Gamma Resources has applied for a permit to carry our exploration drilling at its Mesa Arc project within the Chama Basin of northern New Mexico, USA.

If approved, the Vancouver-based uranium exploration company will drill ten to twelve boreholes across four drill sites to depths of 350ft.

The project spans 4520 acres and is centered on a four-mile trend with multiple deposits and areas of high-grade potential.

Historic drilling work identified over 2.9 million pounds of triuranium octoxide (U3O8) across four deposits. 

SWCA Environmental Consultants will carry out Class III cultural resource survey and archaeological investigation prior to exploration activities.

"Advancing the Mesa Arc project through the required baseline studies is an important step toward initiating our planned drill programme in New Mexico," said Gamma Resources CEO Gabriel Alonso-Mendoza.

"SWCA helps ensure that our exploration activities are conducted responsibly and in full compliance with federal land management requirements. We look forward to completing this work and progressing toward drill testing the mineral potential."

The Mesa Arc Project comprises 41 lode mining claims in northern New Mexico, recently expanded by 185 new federal claims to cover approximately 4520 acres. The district hosts documented uranium mineralisation, with previous drilling carried out in 2006 by Magnum Uranium Corp, which found high-grade potential in the southern claim block.

The Mesa Arc Project is located within a historically productive U.S. uranium belt. The planned drilling is intended to confirm historical mineralisation and support ongoing geological evaluation of the project.

The archaeological survey will assess potential cultural resources within the proposed project area and provide recommendations to the U.S. Forest Service regarding any mitigation measures that may be required prior to exploration activities.

Drilling is scheduled for Q2 2026, permits allowing.