Belmont maps 2,500 gravity points to sharpen Crackingstone uranium drill targets

Belmont Resources is gathering readings from about 2,500 gravity stations to help decide where to drill for uranium at Crackingstone in Canada. The challenge is to bring several sets of exploration clues into one clearer picture of the ground below. According to Mining Technology, the company has started a detailed ground gravity survey at the wholly owned project, about 6km from Uranium City in Saskatchewan.

The survey uses measurement points spaced 50 metres apart in both directions. Gravity surveys detect differences in the density of rocks underground. Those differences can help explorers identify faults, zones where rocks have been altered, and bodies of rock formed by magma entering older formations. At Crackingstone, the readings are intended to help Belmont narrow down and rank locations for future uranium drilling.

Bringing the exploration clues together

Belmont says it will combine the new gravity measurements with its existing geological, electromagnetic, radiation and structural data. The goal is a more complete geological model—a working picture of the rocks and their arrangement beneath the property. Rather than treating the gravity survey as a separate exercise, the company plans to examine how its results fit with evidence already gathered through earlier exploration.

That comparison will cover several types of signals. These include unusual uranium-related radiation readings, uranium measurements relative to potassium and thorium, and electromagnetic conductors—features that carry electrical current. Belmont will also review mapped or inferred faults and broader structural corridors. The task is to see whether different datasets point towards the same features that could be favourable for uranium-bearing structures and places where uranium may have accumulated.

The review will also take account of boundaries between rock types and pelitic units, which are rocks derived from fine, clay-rich sediment. Historical uranium occurrences, old workings and targets already considered priorities will be included. Together, these layers will help the company assess whether new measurements reinforce locations identified in past exploration and how those locations should rank for further drilling.

From a clearer model to drill targets

Chairman George Sookochoff described the survey’s start as an important advance for the Crackingstone exploration programme. He said bringing multiple datasets together would improve the company’s understanding of the property, with the main purpose of directing drilling towards its strongest targets.

Belmont’s priority is to combine its exploration datasets so drilling can focus on the strongest targets, chairman George Sookochoff said.

Senior geological adviser Ken Wheatley is overseeing the technical evaluations. Belmont’s approach combines modern geophysical measurements—readings used to study rocks below the surface—with earlier exploration results. The property’s geological setting and record of uranium mineralisation remain central to that work. The current exercise is aimed at refining exploration choices, with drilling still the next planned stage of the programme.

Belmont is advancing towards a diamond-drilling campaign, which uses a diamond-tipped bit to recover rock samples, totalling about 2,000 metres. It holds a Crown Land Work Authorisation allowing up to 40 drill holes, valid until 30 November 2028. The next development to watch is how the gravity findings and existing evidence are translated into priority targets for that planned campaign.