Alpha Minerals JV Barge Drilling Closes with Significant Expansion of R780E Zone and Potential 6th Zone at Patterson Lake South

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired - Oct 16, 2013) - Alpha Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AMW) (FRANKFURT:E2GA), (the "Company" or "Alpha"), and its 50% Joint Venture partner Fission Uranium Corp. are pleased to announce results for the final ten lake holes of the summer program at their Patterson Lake South (PLS) property in Canada's Athabasca Basin. All holes intersected significant mineralization. Of particular note are drill holes PLS13-109 (99.5m total composite mineralization, including 6.87m total composite "off-scale") and PLS13-097 (90.0m total composite mineralization, including 6.35m total composite "off-scale") in the R780E zone.


Drilling Highlights include:

• PLS13-109 (line 750E)
  • 99.5m total composite mineralization (within 105.5m - 334.5m) including:
    • 6.87m total composite off-scale (>9999 cps) radioactivity

• PLS13-097 (line 795E)
  • 90.0m total composite mineralization (within 74.5m - 254.5m) including:
    • 6.48m total composite off-scale (>9999 cps) radioactivity

• PLS13-108 (line 810E)
  • 103.5m total composite mineralization (within 80.5m - 234.5m), including:
    • 3.25m total composite off-scale (>9999 cps) radioactivity

• PLS13-090 and -103 (line 1155E)
  • PLS mineralized strike length extended to 1.23km

It is very significant that none of the mineralized "zones" have been limited by drilling during the current or earlier programmes, and there is a possibility that mineralization has continuity between some or all of the "zones". The size of the mineralizing system discovered at PLS thus far correlates well with Alpha's regional context of the property.

The following drill holes are reported in this news release: PLS13-104 (R390E zone); PLS13-106 (R585E zone); PLS13-097, PLS13-101, PLS13-105, PLS13-107, PLS13-108, and PLS13-109 (R780E zone); and PLS13-090, and PLS13-103 (line 1155E) all intersected significant mineralization.


R390E Zone

The R390E zone refers to the zone of mineralization currently defined over 255m of strike length between line 225E (PLS13-093) and line 480E (PLS13-088). One additional hole was drilled on the R390E zone since the last update (see news release September 27, 2013). Drill hole PLS13-104 was a vertical collared hole on line 465E, located 15m grid west of PLS13-088. A 3.6m wide interval of Devonian sandstone (50.0m - 53.6m) overlies basement pelitic gneiss, transitioning to semi-pelitic gneiss from 210.4m to the end of hole depth of 309.2m. Several intervals of undifferentiated mylonites are present within the pelitic sequence, in intervals ranging from 2.1m to 20.6m wide. Radioactive mineralization occurs in several discrete intervals between 53.5m and 212.0m, ranging from 0.5m to 17.0m wide for a total composite of 70.0m of mineralization, including a total composite of 3.02m of off-scale radioactivity in intervals of 0.15m to 1.48m.


R390E Drill Hole Table

	Collar			* Hand-held Scintillometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum)				Dev- onian Sand- stone	Base- ment Uncon- formity	Total Drill- hole
Hole ID	Grid Line	Az	Dip	From (m)	To (m)	Width (m)	CPS Peak Range	From - To (m)	Depth (m)	Depth (m)
PLS13-104	465E	26	-88	53.5	56.0	2.5	<300 - 1700	50.0 - 53.6	53.6	309.2
				58.0	73.0	15.0	<300 - 3900
				86.0	88.5	2.5	430 - 1300
				95.5	96.0	0.5	400
				98.0	112.5	14.5	<300 - <9999
				125.5	126.5	1.0	540 - 680
				131.0	141.5	10.5	<300 - >9999
				146.5	163.5	17.0	<300 - 6800
				167.5	168.0	0.5	320
				202.0	203.5	1.5	550 - 1500
				211.5	212.0	0.5	420

*Scintillometer Instrument: GR-110G

R585E Zone

The R585E zone refers to the zone of mineralization currently defined by only two drill holes on line 585E. One additional hole was drilled on the R585E zone since the last update (see news release September 23, 2013). PLS13-106 was a vertical collared hole on line 585E, located 10m grid north of PLS13-098. Bedrock was encountered at 53.7m, compared to a depth of 62.4m in PLS13-098. This represents a significant 8.7m vertical off-set to the top of the basement between holes. A pelitic gneiss was intersected from 53.7m to 176.2m and a semipelitic gneiss from 176.2m to 269.6m. A wide sequence of diabase was intersected from 269.6m to 332.0m. Radioactive mineralization is broad and relatively moderate to locally strong, occurring in several intervals from 0.5m to 19.5m for a total composite of 86.5m over a 160.0m section (82.5m to 242.5m). The difference in intensity of mineralization between drill holes PLS13-098 and -106 may be related to the significant fault interpreted between the 2 holes. Further drilling is required to determine the nature and control of mineralization at the R585E zone.


