Eagle Nuclear Energy plans to begin a 27,000ft drilling programme at the Aurora Uranium Project, situated on the Oregon–Nevada border, in the US.
This initiative aims to advance the project toward a pre-feasibility study (PFS).
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Based on a comprehensive “Gap Analysis” conducted by Eagle’s consultant, BBA USA, a focused drilling programme has been planned to address data gaps at the Aurora site.
The project focuses on resource expansion, classification enhancement, metallurgy, and geotechnical analysis for future development.
Data and samples from the drilling programme will contribute to the studies mentioned earlier, forming the basis for the eventual PFS.
Since September 2025, management has collaborated closely with BBA and SLR International to carefully plan this initiative.
Scheduled for early July, the programme includes 47 diamond drill holes and will utilise gamma probes for detailed analysis.
Selected holes will undergo Acoustic Televiewer surveys to provide structural geology data, while others will gather hydrogeological information.
Completion is expected within three to four months using two to three drill rigs.
Eagle has initiated Requests for Proposals to secure the necessary equipment and aims to finish the PFS in the latter half of 2027.
Aurora serves as a key component of Eagle’s strategy to create a vertically integrated nuclear energy platform that merges domestic uranium resources with advanced SMR technology.
With increasing global nuclear power demand and efforts to enhance the US fuel supply chains, the company views Aurora as a potential strategic uranium source for future nuclear energy.
Eagle operations VP Vishal Gupta said: “While each drill hole has been assigned a primary purpose, it has also been carefully crafted to concurrently fulfil additional secondary and tertiary goals, thereby limiting the size of the overall drill programme without compromising on any of its objectives.
“It was imperative for us to have an integral contribution to the planning process for this drill programme from both BBA and SLR, since these two firms have been tasked to help Eagle take Aurora through to the PFS stage from a technical and a permitting perspective, respectively.”
