Uranium Deposit Report
Deposit : |
Sue CQ |
Country : |
Canada |
General Information |
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Geological District |
East Athabasca (McClean Lake) | ||
Geological Region |
Athabasca | ||
Political/Geographical Province |
Saskatchewan | ||
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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UNKNOWN | ||
Grade Range (% U)
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UNKNOWN | ||
Deposit Status
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Unknown | ||
Current Processing Plant
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Jeb/McClean | ||
Cumulative Production (t U)
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0 | ||
Production Period
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Produced Grade (% U)
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0 | ||
General Remarks |
Zones A, B and C were mined during 1997 and 2002. Zones A and B still have uranium and are currently under development. D and E zones were discovered during 1989-91. | ||
Geological Information |
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Deposit Type |
Unconformity-Proterozoic Clay-bound | ||
Geological Setting |
Regional - Undeformed intracratonic sedimentary basin unconformably overlying polyphase deformed Wollaston Group paragneiss and Archean orthogneiss domes metamorphosed to upper amphibolite facies during the Trans Hudson orogen. Situated on the west flank of the Archean Collins Bay Dome. Hostrocks - Wollaston Group graphitic pelite | ||
Age of Mineralization |
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Mineralization |
pitchblende nodules in red-brown hematitic clay-rich envelope | ||
MetallogenicAspects |
monomineralic, basement-hosted mineralization | ||
Age of Mineralization |
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DepositShape |
moderately dipping lenses with high grade pods related to flat lying shears | ||
DepositDimensions |
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GeologicalRemarks |
Sue deposits along NS trending zones along 2 main units of steeply dipping graphitic conductors. | ||
Metallogenic Aspects |
monomineralic, basement-hosted mineralization | ||