Strathmore Expands Agate Project With Strategic Claim Staking
MWN-AI** Summary
Strathmore Plus Uranium Corporation has successfully expanded its Agate Project in Wyoming by staking 24 additional mining claims, bringing the total to 124 claims across approximately 2,560 acres. This strategic expansion is located in the Shirley Basin Uranium District, known for its significant uranium production history, and complements the progress made in prior exploration efforts. Wyoming remains the leading uranium producer in the U.S., having seen over 250 million pounds mined to date.
The new claims are situated north of the existing Agate exploration area, where historical work by Kerr-McGee Corporation in the 1970s has uncovered valuable mineralized trends. Strathmore’s technical team plans to utilize this historical data to guide an ambitious drilling campaign in 2026, building on the successful results from 2025, where 95% of drill holes intersected mineralization.
Impressive expansions were noted during the 2025 exploration phase, including a northern trend that stretched an additional 1,200 feet east and a southern trend extended to nearly 1,300 feet. Future drilling aims to identify potential overlaps of these trends, increasing the prospect for multiple layers of mineralization.
Collaboration with the University of Wyoming continues to enhance exploration knowledge with ongoing geophysical and groundwater studies, backed by additional funding to investigate deeper uranium deposits.
The company is gearing up for 2026 activities that include initiating a Plan of Operation for further drilling beyond current permits, along with extensive environmental assessments. Strathmore's commitment to maximizing the potential of its Agate Project comes amid evolving uranium market dynamics, and the strategic claim staking underlines its growth strategy in a well-established ISR district.
MWN-AI** Analysis
The recent expansion of Strathmore Plus Uranium Corporation's Agate Project through strategic claim staking is a notable development in the uranium sector, particularly in a prominent mining jurisdiction like Wyoming. Strathmore's acquisition of an additional 24 claims brings their total holdings to 124 claims over approximately 2,560 acres, reinforcing the company’s position in the Shirley Basin, a historic uranium-producing region.
From a market perspective, Strathmore’s positioning in Wyoming, coupled with over 70 years of proven uranium mining, suggests a solid foundation for future growth. Industry giants like Cameco and UR-Energy are already active in the region, indicating a competitive but rich environment for exploration and production. Strathmore’s technical team aims to leverage historical data from Kerr-McGee for its 2026 drilling plans, which could potentially lead to significant mineral discoveries, particularly given that 95% of their recent drill holes have intersected mineralization and that important mineralization trends remain open for further exploration.
Investors should consider Strathmore’s increased land position as a strategic advantage, especially as the demand for uranium continues to rise in response to the global shift towards nuclear energy as a clean power source. The ongoing collaboration with the University of Wyoming for geophysical studies and groundwater analysis also enhances Strathmore's credibility and scientific rigor.
However, it’s essential to recognize the inherent risks in mining exploration, including regulatory hurdles and fluctuating commodity prices. With that in mind, establishing a diversified investment approach can mitigate potential risks associated with sector volatility.
Overall, Strathmore presents a compelling investment opportunity within a revitalizing uranium market context, especially if their upcoming drilling programs yield positive results in the coming year. Investors should stay tuned for further updates as they navigate this exciting phase in the company’s development trajectory.
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Kelowna, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2025) - Strathmore Plus Uranium Corporation (CSE: SUU) (OTCQB: SUUFF) ("Strathmore" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the expansion of the Agate Project with the addition of 24 staked mining claims. Agate is in the Shirley Basin Uranium District, central Wyoming, a burgeoning In-situ uranium producing area.
Wyoming is the leading uranium producer in the U.S., with over 70 years of mining and over 250m lbs. of uranium produced. Cameco, Energy Fuels, UEC, UR-Energy and Encore all have development projects in the Shirley Basin and Gas Hills area of Wyoming.
The Strathmore claims were staked to the north of the currently permitted Agate exploration area, where Kerr-McGee Corporation historically explored in the 1970s, defining several mineralized trends. Strathmore's technical team will be using Kerr-Mcee's historical data to pinpoint 2026 drilling. This summer's drill program continued to expand the Agate mineralization, with mineralization open in all directions. Strathmore's Agate Property benefits from mineralization that extends from adjacent lands formerly operated by major historic producers such as Kerr McGee, Getty, and Utah International/Pathfinder Mines.
