Uranium Deposit Report
Deposit : |
Bennetts Well |
Country : |
Australia |
General Information |
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Geological District |
Carnarvon Basin | ||
Geological Region |
Carnarvon Basin | ||
Political/Geographical Province |
Western Australia | ||
Last Data Update |
2009-01-01 | ||
Owner(s) |
100%, Maple Minerals Corporation | ||
Operator |
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Technical Information |
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Tonnage Range (t U)
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1,000 - 2,500 | ||
Grade Range (% U)
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0.10 - 0.20 | ||
Deposit Status
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Dormant | ||
Current Processing Plant
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Cumulative Production (t U)
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0 | ||
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 - Roll Front | ||
Geological Setting |
Lithology: Basement rocks are ?Archaean to Mesoproterozoic metasediments and granite. There is a major unconformity between the basement rocks and the Carnarvon Basin shelf strata. Basal terrestrial conglomerate in paleochannels. Alteration: oxidation Hostrock Age: Cretaceous | ||
Age of Mineralization |
Cretaceous and younger | ||
Mineralization |
Ore Mineralogy: Uraninite and coffinite. Mineralization Description: Mineralisation occurs within Birdrong Sandstone in the paleochannel as two tabular zones along a redox boundary. Ore Controls: Premeability of the rock units and the shape of the paleochannel controlled the migration of groundwater and the deposition of uranium. | ||
MetallogenicAspects |
U derived from weathering of granitic rocks of Proterozoic Gascoyne Complex | ||
Age of Mineralization |
Cretaceous and younger | ||
DepositShape |
tabular | ||
DepositDimensions |
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GeologicalRemarks |
Similar to Manyingee deposit | ||
Metallogenic Aspects |
U derived from weathering of granitic rocks of Proterozoic Gascoyne Complex | ||