TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 30, 2014) - Macusani Yellowcake Inc. (TSX VENTURE:YEL)(QG1.F) ("Macusani") and Azincourt Uranium Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AAZ)(A0U.F) ("Azincourt") announce that, further to their joint news release of April 17, 2014, they have agreed to extend their non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") to June 15, 2014 to allow both parties to conclude their ongoing due diligence investigations and settle the form of definitive agreement for the transaction. All other terms of the LOI remain unchanged.
About Macusani Yellowcake Inc.
Macusani Yellowcake Inc. is a Canadian uranium exploration and development company focused on the exploration of its properties on the Macusani Plateau in southeastern Peru. The company owns a 99.5% interest in concessions that cover over 90,000 hectares (900 km2) and are situated near significant infrastructure. Macusani is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol 'YEL' and the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol 'QG1'. The company has 159,473,613 shares outstanding. For more information please visit www.macyel.com.
About Azincourt Uranium Inc.
Azincourt Uranium Inc. is a Canadian based resource company specializing in the strategic acquisition, exploration and development of uranium properties and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Azincourt has advanced exploration projects and compliant uranium resources in southeastern Peru and the PLN exploration project joint venture with Fission 3.0 in northern Saskatchewan.
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Forward-Looking Information
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