone (SMDI\n1228), led to the development of the Lorado Mine. The Lorado mine produced\n95,000 tonnes of 0.19% U3O8 between 1957 and 1960. The mineralization is\nhosted by moderately southeast dipping graphitic and chlorite schists that are\nstructurally overlain to the east by quartzite and underlain to the west by\nsheared pyrite-graphite schists. The main structural control is fracturing\nalong the base of the limbs of a gently to moderately northeast-plunging fold.\nIn contrast to uranium deposits and showings north and northeast of\nBeaverlodge Lake, hematite is conspicuously missing from the wall rocks in the\nimmediate Lorado Mine area.\n\nUranium City project map\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4764348-1&h=637752691&u=https%3A%2F%2Fxciteuranium.com%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fnorth-athabasca-basin-projects-20260603.png&a=Uranium+City+project+map)\n\nThe Uranium City projects are included in a formal Exploration Agreement\nbetween Eagle Plains and the Ya'thi Néné Lands and Resource Office (\"YNLR\"),\nrepresenting the Athabasca Denesułiné First Nations of Hatchet Lake, Black\nLake, and Fond du Lac, the Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids, and the Northern\nSettlements of Uranium City, Wollaston Lake and Camsell Portage.\n\nRock grab samples are selective samples by nature and as such are not\nnecessarily representative of the mineralization hosted across the property.\nSome of the above results were taken directly from the SMDI descriptions and\nassessment reports (AF) filed with the Saskatchewan government. Management\ncautions that historical results were collected and reported by past operators\nand have not been verified nor confirmed by a Qualified Person, but form a\nbasis for ongoing work on the subject properties. Management cautions that\npast results or discoveries on proximate land are not necessarily indicative\nof the results that may be achieved on the subject properties.\n\nAbout the Beaverlodge Uranium District\n\nThe Beaver River, Black Bay, Don Lake, Gulch, Lorado, and Smitty projects are\nlocated in the Beaverlodge District near Uranium City in the Lake Athabasca\nregion of Saskatchewan. Occurrences of uranium mineralization are abundant in\nthe Uranium City area and have been explored and documented since the 1940s.\nThe Beaverlodge camp was the first uranium producer in Canada, with historic\nproduction of approximately 70.25 million pounds of U3O8 between 1950-1982,\nfrom ore grades averaging 0.23% U3O8. The two largest producers were the\nEldorado Beaverlodge (Ace-Fay-Verna) mine and the Gunnar uranium mine. The\nBeaverlodge area has seen limited uranium focused exploration since the early\n1990's.\n\nThe Uranium City area projects have potential for both Beaverlodge-style and\nbasement-hosted uranium mineralization. Key features about the projects\ninclude: \n* Outcropping, largely northeast-southwest-trending tectonic fabric;\n* Electromagnetic conductors that have been confirmed as graphite-rich pelites\nwithin or near major faults;\n* Anomalous uranium geochemistry and radioactivity associated with graphitic\nfaults;\n* Compelling property-wide evidence for hydrothermal alteration;\n* Uranium mineralization with corresponding elevations in pathfinder elements.\nThese factors, along with the presence of a substantial uranium endowment in\nboth basement rocks and Athabasca basin cover rocks, indicate excellent\npotential for economic uranium mineralization within the project. The\nmineralization, structures and alteration identified on the claims to date are\nstrong indicators of the possibility of a nearby source for the uranium\nmineralization.\n\nQualified Person\n\nTechnical information in this News Release has been reviewed and approved by\nC.C. Downie, P.Geo., a director and officer of Eagle Plains, hereby identified\nas the \"Qualified Person\" under N.I. 43-101.\n\nThe technical content disclosed in this news release was reviewed and approved\nby Lorne M. Warner P.Geo, an independent Qualified Person as per National\nInstrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.\n\nOn behalf of the Board of Directors of Xcite Uranium Inc.\nJean-Francois Meilleur, CEO\n\nNeither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined\nin the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or\naccuracy of this news release.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:\n\nCertain statements contained in this news release constitute \"forward-looking\ninformation\" as such term is defined in applicable Canadian securities\nlegislation. The words \"may\", \"would\", \"could\", \"should\", \"potential\", \"will\",\n\"seek\", \"intend\", \"plan\", \"anticipate\", \"believe\", \"estimate\", \"expect\" and\nsimilar expressions as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify\nforward-looking information. All statements other than statements of\nhistorical fact may be forward-looking information. Such statements reflect\nthe Company's current views and intentions with respect to future events, and\ncurrent information available to them, and are subject to certain risks,\nuncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation: the potential of\nthe Company's mineral properties; the estimation of capital requirements; the\nestimation of operating costs; the timing and amount of future business\nexpenditures; and the availability of necessary financing. Many factors could\ncause the actual results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or\nimplied by such forward-looking information to vary from those described\nherein should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize. Such\nfactors include but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions or\nfinancial markets; increases in costs; litigation; legislative, environmental\nand other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; and\nexploration or operational difficulties. This list is not exhaustive of the\nfactors that may affect forward-looking information. These and other factors\nshould be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on\nsuch forward-looking information. Should any factor affect the Company in an\nunexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking\ninformation prove incorrect, the actual results or events may differ\nmaterially from the results or events predicted. Any such forward- looking\ninformation is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary\nstatement. Moreover, the Company does not assume responsibility for the\naccuracy or completeness of such forward-looking information. The\nforward-looking information included in this press release is made as of the\ndate of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to\npublicly update or revise any forward-looking information, other than as\nrequired by applicable law.\n\nContact: Xcite Uranium Inc. (CSE:XRI), Jean-Francois Meilleur, CEO, Director\nand Shareholder, jfm@xciteuranium.com, +1 514 951 2730\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/xcite-uranium-commences-drilling-at-the-past-producing-lorado-uranium-project-saskatchewan-302865935.html\n\nSOURCE Xcite Uranium Inc.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1976107/Xcite-Uranium-Inc-Xcite-Uranium-Commences-Drilling-at-the-Past.jpg?id=OA2922558\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-01T08:00:02.146922131Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788249602146},"received_at":"2026-09-01T08:00:02.234Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"120951","press_release_id":"132052","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Xcite Uranium has commenced a 1,200-meter, 3-hole diamond drilling program at its Lorado Uranium Project in Saskatchewan.\n\nThe 2026 exploration budget is approximately $1.1 million, with $875,000 specifically allocated to this drilling campaign targeting structurally-controlled uranium mineralization.\n\nThe project hosts the past-producing Lorado mine, which historically produced 95,000 tonnes of 0.19% U3O8, and sits within the broader Beaverlodge Uranium District.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Drilling program underway at historic Lorado uranium site."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"drill_holes":3,"drill_meters":1200,"exploration_budget_2026":"$1.1 million","historical_production_tonnes":95000}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Jean-Francois Meilleur","role":"CEO"},{"name":"C.C. 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