Interview with Chris Frostad, President & CEO of Purepoint Uranium

Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/purepoint-uranium-tsxvptu-partner-cash-funds-big-exploration-programme-6740

Recording date: 21st July 2025

Purepoint Uranium Group (TSXV:PTU) has announced a major uranium discovery at the Nova zone within their Dorado joint venture project with IsoEnergy, marking a potential transformation from pure exploration company to development prospect. The discovery, located in Saskatchewan's prolific Athabasca Basin, has delivered exceptional results that continue to expand with additional drilling.

The Nova zone has produced increasingly robust mineralization, with the company reporting 14 meters of 11,000 counts per second and peak readings exceeding 110,000 counts per second. President and CEO Chris Frostad emphasized the discovery's growth trajectory, noting that initial holes yielded only 4 meters of similar-grade material, demonstrating significant expansion in both width and intensity. A successful 70-meter stepout to the northeast encountered even stronger mineralization, suggesting the discovery extends well beyond isolated pockets.

Geologically, the Nova discovery presents unique characteristics that differentiate it from typical Athabasca Basin deposits. Rather than being directly associated with graphite horizons, the mineralization appears structurally controlled and positioned vertically against granite. This structural association aligns with emerging exploration trends in the basin and suggests a potentially new model for uranium mineralization in the region.

The partnership with IsoEnergy provides strategic advantages over Purepoint's relationships with major mining companies. The joint venture structure offers greater operational flexibility, entrepreneurial approach, and aggressive development timeline while requiring Purepoint to fund only half of exploration costs. This arrangement amplifies the company's exploration capacity while maintaining significant project ownership.

Operational constraints from swampy terrain will pause drilling until January when conditions freeze, but this allows deployment of heavier, more precise equipment while reducing helicopter costs. The discovery emerges amid strengthening uranium markets and growing governmental support for nuclear energy, particularly in the United States, where supply chain security has elevated uranium to strategic resource status.

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