R585E Drill Hole Table

	Collar			* Hand-held Scintillometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum)				Dev- onian Sand- stone	Base- ment Uncon- formity	Total Drill- hole
Hole ID	Grid Line	Az	Dip	From (m)	To (m)	Width (m)	CPS Peak Range	From - To (m)	Depth (m)	Depth (m)
PLS13-106	585E	170	-85	82.5	83.0	0.5	370	No Sand- stone	53.7	332.0
				101.0	105.0	4.0	<300 - 600
				114.0	114.5	0.5	720
				118.0	125.5	7.5	<300 - 1100
				128.5	129.0	0.5	870
				131.0	131.5	0.5	810
				136.0	137.5	1.5	420 - 1700
				151.5	155.0	3.5	<300 - 1200
				158.0	164.0	6.0	<300 - 4400
				166.5	184.0	17.5	<300 - 2500
				186.5	188.0	1.5	470 - 2100
				191.5	199.5	8.0	<300 - 1700
				201.5	214.5	13.0	<300 - 4500
				218.0	220.5	2.5	<300 - 950
				223.0	242.5	19.5	<300 - 1700

*Scintillometer Instrument: GR-110G

R780E Zone

The R780E zone refers to the zone of mineralization currently defined over 60m of strike length between line 750E (hole PLS13-109) and line 810E (PLS13-108). Six additional holes were drilled on the R780E zone since the last update (see news release September 12, 2013), for a total of 12 holes presently defining the R780E zone.

Line 750E:

• Drillhole PLS13-109 was collared as a vertical hole and drilled to a depth of 401.0m. The collar is located approximately 30m grid west of PLS13-060. Basement was intersected at 58.3m. A quartzitic gneiss is present from 58.3m to 103.4m. From 103.4m to 337.6m the lithology is dominantly pelitic gneiss with multiple intervals of undifferentiated mylonites (from 1.8m to 9.9m wide) and cataclasites. From 337.6m to the end of hole depth of 401.0m a semi-pelitic gneiss dominates. Anomalous radioactivity occurs from 105.5m coincident with the transition from quartzitic to pelitic gneiss. A total composite of 99.5m of mineralization within a 229.0m section (105.5m to 334.5m) occurs in several variably radioactive mineralized intervals ranging in width from 0.5m to 34.0m. A total composite of 6.87m of off-scale radioactivity occurs in several discrete intervals ranging from 0.12m to 3.28m wide.

Line 765E: Two vertically collared holes were drilled on line 765E

• Drillhole PLS13-105 was collared as a vertical hole and drilled to a depth of 419.0m. The collar is located approximately 15m grid west of PLS13-080. Basement was intersected at 55.0m. A quartzitic gneiss is present from 55.0m to 109.2m. From 109.2m to 296.6m lithology is dominantly pelitic gneiss with multiple intervals of undifferentiated mylonites (from 1.3m to 13.9m wide). From 296.6m to the end of hole depth of 419.0m a semipelitic gneiss dominates. Anomalous radioactivity occurs from 106.5m coincident with the transition from quartzitic to pelitic gneiss. A total composite of 46.5m of mineralization within a 224.0m section (106.5m to 330.5m) occurs in several variably radioactive mineralized intervals ranging in width from 0.5m to 18.5m. A total composite of 1.64m of off-scale radioactivity occurs in several discrete intervals ranging from 0.15m to 1.06m wide.

• Drillhole PLS13-107 was collared as a vertical hole and drilled to a depth of 402.0m. The collar is located approximately 15m grid west of PLS13-060. Basement was intersected at 56.0m. A quartzitic gneiss is present from 56.0m to 183.8m, which encompasses a pelitic gneiss unit from 67.8m to 128.6m. From 183.8m to 283.0m lithology is dominantly pelitic gneiss with a 41.5m wide interval of undifferentiated mylonites (233.7m to 275.2m). A semipelitic gneiss dominates from 283.0m to the end of hole depth of 402.0m. Anomalous radioactivity starts at 138.5m within the quartzitic gneiss. A total composite of 63.5m of mineralization within a 193.5m section (138.5m to 332.0m) occurs in several variably radioactive mineralized intervals ranging in width from 0.5m to 24.5m. A total composite of 1.04m of off-scale radioactivity occurs in several discrete intervals ranging from 0.13m to 0.5m wide.