John DeJoia, PGeo, commented, "Momentum continues to build at Agate. Our land position is expanding on the strength of highly successful exploration, with 95% of drill holes intersecting mineralization. These results-combined with activity on neighboring properties and UR-Energy's initiation of plant construction-further validate our expectations for the Agate property. Located in a premier ISR district, Agate is yielding mineralization that aligns with a proven development and production model."
2025 Highlights:
- Exploration Drilling: in 2025, Strathmore completed 45 drill holes, including 5 cored holes on the Project. The drilling expanded the northern, lower sand trend by over 1,200 feet east, resulting in an open-ended (west-to-east) trend nearly 1 mile in length. In addition, the drilling expanded the southern, middle sand trend by 500 feet to nearly 1,300 feet in length (open-ended to the south and north). The 2026 drilling will target expanding the northern trend east into untested ground, and the southern trend further north where it could merge with the area of the northern trend resulting in the potential for multiple layers of mineralization.
- Expansion of Project Area: Strathmore staked an additional 39 mining claims on the Project, including the 24 claims reported above. The Company now wholly owns 124 claims at Agate, totaling ~2,560 acres. The new claims will be incorporated into the area currently permitted.
- University of Wyoming Study: UW continued their geophysical and groundwater studies at the Project over the past year. The University of Wyoming received an additional US$120,000 to expand their research for more ground at the Project and to test deeper uranium mineralized deposits, including at Strathmore's Beaver Rim Project located in the Gas Hills Uranium District in Wyoming.
2026 Planned Activities:
- Permitted Area to Explore: in 2026, the Company plans to initiate the current Drill Notice to a Plan of Operation (POO). The plan will allow for additional drilling beyond the current 5-acre disturbance permitted under the current Drill Notice. Studies to advance the POO will include floral, fauna, archaeology, paleontology, surface waters, etc. The Company is permitted to drill up to 50 holes this spring under the current Drill Notice.
- Core Studies: UW is currently studying the core recovery in 2025 to complement their groundwater analyses. The Company intends to chemically assay core this winter 2026 using a third-party independent laboratory. The results of the assays will be compared to gamma logging results for equilibrium comparisons of gamma vs chemical results.
- Technical Report: in winter 2026, the Company plans to initiate a technical report on the Agate Project, discussing the geological setting, groundwater, the exploration potential from additional drilling, and a possible mineral resource estimate based on Strathmore's drilling in 2023-25 and available historical drill results from the Kerr-McGee gamma log files.
About the Agate Property
The Agate property consists of 124 wholly owned lode mining claims covering ~2,560 acres. Uranium mineralization is contained in classic Wyoming-type roll fronts within the Eocene Wind River Formation, an arkosic-rich sandstone. Historically, 53 million pounds of uranium were mined in Shirley Basin, including from open-pit, underground, and the first commercial in-situ recovery operation in the USA during the 1960s. At the property, the uranium mineralization is shallow, from 20 to approximately 150 feet deep, much of which appears below the water table and likely amenable to in-situ recovery. Kerr McGee Corporation, the largest US uranium mining company at the time, drilled at least 650 holes across the project area in the 1970s, delineating several targets of potential mineralization. Strathmore completed 245 holes during the 2023-25 drilling programs, including installation of five monitor wells for groundwater studies and recovery of core for chemical assays and XRF analysis at the University of Wyoming.
Stock Option Cancellations
The Company also announces that it has cancelled an aggregate of 894,320 incentive stock options previously granted to officers and directors. The cancellations were made in accordance with the Company's stock option plan and the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange.
About Strathmore Plus Uranium Corp. Strathmore is focused on discovering uranium deposits in Wyoming, and has three permitted uranium projects including Agate, Beaver Rim, and Night Owl. The Agate and Beaver Rim properties contain uranium in typical Wyoming-type roll front deposits based on historical drilling data. The Night Owl property is a former producing surface mine that was in production in the early 1960s.
Cautionary Statement: "Neither the CSE Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as the term is defined in policies of the CSE Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release".
Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed on behalf of the company by Terrence Osier, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration of Strathmore Plus Uranium Corp., a Qualified Person.
Strathmore Plus Uranium Corp.
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"Dev Randhawa"
Dev Randhawa, CEO
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