Uranium Deposit Report
Deposit : |
Lake Maitland |
Country : |
Australia |
General Information |
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Geological District |
Yilgarn Craton | ||
Geological Region |
Yilgarn Craton | ||
Political/Geographical Province |
Western Australia | ||
Last Data Update |
2009-01-01 | ||
Owner(s) |
Acclaim Uranium NL | ||
Operator |
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Synonym Name(s) |
Mount Joel | ||
Technical Information |
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Tonnage Range (t U)
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5,000 - 10,000 | ||
Grade Range (% U)
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0.03 - 0.05 | ||
Deposit Status
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Development | ||
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 |
Surficial | ||
Geological Setting |
Lithology: Deposit underlies the northern end of playa lake and extends in an arcuate zone around a siliceous calcrete delta (playa deposit). Tectonics: Alluvial channels and calcrete developed during uplift of western part of Yilgarn Craton during Tertiary. Alteration: carbonate Hostrock Age: Tertiary | ||
Age of Mineralization |
Tertiary to Recent | ||
Mineralization |
Ore Mineralogy: Carnotite occurs mainly within calcrete, also in sand. Mineralization Description: The mineralised zone is about 6km long and 300-600m wide. Ore Controls: stratigraphic geochemical | ||
MetallogenicAspects |
U derived from weathering of Archaean granites. Semi-arid climate allowed formation of calcrete deposits. | ||
Age of Mineralization |
Tertiary to Recent | ||
DepositShape |
arcuate flat lying | ||
DepositDimensions |
Deposit Width: 300-600 m Deposit Length: 6000 m Deposit Depth Top: 1.5-2 m Deposit Thickness: 0.2-2 m | ||
GeologicalRemarks |
Playa calcrete deposit | ||
Metallogenic Aspects |
U derived from weathering of Archaean granites. Semi-arid climate allowed formation of calcrete deposits. | ||