Line 795E:

• Drillhole PLS13-097 was collared as a vertical hole and drilled to a depth of 356.0m. The collar is located approximately 15m grid east of PLS13-060. Basement was intersected at 55.8m. A quartzitic gneiss with minor pegmatite and mylonite intervals is present from 55.8m to 183.9m that encompasses a pelitic gneiss unit from 76.6m to 85.4m. From 183.9m to the end of hole depth of 356.0m lithology is dominantly pelitic gneiss with occasional intervals of undifferentiated mylonites (1.1m to 2.4m wide). Anomalous radioactivity begins at 74.5m in proximity to the contact between the quartzitic gneiss and pelitic gneiss. A total composite of 82.0m of mineralization within a 180.0m section (74.5m to 254.5m) occurs in several variably radioactive mineralized intervals ranging in width from 0.5m to 49.5m. A total composite of 6.48m of off-scale radioactivity occurs in several discrete intervals ranging from 0.1m to 3.63m wide.

Line 810E: Two vertically collared holes were drilled on line 810E

• Drillhole PLS13-101 was collared as a vertical hole and drilled to a depth of 350.0m. The collar is located approximately 15m grid east of PLS13-097. Basement was intersected at 67.4m, which is 11.8m deeper than the depth of basement intersected in PLS13-097, which may represent an important structural feature. From 67.4m to 192.6m lithology is pelitic gneiss with occasional pegmatite injections up to 2.2m thick. Semipelitic gneiss was intersected from 192.6m to 275.6m, which is underlain by pelitic gneiss to 334.7m. From 334.7m to the end of hole depth of 350.0m a semipelitic gneiss dominates. Anomalous radioactivity starts at 69.5m within a pelitic gneiss, which is an unusually shallow depth to mineralization for the R780E zone. A total composite of 96.0m of mineralization within a 230.0m section (69.5m to 299.5m) occurs in several variably radioactive mineralized intervals ranging in width from 0.5m to 35.0m. A total composite of 0.51m of off-scale radioactivity occurs in several discrete narrow intervals ranging from 0.10m to 0.17m wide.

• Drillhole PLS13-108 was collared as a vertical hole and drilled to a depth of 392.0m. The collar is located approximately 10m grid north of PLS13-101. Basement was intersected at 58.3m, which is 9.1m shallower than the depth of basement intersected in PLS13-101. An alternating sequence of quartzitic and pelitic gneiss was encountered from 58.3m to 206.1m, which is underlain by semipelitic gneiss to 230.3m. From 230.3m to 332.4m lithology is dominantly pelitic gneiss with occasional intervals of undifferentiated mylonites (4.1m to 11.9m wide). From 332.4m to the end of hole depth of 392.0m a semipelitic gneiss dominates. Anomalous radioactivity begins at 80.5m within the pelitic gneiss. A total composite of 105.5m of mineralization within a 195.5m section (80.5m to 276.0m) occurs in several variably radioactive mineralized intervals ranging in width from 0.5m to 21.5m. A total composite of 3.25m of off-scale radioactivity occurs in several discrete intervals ranging from 0.14m to 0.75m wide.

