Mr. Sykes brings 12 years of Athabasca Basin uranium exploration experience to the Appia Energy team, most notably leading the discovery team for NexGen’s 350 M lbs. U3O8Arrow deposit and having provided invaluable work on Hathor Exploration’s Roughrider deposits. He was also a member of the Denison Mines exploration team that prioritized the targets that eventually became the Phoenix and Gryphon deposits. Over the past decade, he has been directly and indirectly involved with the discovery of over 550 M lbs. of U3O8in the Athabasca Basin.
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\n\nMr. Sykes is currently spear-heading Appia’s exploration on the Alces Lake property which boasts world-class rare earth element grades. The Alces Lake property is endowed with critical rare earth elements required for permanent magnets, such as neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr) and dysprosium (Dy). With the dawn of the “Electric Vehicle” and “Wind Renewable Energy” Ages, Appia firmly believes they are in a favourable position to contribute to a North American REE production market. Appia maintains focused exploring and developing the elements required for clean energy use; uranium and REEs.
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