Appia Energy Appoints James Sykes as Director of Saskatchewan Operations
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Appia Energy Corp. has appointed James Sykes to the role of director for Saskatchewan operations. Sykes is an experienced and successful uranium geologist in the prolific Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan.
Following his graduation from earth sciences (BSc) at Dalhousie University in 2006, James Sykes joined Denison Mines as a field geologist and project manager working on the Wheeler River property. He was part of the team that prioritized the target areas that eventually became the Phoenix and Gryphon uranium deposits.
He also worked with Forum Uranium Corp. on a number of properties.
In 2008, he joined Hathor Exploration Ltd. during the early exploration stages of the Roughrider West deposit and he was part of the Roughrider East high-grade uranium discovery team, and led the exploration efforts on Hathor’s Russell Lake project to discover three new zones of basement-hosted uranium mineralization.
Sykes joined Rio Tinto through the acquisition of Hathor from 2011 to 2013.
In 2013 Sykes joined NexGen Energy Ltd. for its initial exploration drill seasons in Saskatchewan, which included the Rook I property. He had a direct role in the discovery and continued advancement of the Arrow deposit.
He later joined Rojo Resources in a technical advisor capacity and is currently a director for economic development in rural Saskatchewan.
Sykes was involved in most of the recent significant uranium discoveries in the Athabasca Basin, and his experience and insight will greatly increase Appia’s chances of exploration success in the Basin.
About Appia
The company currently has interests in 86,683 hectares (214,196 acres) of claims in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, some near the Patterson Lake South area as well as around other parts of the Basin. Appia also controls 13,008 hectares (32,143 acres), including rare earth and uranium deposits, over five mineralized zones in the Elliot Lake Camp, Ontario, which historically produced more than 300 million pounds of U3O8 and is the only Canadian camp that has had significant rare earth element production.
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