R780E Drill Hole Table

	Collar				* Hand-held Scintillometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum)				Dev- onian Sand- stone	Base- ment Uncon- formity	Total Drill- hole
Hole ID	Grid Line		Az	Dip	From (m)	To (m)	Width (m)	CPS Peak Range	From - To (m)	Depth (m)	Depth (m)
PLS13-097	795E		351	-86	74.5	75.5	1.0	540 - 770	No Sand- stone	55.8	356.0
					77.5	81.5	4.0	<300 - 1500
					83.5	84.0	0.5	460
					90.5	91.5	1.0	810 - 900
					117.5	167.0	49.5	<300 - >9999
					169.0	176.0	7.0	<300 - 8100
					179.5	180.5	1.0	390 - 9700
					182.5	188.5	6.0	300 - 850
					204.5	206.0	1.5	300 - 850
					220.0	222.0	2.0	320 - 8400
					228.5	234.5	6.0	340 - >9999
					241.0	243.0	2.0	<300 - 560
					254.0	254.5	0.5	820
PLS13-101	810E		23	-87	69.5	70.5	1.0	460 - 520	No Sand- stone	67.4	350.0
					78.0	84.0	6.0	<300 - 3100
					94.5	96.0	1.5	350 - 710
					103.0	138.0	35.0	<300 - 9200
					141.5	159.5	18.0	<300 - 5700
					163.0	174.5	11.5	<300 - 9900
					179.0	196.0	17.0	<300 - >9999
					226.0	227.0	1.0	550 - >9999
					230.0	230.5	0.5	1100
					251.0	251.5	0.5	470
					290.5	292.0	1.5	640 - 1300
					297.0	299.5	2.5	<300 - 550
PLS13-105	765E		70	-87	106.5	110.0	3.5	<300 - 3200	No Sand- stone	55.0	419.0
					113.0	131.5	18.5	<300 - >9999
					145.5	151.5	6.0	<300 - 2000
					189.0	192.5	3.5	<300 - >9999
					195.0	197.5	2.5	850 - >9999
					203.5	205.0	1.5	460 - 2000
					210.5	211.5	1.0	1300 - 5000
					245.0	246.0	1.0	960 - 1200
					249.0	249.5	0.5	1100
					252.5	253.5	1.0	380 - 860
					263.5	264.5	1.0	730 - 3000
					282.0	283.0	1.0	440 - 640
					320.5	321.0	0.5	350
					325.5	330.5	5.0	<300 - 580
PLS13-107	765E		49	-89	138.5	163.0	24.5	<300 - 8400	No Sand- stone	56.0	402.0
					166.0	167.5	1.5	<300 - 510
					171.5	175.0	3.5	<300 - >9999
					178.5	179.5	1.0	930 - 9200
					192.5	199.0	6.5	<300 - 7200
					203.5	204.0	0.5	1000
					207.0	207.5	0.5	1200
					221.0	221.5	0.5	410
					251.5	265.0	13.5	<300 - 6400
					267.5	274.5	7.0	<300 - 8000
					289.0	290.0	1.0	1300 - 1800
					306.5	309.5	3	<300 - 980
					331.5	332.0	0.5	330
PLS13-108	810E		271	-83	80.5	82.0	1.5	360 - 570	No Sand- stone	58.3	392.0
					88.0	88.5	0.5	380
					91.0	112.5	21.5	<300 - 1200
					115.5	130.0	14.5	<300 - 1600
					132.5	149.0	16.5	<300 - 2400
					152.0	172.0	20.0	<300 - >9999
					174.5	195.5	21.0	<300 - >9999
					201.0	202.0	1.0	860 - 1700
					217.0	217.5	0.5	460
					228.0	234.5	6.5	<300 - >9999
					256.5	257.5	0.5	370
					268.0	269.0	1.0	1600 - 6300
					275.5	276.0	0.5	1600
PLS13-109	750E		309	-89	105.5	116.0	10.5	<300 - >9999	No Sand- stone	56.0	401.0
					136.0	170.0	34.0	<300 - >9999
					173.5	174.0	0.5	760
					177.5	182.0	4.5	<300 - 4000
					186.0	186.5	0.5	350
					191.5	193.5	2.0	<300 - 5900
					197.0	212.0	15.0	<300 - >9999
					251.0	251.5	0.5	530
					266.5	267.5	1.0	400 - 490
					274.5	292.0	17.5	<300 - 4000
					294.5	296.5	2.0	370 - 440
					300.0	309.5	9.5	<300 - 5200
					332.5	334.5	2.0	320 - 720

*Scintillometer Instrument: GR-110G

Line 1155E

Line 1155E is located approximately 195m grid east of the R945E zone. Drilling of two holes (PLS13-090 and 103) was a follow-up test of a subtle radon in water anomaly identified during the Phase 2 EIC radon in water and sediment survey completed during April 2013, by RadonEx Exploration Management of St. Lazare, Quebec. This anomaly lies along an ENE trend, in proximity to the PL-3B EM conductor and on trend with the five PLS mineralized zones (R00E, R390E, R585E, R780E, and R945E) that remain open in all directions. Drilling on line 1155E extends the mineralization at PLS to a 1.23km strike length. Although neither drill hole encountered strong mineralization, both encountered significant widths of anomalous radioactivity in a geologic setting similar to the high-grade zones to the west. The very large mineralizing system at PLS remains open to the east, which reinforces that further drilling is required from the ice surface available during the 2014 drill to evaluate line 1155E.

