Uranium Deposit Report
Deposit : |
Azelik |
Country : |
Niger |
General Information |
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Geological District |
Niger | ||
Geological Region |
Niger | ||
Political/Geographical Province |
Agadez | ||
Last Data Update |
2009-01-01 | ||
Owner(s) |
100%, Arafura Resources NL | ||
Operator |
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Technical Information |
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Tonnage Range (t U)
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10,000 - 25,000 | ||
Grade Range (% U)
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UNKNOWN | ||
Deposit Status
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Exploration | ||
Current Processing Plant
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Cumulative Production (t U)
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Production Period
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Produced Grade (% U)
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General Remarks |
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Geological Information |
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Deposit Type |
Sandstone - Tabular | ||
Geological Setting |
Uranium deposits from the Arlit-Akouta district are located along the eastern margin of the Tim Mersoi intra-cratonic Basin, near the volcanic Air massif. The sedimentary cover, unconformable on Precambrian granites, comprises : - at the base, three carboniferous units, Terada (Lower Visean) and Lower and Upper Tagora (Upper Visean). All the COMINAK deposits are situated in the Guezouman Formation of the Lower Tagora and all the SOMAIR deposits are located in the Tarat Formation of the Upper Tagora, - the Izegouandane unit (Permian) divided into four formations. The Moradi deposit is located in the Moradi upper formation, - the Aguelal and Goufat units (Trias), - the Wagadi unit (Jurassic), with the Imouraren deposit, - the Dabla unit on top (Lower Cretaceous) with the Azelik deposit. The total thickness of the sedimentary formations is around 1500 m. | ||
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Mineralization |
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Age of Mineralization |
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