Uranium Deposit Report
Deposit : |
Paralana-Pepegoona |
Country : |
Australia |
General Information |
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Geological District |
Frome Embayment | ||
Geological Region |
Lake Eyre Basin | ||
Political/Geographical Province |
South Australia | ||
Last Data Update |
2009-01-01 | ||
Owner(s) |
Heathgate Resources Pty Ltd | ||
Operator |
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Technical Information |
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Tonnage Range (t U)
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500 - 1,000 | ||
Grade Range (% U)
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0.10 - 0.20 | ||
Deposit Status
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Exploration | ||
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 |
Recent drilling 2002-2005 at Paralana prospect 8 km S of Beverley. Initial drilling and resource estimates in late 1960s by Oilmin-Transoil, latest drilling in 2002-2005 by Heathgate Resources Ltd | ||
Geological Information |
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Deposit Type |
Sandstone - Roll Front | ||
Geological Setting |
Lithology: Tertiary sediments (Frome Embayment) overlying the western flank of Mount Painter Inlier. Sediments include sandstone and sedimentary breccias with granite blocks ranging in size up to several metres. Tectonics: Faulting of sedimentary sequence eg. Poontana Fault Zone west of Beverley deposit. Vertical movement along fault zones occurred during sedimentation. Alteration: oxidation Hostrock Age: ?Tertiary | ||
Age of Mineralization |
?Tertiary | ||
Mineralization |
Ore Mineralogy: Coffinite, with minor uraninite. Mineralization Description: Mineralisation in basal sediments overlying basement granitic and metamorphic rocks of Mount Painter Inlier Ore Controls: stratigraphic, geochemical | ||
MetallogenicAspects |
U derived from weathering of hematite granite breccias and Proterozoic granitic rocks of the Mount Painter Inlier. | ||
Age of Mineralization |
?Tertiary | ||
DepositShape |
not known | ||
DepositDimensions |
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GeologicalRemarks |
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Metallogenic Aspects |
U derived from weathering of hematite granite breccias and Proterozoic granitic rocks of the Mount Painter Inlier. | ||