Line 1155E: Two vertically collared holes were drilled on line 1155E

• Drillhole PLS13-090 was collared as a vertical hole and drilled to a depth of 323.0m. Basement was intersected at 62.0m. A quartzitic gneiss is present from 62.0m to 96.7m. From 96.7m to 314.3m the lithology is comprised of alternating sequences of pelitic, quartzitic, and semipelitic units. A diabase unit was encountered from 314.3m to the end of hole depth of 323.0m. A weak radioactive mineralized interval is present over a continuous 12.5m interval from 189.5m to 202.0m within a semipelitic gneiss, with a range of <300 to 1600 cps.

• Drillhole PLS13-103 was collared as a vertical hole and drilled to a depth of 427.0m. The collar was located 10m south of PLS13-090. Quartzitic gneiss was encountered from 62.4m to 111.7m, which was underlain by alternating pelitic gneiss, mylonite, and semipelitic gneiss units to 304.6m. From 304.6m to the end of hole depth of 427.0m a semipelitic gneiss dominates. A total composite of 15.5m of mineralization within a 34.5m section (175.0m to 209.5m) occurs in several weakly radioactive mineralized intervals ranging in width from 1.0m to 6.5m. A deeper and narrow 1.0m weakly radioactive interval was intersected at 365.5m.

Line 1155E Drill Hole Table

	Hole Location				* Hand-held Scintillometer Results On Mineralized Drillcore (>300 cps / >0.5M minimum)				Dev- onian Sand- stone	Base- ment Uncon- formity	Total Drill- hole
Hole ID	Grid Line		Az	Dip	From (m)	To (m)	Width (m)	CPS Peak Range	From - To (m)	Depth (m)	Depth (m)
PLS13-090	1155E		180	-89	189.5	202.0	12.5	<300 - 1600	No Sand- stone	62.0	323.0
PLS13-103	1155E		347	-88	175.0	177.5	2.5	360 - 550	No Sand- stone	62.4	427.0
					188.0	193.5	5.5	<300 - 770
					197.5	204.0	6.5	<300 - 560
					208.5	209.5	1.0	420 - 570
					365.5	366.5	1.0	320

*Scintillometer Instrument: GR-110G

A $9.2M, 14,700m drill program and ground geophysics surveys continues at PLS. Barge-based lake drilling is now complete. The program's remaining holes will be land-based.

Natural gamma radiation in drill core that is reported in this news release was measured in counts per second (cps) using a hand held Exploranium GR-110G total count gamma-ray scintillometer. The reader is cautioned that scintillometer readings, like the down hole gamma probe readings, are not directly or uniformly related to uranium grades of the rock sample measured, and should be used only as a preliminary indication of the presence of radioactive materials. The degree of radioactivity within the mineralized intervals is highly variable and associated with visible pitchblende mineralization. All intersections are down-hole, core interval measurements and true thickness is yet to be determined.

Radiometric surveys are planned for all holes using a Mount Sopris 2GHF-1000 Triple Gamma probe, which allows for more accurate measurements in high grade mineralized zones.

Split core samples from the mineralized section of core will be taken continuously through the mineralized intervals and submitted to SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories (an SCC ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Accredited Facility) of Saskatoon for analysis, which includes U and fire assay for gold. All samples sent for analysis will include a 63 element ICP-OES, uranium by ICP-MS and boron. Assay results will be released when received.

For additional comments about the Summer 2013 Program, please watch a corporate video at the Alpha Minerals website: www.alphaminerals.ca/corporate-videos/


Patterson Lake South Property

The 31,000 hectare (76,000 acres) PLS project is a 50%/50% Joint Venture held by Alpha Minerals Inc. (AMW) and Fission Uranium (FCU). The Joint Venture property is 100% owned with no underlying royalties or vendor payments. For the present work, the exploration is still being operated as a Joint Venture under the direction of the Joint Venture Management Committee with Fission Uranium acting as the operator.

The property is accessible by road with primary access from all-weather Highway 955, which runs 74km north to the former Cluff Lake mine, (>60M lbs of U3O8 produced from multiple open pit and underground mines), and passes through the claims covering the UEX-Areva Shea Creek discoveries located 58km to the north, currently under active exploration and development.

The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43- 101 and reviewed on behalf of Alpha Minerals Inc., by Garrett Ainsworth, P.Geo., Vice President Exploration, a qualified person.


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"Ben Ainsworth"
PEng BC/SK, President, CEO and Director



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